Holiday Inn Johannesburg Sunnyside Park

South Africa , Gauteng- Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG, Princess Of Wales Terrace, Parktown
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75 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

DIVINA

This hotel has the Victorian charm of an 1895 structure but offers the efficiency and service of the traditional Holiday Inn hotel. The staff are very friendly. The hotel restaurant was superb, very reasonable and offers excellent selections. We are truly impressed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2026

Sainath

Good 👍

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2026

Sir George

The environment

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Moises Alberto

All the services were great and i take this opportunity to thank you

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

dave richard

The staff were really nice and the place was being looked after .

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

christine

Our stay was wonderful and the staff members named millian and Ben were extremely helpful, polite. Thank you again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2025

Kris

The staff were warm & knowledgeable. Gave us great information as they shared their knowledge of the city

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2025

Danielson

All is good.

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2025

Sithembile

The place was clean and quiet. At the restaurant they served great food. Also the staff was welcoming, with a smile all the time and they always care for guests. I did enjoy 🫂❤️

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2025

Paul

Hotel with amazing service and staff

Amazing service and very helpful staff.

Partner

2/10

Poor

09 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Pathetic service

Pathetic service. Bed bugs in the bed. They gave me a room in the cellar. Carpet hasn't been cleaned in years. I got bitten by these bed bugs in room 79. They should be still there. Don't ever stay at this hotel you will regret it!!!!

Business

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2024

Lakush

The safeness and quietness of the property stood out for me

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2024

Benedicta

The reception

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2024

Daniel

Amazing property super good breakfast quiet clean confortable

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2024

Matthew

Every staff member at this property was great! Especially the room service staff who went out of their way to accommodate. The location is very central, and also very safe. Would definitely recommend this property!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2024

Alfredo

For the price, the property and rooms were excellent. Historic, large property. Rooms were clean. Staff was nice, especially in the restaurant, where food was also very good.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2024

Matthew

Great hotel. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2024

Patrick

Great place to stay

Great stay, the hotel is perfectly located between Central Jo'Burg and downtown. Staff were very friendly. Food was great, nice big portions. Communication regarding airport transfers could be improved. There was a confusion as to whether the hotel had shuttle transfer or not. Ended up getting an Uber.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2024

Mauricio

It is located in a beautiful old mansion house. The neighborhood is quiet and nice.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2024

Prophet

I love the place

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2024

Mai

Staffs kept this property clean and safe. The laundry service could be a little better.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2023

Ronald A

The hotel meet my expectations the cleanliness and service. Every employee I had contact with with was outstanding. Million the front desk clerk was always smiling and ready to be of service. The only negative issue a had was with my room location. The rooms is the area of the bar / lounge and outside smoking area should be avoid due to the late night and early morning visits by guests. I would suggest getting a room on the backside of the hotel and away from the elevators to avoid the noise. I would most definitely stay here again.PS: the breakfast buffet was cheaper at the property than on-line.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2023

Roehl

Friendly staff, excellent food options in the hotel, close proximity to the city center, all of these contributed to a wonderful stay. The hotel room carpet felt a little bit dirty but that's my only real concern for an otherwise quality hotel.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2023

Amada

Fantastic hotel option in Joburg

I travelled with my family to Johannesburg in July 2023. We had a wonderful experience during our stay at the Holiday Inn Johannesburg Sunnyside. The staff was friendly and always ready to assist, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The hotel's location was conveniently situated for tour pickups and in a safe area, making it easy for us to explore the city. Moreover, we thoroughly enjoyed dining at the on-site restaurant; the food was absolutely delicious. We had the buffet for breakfast and dinner, but a la carte options were also available. I would definitely recommend this hotel to others looking for a pleasant and satisfying stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2023

Marjorie K.

