Johannesburg: Melrose Arch Hotel (5 Star Hotel)

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Address: 1 melrose square , Johannesburg 2196, South africa
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Lonely Planet review

  • Alistair Simmonds
  • Lonely Planet author
While it has none of the old Jo'burg charm of suburban B&Bs, nor the homespun urban African chic of Soweto's guesthouses, this spare, slick, ultramodern masterpiece is as good a symbol of Jo'burg's confidence as you're likely to find.

Charming features include a restaurant whose layout encourages you to engage with fellow diners, a soundproof room fitted with top-of-the-range audiovisual equipment, and a heated swimming pool where you can dine in the water. Its tasteful, unconventional styling and thoroughly mixed staff and clientele hint at a future South Africa of integration and prosperity. Dare to dream…Custom-built as the showpiece of the Melrose Arch shopping complex, the hotel is unashamedly modern, a minimalist harbinger of a high-tech future. Rooms range from 'studio' to 'executive' (with one gorgeous penthouse that'll take your whole ancestral coin) but all offer ultra-modern amenities hidden behind sleek automated wooden drawers and cabinets. The use of lighting and colours is outstanding (nowhere more than in the near totally dark lifts) and the Library Bar is for smokers, a rarity in anti-tobacco Joburg. Charming features in the public areas include a restaurant whose layout encourages you to engage with fellow diners, a soundproof room fitted with top-of-the-range audio-visual equipment and a heated outdoor swimming pool where you can dine in the water. It's a wonderful place that underlines the history of the hotel by pushing it well into the 21st century.

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Atmosphere: Minimalist and Busy

Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 2:00 PM
Latest check-out time: 11:00 AM