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African Rock Hotel

5.0 star property
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Restaurant
Property entrance
Superior Suite
Restaurant

Reviews

10 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Free airport shuttle
    Free airport shuttle
  • Spa
    Spa

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48 de Villiers Avenue, van Riebeeck Park ext 9, Kempton Park, Gauteng, 1619
  • Festival Mall
    6 min drive
  • Greenstone Shopping Centre
    10 min drive
  • International Terminal Duty Free Mall
    17 min drive
  • Johannesburg (JNB-O.R. Tambo Intl.)
    20 min drive

Room options

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Luxury Suite

Luxury Suite

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Executive Room

Executive Room

  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Suite

Superior Suite

  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Kempton Park

With a stay at African Rock Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Kempton Park, within a 10-minute drive of Festival Mall and Kempton Park Golf Club. .This luxury hotel is 11.3 mi (18.2 km) from Melrose Arch Shopping Centre and 11.8 mi (18.9 km) from Nelson Mandela Square.

What's nearby

  • Festival Mall - 6 min drive - 5.2 km
  • Emperors Palace Casino - 14 min drive - 12.6 km
  • Mall of Africa - 15 min drive - 14.3 km
  • East Rand Mall - 16 min drive - 17.6 km
  • Melrose Arch Shopping Centre - 17 min drive - 18.3 km

Getting around

  • Rhodesfield Station - 19 min drive
  • Johannesburg Park Station - 24 min drive
  • O.R. Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tomato Pizza - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Duty Free O.R. Tambo International Airport - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Barcelos - ‬5 min drive

About this property

African Rock Hotel

Luxury hotel with a full-service spa and free breakfast
African Rock Hotel offers 11 accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Kempton Park hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a health club.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 1 treatment room. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 5 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 11 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club and an outdoor pool. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a communal living room. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the complimentary area shuttle that operates within 2 kilometers.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 6 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and express check-out. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
African Rock Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free secured self-parking on site
  • Free secured valet parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • On-site parking includes off-street options
  • Free 24-hour return airport shuttle
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Free local area shuttle up to 2 kilometres
  • 24-hour train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
  • Bus station shuttle (surcharge)
  • Casino shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)
  • Theme park shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 6 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Access to nearby health club
  • Fitness classes
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pilates classes
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - prenatal
  • Massage - sports
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Outdoor treatment areas
  • Reflexology
  • Spa open daily
  • Treatment room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Communal living room
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Renovated entire property – January 2021

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Heating
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
An early check-in fee will be charged
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact this property in advance to arrange check-in.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are available for ZAR 1000.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: ZAR 1000.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 6:00 AM to midnight
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property
Guests under 5 years old are not allowed in the spa

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

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African Rock Hotel Kempton Park
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African Rock Hotel Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 29 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with incredible staff!
Had an amazing stay! It’s a beautiful hotel with incredible staff who go above and beyond!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Luxury stay with Airport transfer highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was incredibly helpful and friendly. Food options were amazing. Would highly recommend

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic and peaceful stay
This is a cracking little gem of a hotel. All the staff are super friendly, the food is excellent and has a personal touch from the chef's. Rooms are very comfortable and sitting in the garden in front of the wood fire after dinner was so relaxing. The spa treatments are highly recommended. All in all a perfect place to stay. Will be back when we are back in the area. Thank you for a great stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for one night on a layover for flights at Tambo. Could not recommend this place more highly. Unique small boutique hotel in safe location with all the amenities. Ease of access to/from airport with friendly and helpful drivers - even helping with my luggage and walking me through check-in to ensure no problems before they left. On-site staff thorough and accommodating. Dinner and breakfast high quality food and service. Room clean and interesting.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love this hotel. After 10 years of going to various hotels around the airport I finally found the one that I will return to time and again. The owners are amazing and treat you like old friends. The hotel is luxurious and makes you feel special.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Allen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best hotels we've ever stayed in.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room and lovely staff. Wish we could have stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

William, Edinburgh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff; they couldn’t do enough to help. Picked us up late at night from train and thereafter looked after us superbly. This is a small boutique hotel which is an oasis of peace, close to the main airport. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Edward, TransAtlantic70

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent alternative
Very convenient to airport. Room is somewhat small. Only access is via exterior. Not good if it rains. Food is mixed in quality. Did a very good game dish. Breakfasts were not very good.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay!!!
I love African Rocks Hotel! I trusted the other reviews and they were right. The driver Kelvin who met us and the airport was wonderful, friendly and professional, the cook Christine was so welcoming and the food was excellent; it was like having a private chef! The hotel itself is lovely, serene, clean modern, and the perfect stop after a long transatlantic flight. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Colleen P, gold coast, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Africian Rock
Stayed the evening before departing S.A. Found Africian Rock Hotel to be in a secure area; owners introduced themselves and welcomed us; all staff were obliging, helpful and friendly; great pickup/ drop off service for airport; Christine, the chef prepared an absolutely delicious 5 course meal. Would recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice boutique hotel with good security
Our stay at the hotel for 2 nights was very pleasant. The staff was helpful and offered to shuttle us to a couple of different places. Unfortunately, we were under the impression that the shuttle service was complimentary because there was no mention of a cost associated with the service. It was a surprise to see some very expensive charges for the shuttle services. Other than that, our experiences were all positive.