This is a gracious old hotel. The staff are very accommodating and the meals were excellent. We loved our stay. The grounds are beautifully landscaped, with towering trees.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2023

Mba

Awesome hotel

It was really awesome, good hotel, good staff, good service. From my arrival at OR Tambo airport to the hotel , everything was great. Thank you so much

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2023

Indiphile

Awesome

Very welcoming

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2022

Gaobidiwe Merriam

Excellent service

Wow it was excellent. Friendly staff ,clean rooms .Dinner and breakfast was awesome, very yummy.
Restaurant very cosy ,indeed we enjoyed our stay.
Hope to come back in future

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

18 Mar 2020

Ayaz

I booked a king size bed but i was given a twin bed. The air con did not work all night.
Service was quite disappointing

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2020

Ernest

Nice Hotel

Good experience. Nice mix of old and new. Generally the service was good with two exceptions. The location is great - very peaceful area and close to Killarney Mall; and the facilities are quite good as well. Go for it.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Sep 2019

Jane

Wish it was better

Regrettably this hotel has deteriorated.
The grounds are lovely and the rooms clean. However, service is average and food definitely not great.
It is also not a walkable area, and there is no little convenience store in the hotel to buy basics

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2019

Lonwabo

Excellent

We had an Amazing stay

Partner

2/10

Poor

09 Jul 2019

Horrible weekend

I had a HORRIBLE weekend at Sunnyside Park Hotel. There were renovations going on in the same floor that I was staying in. Everyday from Friday to Sunday I would be woken up by the banging and the machine sounds. It was really annoying and disturbing. I had particularly chosen the hotel because it is secluded but little did I know what awaited me. I should have been moved to a different floor or section of the hotel or not booked at all.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2019

Anil

Good

Breakfast excellent. Bed cosy and extremely comfortable. Passage narrow and carpets not pleasing. Exterior looks and layout beautiful. Some kind of renovation is happening so we have to wait and see.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2019

Anil

Classic

Stay was good. Passage to the room looks run down with dark & old carpets. But r under renovation. Breakfast was excellent. Bed is super comfortable. Hotel itself is beautiful structurally. Garden, pool area and bar area excellent.

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2019

LUIS

Super cool.. if you have a car. Otherwise forget i

The thing is.. if you don’t have a car the place is not for you.. it’s in the middle of nowhere and the area is dangerous.. I was robed just two blocks from there.

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2019

Satisfied

Had a very nice stay

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2019

David

Sunnyside Hotel

The hotel was comfortable if in need of refurbishment. The staff tried hard to make our stay enjoyable, but the hotel suffers from being Parktown so you have to take a taxi to get anywhere, but this is easily arranged by the hotel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2019

David

Parktown

Convenient, but cannot walk anywhere from hotel, Parktown not safe

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2019

Pak Yee

Nice, colonial hotel

Staff were friendly, helpful and sincere. Rooms in hotel has a nice decor, comfortable beds and clean. Breakfast was adequate and good quality. Overall hotel condition is well maintained despite its age but the fitness Centre and pool need attention and proper maintenance.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Dec in Joburg

Plus side: Was upgraded to a suit with a balcony (room 102), as the hotel is busy with renovations and the standard rooms not available, only ones outside. I was one of prob a handful of guests, very quiet, so I did not want to be staying in an isolated outside room for safety reasons. I could check in already around 11am.
Negative side: I stayed at 4-star hotels before abroad and in South Africa. Not sure why this is a 4-star hotel as there is no attention to detail. Or perhaps slipped up due to the quiet season in Johannesburg? No cushions on the deck chairs at the pool, wilted roses at the breakfast tables, staff making food order extremely complicated. Only nice parts of the hotel are the lounge and lobby areas. Room 102 needs an update. Carpets old, balcony very dusty.

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2018

Fundiswa

Enjoyed my 3 nights spent at the hotel. Felt like was at home.

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2018

Dilip

Very comfortable. Enjoyed.

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2018

Lindiwe

Sunnyside stay

Besides the rooms being slightly cold. The hotel was pleasant and food was great. Even room service was posh.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2018

Karen Van

Old world charm in the middle of Jozi

Beautiful Hotel in a great area, loved the large trees and the old world charm, it felt as if I was staying in a Caste. The building is over 100 years old, but kept well. It was a cold winters day and there were two fires lit in the fireplace in the lounge, which is nice to just sit and relax or meet with friends. The breakfast buffet was lovely. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I would recommend it and would come and visit again. The WIFI was helpful.

