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Southern Sun Sandton

4.0 star property
Family-friendly 4-star hotel near Nelson Mandela Square

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Meeting facility
Fitness facility
Lobby
2 bars/lounges, cocktail bar
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Pool
    Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available

Explore the area

Map
123 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Gauteng, 2148
  • The MARC
    2 min walk
  • Johannesburg Stock Exchange
    7 min walk
  • Sandton Convention Centre
    11 min walk
  • Johannesburg (JNB-O.R. Tambo Intl.)
    33 min drive

Room options

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Premier King Suite

Premier King Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard King Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Double Room

Executive Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Double or Twin Room

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Executive Premium Double Room

Executive Premium Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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CA $128 total
includes taxes & fees
6 Dec - 7 Dec
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About the area

Johannesburg

Heart of Johannesburg.Within a 15-minute walk of this Sandton hotel, you'll find Nelson Mandela Square and Sandton City Mall. The MARC and Johannesburg Stock Exchange are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Sandton Convention Centre - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Nelson Mandela Square - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Sandton City Mall - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Melrose Arch Shopping Centre - 7 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Rosebank Mall - 8 min drive - 6.5 km

Getting around

  • Johannesburg Sandton Station - 9 min walk
  • Rosebank Station - 18 min drive
  • O.R. Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Trump's Grill - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Bull Run - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Food Lover's Eatery The Marc - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hilton Executive Lounge at Hilton Sandton - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Kauai - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Southern Sun Sandton

Family-friendly 4-star hotel near Nelson Mandela Square
Southern Sun Sandton offers its guests an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Along with a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A computer station is on site and WiFi is available in public spaces for a fee.

A business center, meeting rooms, and limo/town car service are available. A rooftop terrace, a library, and a complimentary children's club are also featured at the family-friendly Southern Sun Sandton. An area shuttle within 5 km and a shopping center shuttle are free. Limited parking is available for a fee and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • 1 building
  • 301 guestrooms or units
  • 9 levels
  • 2 bars or lounges
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 2008
  • Deli
  • Kid's club (free)
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Conference center
  • Business facilities
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Car service
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Library
  • Gift shop
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • ATM
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • Bar by the pool
  • Dining venue
Southern Sun Sandton offers 301 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. A pillow menu is available. Plasma televisions come with premium satellite channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Johannesburg hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.

Languages

Afrikaans, Croatian, English, French, German, Xhosa, Zulu

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free children's club
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)

Parking and transportation

  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Self parking on site (ZAR 50 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free area shuttle up to 5 km
  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free shopping center shuttle
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 AM–10:30 AM: ZAR 205 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 2 bars/lounges and 1 poolside bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Things to do

  • Fitness center
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible fitness center
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
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

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 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately ZAR 205 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 610 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 2)
  • Self parking fee: ZAR 50 per day
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, and Eurocard. Cash is not accepted. 
    For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector and window guards in each accommodation. This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG).

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

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

Holiday Inn Rivonia
Holiday Inn Rivonia Road
Holiday Inn Rivonia Sandton
Holiday Inn Sandton Rivonia
Holiday Inn Sandton Rivonia Road
Holiday Inn Sandton Rivonia Road Hotel
Holiday Inn Sandton Rivonia Road Hotel Johannesburg
Holiday Inn Sandton Rivonia Road Johannesburg
Sandton Holiday Inn
Sandton Rivonia Road
Holiday Inn Rivonia Road Hotel
Holiday Inn Sandton - Rivonia Road Hotel

Southern Sun Sandton Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 97 out of 259 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 97 out of 259 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 259 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 259 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 259 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Althea, Nassau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Lydia

Travelled with group
Didn't like the staff attitude
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keeran

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keeran

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alfred

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hillary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place with wonderful and friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oasis

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Abdalla

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

M

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tiny beds
Must be the smallest bed I have slept in, feet dangling off the end. I am 6ft tall but bed much shorter.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Fruda

Disliked: Cleanliness
Sheets and bathroom could have been cleaner
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kasturie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Nitesh

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Receptionist were good and helpful . Man in business centre was too interested in watching something on the laptop . Not helpful in getting a photo of a document on Whattsapp printed . He said it’s not showing up on the printer while the ladies at reception managed to print the very same after I sent it via email like to the guy in the business centre .
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Brooke

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

LIDICE FAIRLENE

Too long wait to check in Bathrooms have a dirty smell
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yeun, Southbank

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The accommodation was clean and good value for money. The hop on and off bus leaves right outside the hotel and it is in walking distance of the train station and Nelson Mandela Square
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Rashid

Travelled with partner
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 12 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Solo traveller
Excellent, albeit my trip wasnt business related, it had a perfect desk and connectivity for WFH etc which many may find favourable. The bar staff were a little under trained and seemed to struggle with anything greater than 1 instruction or order at a time. This was a very basic and I could see how patrons may get frustrated, but they were friendly etc throughout. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Raja

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay was good. Only problem is that generator was too loud and disturbed sleep
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023