10/10 Excellent

Oded, Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place
We visited Johannesburg twice, and to be honest, there is not much to do there. Therefore, in our second visit, we decided, to be far from the center and relatively close to the airport. We chose ARH, which was just perfect - the room was huge and comfortable, the shower was great, the view and the pool area were amazing, and the food was perfect. If I'll come again to Johanesburg I will not think twice on which hotel to choose.

10/10 Excellent

Business Traveller, Mozambique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little Paradise
I have been traveling through Johannesburg now for 16 months, and I must say this is by far the best hotel I have found so far when staying overnight during my travels. It is easily within 15 to 20 minutes from OR Tambo Airport, and the room was very spacious. What sets this hotel apart from all of the others is the service! The staff is by far the best I have come across in Joburg, they are attentive and are quick to assist you with any requests. The hotel is very small, private, clean, and you feel like you are at home. I have found my little paradise in Joburg. The location is in a secured community and I felt safe outside the hotel when going for a walk/run. If you want a private, peaceful and comfortable place to spend a few nights while transisting through Joburg, this is the Place!

10/10 Excellent

GK, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful experience - more than a hotel!
We stayed at ARH having had an overnight flight into Jo'burg. The hotel was friendly and welcoming and the staff couldn't do enough for us. We ate in the restaurant - Christine the chef cooked us an excellent meal with recommended wines. We had the opportunity to sit outside by the fire enjoying a drink. The room was as seen on their website with lovely attention to detail making the whole stay fantastic. We would certainly choose to stay at ARH in the future and highly recommend this hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night is not enough
Very nice Hotel,original and confortable. Staff is very pleasent and Chef is outstanding.

10/10 Excellent

Rick, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
WOW!!!!
This hotel caught my eye when I was looking for a simple overnight stay close to the airport. The pictures and the 5 star review rating were enough for me take a chance, given that it was only 1 night I was risking. The pictures and reviews do not do this place justice in my opinion.Wow, this place was amazing. I could not have been more impressed. The attention to details is what really stood out. The service and meals were all of an exceptionally high standard, and the personalised touches eg.the owner dropped by our table after dinner to check that everything was to our satisfaction. After speaking with them, it was clear why they were so successful in providing such an inviting haven for visitors. Their philosophy towards personal touch in customer service is embodied in all their staff. Thank you so much for making the last night of our trip so special, and unforgettable. We wil be back

10/10 Excellent

H.R.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top Hotel an ruhiger Lage
Wunderschönes Hotel an ruhiger Lage, Top Essen und Bedienung

10/10 Excellent

Ulf, Sachsen Anhalt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ein kleines Schmuckkästchen in Flugplatznähe
3 Tage mit bestem Service und gutem Preis- Leistungsverhältnis

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Airport-Nähe, dabei ruhig und Afrika-Feeling
Das Hotel liegt in einem durch Wachen, Zaun, und Gate gesicherten Wohngebiet (residential area). Im abgesicherten Bereich fühlte ich mich sicher (viel sicherer die umliegende Gegend). Abholung vom Flughafen (kostenlos) und Aufenthalt war sehr angenehm. Wenige Zimmer: d.h. wenige Gäste und in meinem Fall ruhig. Kleiner Nachteil: Alle Zimmer sind ebenerdig (wenn ich richtig gesehen habe) und man kann von außen reinschauen, wenn der Vorhang offen ist. Nicht jedermanns Sache. Einrichtung ist in einem modernen Afrika-Stil. Ein bisschen Ferienstimmung kommt auf. Das Personal war sehr freundlich. Für mich war das Hotel perfekt, weil ich einen Aufenthalt in Johannesburg vor dem Weiterflug hatte und in der Nähe des Flughafens bleiben wollte, aber nicht in das Spieler-"Paradies", wo viele der übrigen flughafennahen Hotels angesiedelt sind (schlechte Erfahrung). Ich würde es wieder buchen, um mich vor der Weiterreise vom Flug zu erholen. Die Hotelküche ist gut aber für südafrikanische Verhältnisse nicht billig (3 Gänge, 2 Gläser Wein: ca 500 R). Eine Küche für so wenig Personen ist aber auch aufwendig und das war dann ok. Ich war froh über das Angebot, daher kein Punktabzug.

10/10 Excellent

Sergio, Jerez

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
un Hotel maravilloso
estuve 3 dias en el ARH y ha sido una experencia muy agradable. El personal es muy atento y como el Hotel solo tiene 9 habitaciones el trato es muy personal. Christine la cocinera cocina como un Masterchef y los Menus estan a muy bien precio para un hotel de esta categoria. El solomillo de vacuno que hace Christine no te lo olvidaras jamas. El Menu de 3 platos estaba a 20 Euros. Podras comer aun mas barato pero no mejor. Wifi gratis y unas habitaciones espectaculares con un personal muy atento pero sin molestar. Nos gusto muchisimo el ARH