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2018

Susan

Happy at the Sunnyside Park

Top marks to staff who are all charming, to the lounge with two fires roaring in it, to the good breakfast, fast wi-fi, coffee and cake in the lounge, security, parking etc. Door to my room was't secure and they changed it immediately. Needs a bit of a deep clean - they are revamping so the passages and elevators on the one side were a bit grubby - carpets in my room too ... needed a good shampoo. Positioning was really central for me and the meetings I needed to get to. Meant I didn't spend hours in traffic. That was another huge plus. Would happily stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2018

Christine

Comfortable hotel, with character

The hotel is a comfortable colonial hotel with very nice gardens. There has been an ongoing programme of renovation in recent years, which is almost complete. The staff a friendly, and sufficient in number, but it is sometimes hard to catch their attention at breakfast time to get some tea or coffee. This aspect of the service could be improved. I have stayed in this hotel three times in the last three years, and it has been the same each time.
On a positive note, the last two times I have stayed were in the winter, and the log fires in the very comfortable lounge area are very welcome, creating a very cosy atmosphere.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2018

Midion Mapfumo

STAY

STAY
it was a very good stay

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2018

Harriet

Friendly service

Before I arrived at this hotel, I knew this was an old property. The staff throughout my stay were friendly and courteous. However, the ceiling above the reception has a number of old water stains. The look throughout the main building where the reception is, is really quite dated although clean, well maintained and in good condition overall. The curtains in my room both appeared to be falling down. Otherwise, all in all, I enjoyed my stay. The food was excellent and this is a quiet location.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2018

Martin

Very pleasant place to stay

Lovely grounds - comfortable hotel, staff good - would definitely stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2017

Kristian

Nice, spacious room. Passage ways etc. undergoing renovations, so naturally not perfect, but not unpleasant. Will stay there again.

4/10

Poor

01 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Sunnyside Park Hotel

My booking through Expedia was not registered on their system. They had no idea I was booked into the hotel. When I showed them the confirmation from Expedia, they found me a room. The explanation given was that Expedia had used the incorrect email address to make the booking and yet my colleague had booked through Expedia and there was no problem with his booking.

They had no card key for me because their card reading machine had broken. I had to be escorted to my room each time I needed to get in.

The hotel took a deposit of R500 from my credit card when I checked in and yet I was told at dinner and the bar that I had to pay cash. When I told the staff that I had given a credit card deposit when checking in, they showed me a list on which my name appeared with instructions that I had to pay cash. Very awkward and inconvenient.

The hotel is a beautiful old building but it is run down and tired. It needs a lot of maintenance. The aircon kept switching itself off and a technician had to be called to re-set it.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Nov 2017

Simon

Historic hotel set in lovely grounds, however the hotel is in need of modernisation / refurbishment. Also, the CBD is not an attractive area to explore safely

2/10

Poor

13 Nov 2017

Carolyn

Plenty of other options in Johannesburg

I thought I had booked the best room in the house, but it was a room apart from the main hotel. The room was very dark and the bed was like a brick. i was glad i packed flip flops because I wore them while in the shower. The breakfast was unremarkable and I checked out after 1 night and even ate the cost of an extra night just to stay some where else.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Very convenient to Wits Med Campus. Nice Garden. Pleasant staff.

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2017

Dipo

Good hotel in pleasant surroundings

Reception staff were very good and went out of their way to accommodate requests.
Hotel environment is very pleasant with good security.
Buffet breakfast was good.
Room service needs improvement - sometimes wrong order delivered.

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2017

Bridget

Nice hotel convenient location

I stayed here because it was on a recommended list from conference organizers at Wits School of Education. Breakfast and pub staff were friendly. Decor and landscaping were colonial style. Wish the shower door had a better seal; it leaked a bit.

Overall it's a nice 3.5 star hotel. People who want 4-5 stars should stay in Sandton.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2017

Jane

Lovely hotel and grounds.\n

A good stay ate in the hotel a few times food was delicious

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2017

Johann

Great value!

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Spent two nights at the hotel prior to catching the train to Cape Town. Didn't venture out on our own but enjoyed an escorted day out seeing Johannesburg , Soweto and the Anti Apartheid Museum.

