African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort"

Luxury hotel with a full-service spa and free breakfast

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Luxury Apartment | Living area | 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels, TV

African Rock Hotel offers a peaceful city center sanctuary. Enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast on the sunny terrace or book reflexology at the spa. Features include an outdoor pool, library, and nearby coffee shop. Guests praise the calm atmosphere.

Exceptional

Popular amenities

Free airport shuttle
Bar
Pool
Breakfast included
Spa
Room service

Room options

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Nov 1 - Nov 2

Tomorrow

Nov 2 - Nov 3

All rooms

1 bed

3+ beds

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Luxury Suite

Exceptional

Highlights

Air conditioning

Heating

Flat-screen TV

Renovated in 2021

Separate bedroom

Premium bedding

Bathrobes

Hair dryer

30 sq m
1 bedroom
Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Family Suite

Exceptional

Highlights

Air conditioning

Heating

Flat-screen TV

Renovated in 2021

Separate bedroom

Premium bedding

Bathrobes

Hair dryer

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

Executive Room

Highlights

Air conditioning

Heating

Flat-screen TV

Renovated in 2021

Premium bedding

Separate bedroom

Bathrobes

Hair dryer

38 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Superior Suite

Highlights

Air conditioning

Heating

Flat-screen TV

Renovated in 2021

Separate bedroom

Premium bedding

Bathrobes

Hair dryer

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

Luxury Apartment

Highlights

Patio

Separate sitting area

Air conditioning

Heating

Kitchenette

Refrigerator

Flat-screen TV

Renovated in 2021

50 sq m
1 bedroom
Sleeps 2
1 Queen Bed

About the neighborhood

48 de Villiers Avenue, van Riebeeck Park ext 9, Kempton Park, Gauteng, 1619

What's nearby

Festival Mall - 5 min drive - 2.6 miles
Emperors Palace Casino - 9 min drive - 6.0 miles
Mall of Africa - 14 min drive - 9.2 miles
Melrose Arch Shopping Centre - 19 min drive - 12.7 miles
Nelson Mandela Square - 20 min drive - 13.1 miles

Getting around

Rhodesfield Station - 16 min drive
Johannesburg Park Station - 24 min drive
O.R. Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

‪KFC - ‬2 min drive
‪Barcelos - ‬5 min drive
‪Steers - ‬3 min drive
‪Mugg & Bean - ‬6 min drive
‪Tomato Pizza - ‬13 min walk

About this property

African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort"

Luxury boutique hotel in the city center, remodeled in 2021

You can look forward to free cooked-to-order breakfast, a free roundtrip airport shuttle, and a terrace at African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort". Treat yourself to a deep-tissue massage, reflexology, or a body scrub at the onsite spa. Pilates classes and fitness classes are offered at the health club; African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort" also has a firepit, a coffee shop/cafe, and a garden. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a library and dry cleaning/laundry services.

You'll also find perks like:

An outdoor pool along with sun loungers
Free self parking and valet parking
Limo/town car service, access to a nearby health club, and express check-out
Outdoor furniture, luggage storage, and a porter/bellhop

Room features

All guestrooms at African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort" include comforts such as premium bedding and air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi and safes.

More conveniences in all rooms include:

Free toiletries and hair dryers
32-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels
Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

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Pool
Spa
Free airport shuttle
Parking included

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

24-hour free roundtrip airport shuttle on request
Free area shuttle up to 2 km
24-hour train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
Bus station shuttle (surcharge)
Casino shuttle (surcharge)
Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
Theme park shuttle (surcharge)
Limo/town car service
Free secured self parking on site
Free secured valet parking on site
Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

Fitness classes
Full-service spa
Health club
Library
Outdoor pool
Pilates classes
Yoga classes

Family friendly

Free area shuttle
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool

Conveniences

Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk

Guest services

Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Porter/bellhop
Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

24-hour business center
Computer station

Outdoors

Firepit
Garden
Outdoor entertainment area
Outdoor furniture
Pool loungers
Terrace

Full-service spa

Aromatherapy
Body scrubs
Body wraps
Couples treatment rooms
Deep-tissue massages
Detox wraps
Facials
Hot stone massages
Manicures/pedicures
Outdoor treatment areas
Prenatal massages
Reflexology
Spa open daily
Sports massages
Swedish massages
Treatment room

Accessibility

No elevator

More

1 building
1 floor
Built in 2009
Communal living room
Designated smoking areas
Reception hall
Renovated entire property - January 2021

Room amenities

Bedroom

Premium bedding

Bathroom

Bathrobes
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Shampoo
Slippers
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided

Entertainment

32-inch flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Limited room service

More

Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Heating
Iron/ironing board on request
Phone
Safe

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 any questions, 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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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

Property 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

This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

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

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

African Rock

African Rock Hotel

African Rock Hotel Kempton Park

African Rock Kempton Park

African Rock Hotel

African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort" Hotel

Frequently asked questions

Does African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort" have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool access is from 6:00 AM–midnight.

Is African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort" pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort"?

Self parking and valet parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort"?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort"?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort" provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a free airport shuttle that runs on request.

Where is African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort" located?

Located in the heart of Kempton Park, this luxury hotel is 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Festival Mall and within 6 mi (10 km) of Kempton Park Golf Club and Arwyp Medical Centre. Modderfontein Golf Club and AECI Dynamite Factory Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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African Rock Hotel & Spa, a "Boutique Lifestyle Resort" Reviews

10

Exceptional

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Sep 8, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely boutique hotel, my second stay there. As a solo traveller I appreciate this kind of hotel, lovely rooms, excellent food and very friendly atmosphere - and had a fabulous neck and shoulder massage Will be back again next year

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

CAMILLA

Jan 2, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely stay, awesome room! Highly recommend 🌼🌼🌼

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Aug 31, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fabulous overnight stay on layover. Fabulous staff and incredible food and wine. Only regret is it was too short.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Oct 22, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Johns view.

Excellent location, with excellent service. Allowed us a complementary room while waiting for our flight.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Jul 1, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Wonderful boutique hotel. Perfect for an overnight stay before or after flight into/ from JNB

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tamela

Apr 14, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excellent boutique hotel. Spacious room, quiet & serene. Tons of ambiance! Excellent food. Owners have a personal touch & very hands on in the business.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Dec 31, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excellent boutique hotel that provides oasis in Jo-berg near the airport

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Sep 27, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Wonderful oasis. Staff couldn’t be nicer and more attentive. Great food, an overall fabulous place to stay for my last night in Africa.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Mar 22, 2024

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

Oct 5, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Luxury stay with Airport transfer highly recommended.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Aug 25, 2023

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

Aug 15, 2022

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

May 29, 2022

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

Apr 17, 2022

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

Allen

Mar 13, 2022

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

Mar 1, 2022

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

10/10 Excellent

William, Edinburgh

Mar 2, 2019

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

10/10 Excellent

H.R.

Feb 27, 2017

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

Jun 9, 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ein kleines Schmuckkästchen in Flugplatznähe

3 Tage mit bestem Service und gutem Preis- Leistungsverhältnis

8/10 Good

Edward, TransAtlantic70

Jan 15, 2016

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 traveler

Dec 4, 2015

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

Verified traveler

Aug 23, 2014

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

Jun 7, 2014

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 traveler

May 26, 2014

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

Apr 23, 2014

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.

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Parking and transportation

Food and drink

Things to do

Family friendly

Conveniences

Guest services

Business services

Outdoors

Full-service spa

Accessibility

More

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bathroom

Entertainment

Food and drink

More

Policies

Check-in

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Special check-in instructions

Access methods

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Children and extra beds

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