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2016

Anita

Time at the hotel, we did enjoy.We are not cavary people, but we had try it one night. Not so great

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2016

Liziwe Xoliswa

This Hotel is in a perfect location. Has beautiful surroundings and is close to the Constitutional Court but it is old inside, the carpets are really dirty; the bed is wobbly and I didn't have a restful sleep. My body was sore.

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2015

Giselle

Enjoyable stay

Staff were very friendly. A la carte menu and food was disappointing. The buffet looked good but we weren't that hungry. No mini bar in room. Linen was cleean and beds comfortable. Bathroom clean. Historic site with beautiful gardens.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Many bedrooms have not been refurbished and are dated and uncomfortable. The gardens are beautiful and the gym and swimming pool are good. Nevertheless the restaurant and reception staff seem to spend a lot of time talking loudly to each other.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2015

pat

lovely old hotel central to Johannesburg

This hotel has a lovely character and emits a serenity the minute you you step into the lovely, well kept gardens. It is majestic and well kept reminiscent of a grand hotel in its time. The staff are friendly and helpful and nothing is too much trouble. The breakfast in the Milner room is fantastic with a tremendous selection catering for all tastes. The overall ambience of the hotel from the peaceful lounge, the smell of the cigar room, the cozy pub and the grand staircase is one of calm and tranquility. The rooms are grand and comfortable. My stay was relaxing and enjoyable, just as I had hoped.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2015

SANJAY

it was good. The infrastructure is grand.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2015

Kelsey

Excellent hotel!!!!

I had an absolutely wonderful stay in this hotel! The staff made it a perfect experience - Godfrey checked frequently to make sure the wifi was working well, Ernest at the transport desk provided us with local rides & went above & beyond for my friend & I (such as staying with us for about an hour while we were at the car rental place - he translated & double checked that it was all sound), & the rest of the hotel staff was also incredible :) The buffets had many options & the room was very quiet at night. Very happy with my stay here!!!!

Family

2/10

Poor

08 May 2015

Elmeka

Nope. Noppity nope.

Well...first I scheduled an airport pick up and no one showed up. I ended up getting there by taxi because no one from the hotel answered the phone when I called. The room was okay, but smelled of mildew and there was a stain on the floor. The bathroom was not thoroughly cleaned, as there were two dirty towels under the sink. I was going to make myself tea and the kettle was disgusting. There was water left in it and it had been contaminated. Nevermind. When I left the next morning, I removed the bed covers to find my son's sock and found mouse pellets instead. I will never stay here again. The only good thing was the bartended in the pub downstairs. He was funny and the wine was good. I am not, by any standard, posh. I've stayed in hostels and guest houses. But for what I paid for this room, I will never pay that much to stay in filth again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

my stay at the hotel

My stay was excellent. Only that i wasnt pleased with the front desk i saw on my arrival. She was wasnt happy at all. But overally the stay was fantastik

Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Oct 2014

Gail

Hotel service was slow but their presentation was quaint and very sweet. Always ready to accommodate. The hotel lobby was wonderfully Victorian and reminiscent of previous glorious days. The cleanliness of my room could have been better. But, I think that is due to the high traffic volume because the carpet was stained and I never felt as if I could take my shoes off until I went to bed. A lot of dust in the closets and in various areas. The comfort of the bed was satisfactory. I was so tired when I arrived that comfort was appreciated. The hotel is in an area where it is not advisable to walk about at night. It was fortunate that the grounds are lovely enough to enjoy and relax I didn't feel a need to stroll around. All in all it was a nice place, and, I loved the employees.

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2014

Werner Marais

Good hotel for business overnight stay

Good comfortable hotel for a one night business overnight stay.

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2014

Crisman

Classy place

Beautiful, old style historic site that recalls the days of opulent colonialism and British rule, but not in a negative way. The service staff is attentive and very friendly. The food is good and well priced but not outstanding. I will stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2014

Chanel

beautiful hotel with Victorian feel
staff friendly & helpful
excellent location

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2014

Mannan101

Good value for money

iIt was quite good. Excellent food.

6/10