Name: Dove's Nest Guest House
Address: Gladiator Street, 78, Kempton Park, 1619, ZA

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2026

Alejandro

Very good breakfast. Kindly staff. But the last free shuttle to airport is 11 am. After need to pay.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2024

Alissa

Adequate. Very noisy surroundings. The front staff was not willing to help us order pizza- no suggestions or assistance in making a call to order. As a result we never got a delivery and cancelled our Uber eats order.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

Diana

It's great value for being so close to the airport. Free breakfast. Safe parking in gated/guarded yard. Room is exceptionally spacious. Breakfast made for order in a lovely dining room.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2024

Henry

Surprisingly comfortable and a good price.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2024

Aletta

I like the convenience of being close to the airport and shuttle service to and from airport.
The staff are efficient and very helpful and friendly.
Assitance to take luggage to your room.
I like that the room was very clean.
The linens was white and fresh.
Bed was comfortable.
It is an older place so not very up to date.
The shower taps didn't work easy and, I did thought the towels is very thin. An upgrade on new towels will
Add more to the experience. The shower was clean but could perhaps do an intensive clean on tiny spots of mold, and new filling by sink. Although overall the room and bathroom was clean, the lace curtain in bathroom needs a wash aswell the curtians & lace curtians by the small windowsill è

However there is new smart television in room.

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2024

LINDA

Comfortable.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

Terence

Cozy place away from home.

My stay here was short by necessity but the friendly staff and the clean, tidy room made the brief time spent here very enjoyable. Check in was fast and efficient, as was check out. The breakfast was made fresh to order in the morning. The inclusion of breakfast in the room rate made it value for money to me.

The location is nice and close to the airport so travel times were nice and short. Yes this comes with the downside of hearing planes overhead but the sound did not interfere with sleep.

There is security at the gate round the clock to open up for guests who do travel in and out.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2024

Agnes

The serene environment

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Good location, friendly staff

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2024

Ioana

My stay was very good and the shuttle service made it easy to get to the airport.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2024

shili

Doves, the best

Good location. Friendly staff

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2024

Verified traveler

Frindly

Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Basic security and comfort is needed

The shower needs to be upgraded.

The door is in bad shape, it is a security matter.

Business

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2023

Verified traveler

Good location, good service

Self

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2023

Stephen

The shuttle service is a joke...they were not at the airport to meet us although detsils were sent to them weeks before we arrived. Ehen we eventually got through to them they turned up to pick up 3 of us our 5 suitcases and 3 hand luggages in a salon car. Two of us were crushed in the back seat with luggage almost on top of us. When we got to the hotel they had no room for us and said we would be sent to another place a guest house belonging the the Hotel owner's brother. We had a further wait then to be taken to a small guest house 10 minutes away.
These people are terrible...

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Nov 2022

JOHN

I arrived Johannesburg at past 1Am and this guest house was closed for the day, I had earlier sent them a message of my flight details and arrival time. They were locked and said the room had been given to someone else. That they tried to call me. How do you call someone who is airborne? When I sent a message why didn’t I get a response? I was left in the cold night stranded and the staff who I met outside was very rude to me. Saying they are fully booked

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2022

Lisa

Wonderful little place right near to the airport.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2022

Lisa

Extremely friendly staff. A great place to stay right near the airport. Very professional and welcoming. ....and very relaxing.

Self

2/10

Poor

22 Apr 2022

CARLOS

The property is located right across from the airport, in a convenient location.
Very limited dining option, almost non-existent WiFi, and had electricity only half the time I was there. This meant no tv, no air, no water on the sink, no water on the toilet, no internet, no lights, etc.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2020

Tongesayi

It was good but could not sleep well because of Mosquitoes and the Hotel shoup some little bath soap incase one doesnt rravel with any toiletry.A bath soap is better and Mosquitoes the hotel should make a serious plan.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Need for touch ups

Need to improve the showers, move smokers far from the rooms and give detailed for guests about everything including how food orders are made.

Business

4/10

Poor

24 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Great location, nice premises for price. But small dog barked too much, room smelled of smoke, and the receptionist didn't book the shuttle as requested.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2019

Melinda

Basic and clean accommodation

The guest house is located conveniently right near the airport, approx. 10 min drive. As we started our tour with On the Go here we received a free airport shuttle pick up. There was a lady with a sign waiting to greet us at the arrival hall however if someone is not there to greet you, a simple phone call to the guest house will ensure they send a driver asap.
The guest house is very clean simple accommodation. It has gardens with lots of tables to sit and chill in the sun and the shade and a cool treehouse style deck with a random enclosure with a squirrel. There is also enclosures with carrier pidgions which add to the quirkiness of the place.
We arrived quite late from the airport and the girls at the front desk are all pretty relaxed and friendly.
Our room was located across the road from the main building in their additional complex. While it an be a little odd at first being separated from the main building we all felt very safe.
The complex is fenced and gated and all the doors and windows have bars and security doors so while you do get a slight Alcatraz vibe, it comforting to feel safe.
The distance across the road from he main building is literally diagonal about 150 metres. It takes you about a minute to walk there. Some others have mentioned feeling unsafe at night we did not. Rooms were clean and basic but no hairdriers actually available. I would reccomend Doves Nest as a convenient and basic place to stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Cozy and comfortable facility. Ideal for business travelers

Business Self

4/10

Poor

15 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

People smoking within the building. The rooms were not what we had requested. The Guest house did not have the room we requested and took us to another place that was not to standard, and was dirty. The garbage bin was not emptied and flies were flying all over the room. The tea/coffee making area was equally not organised, we could not find a single spoon. The room telephone was not working and one had to walk across the road to reach reception. In general it was pathetic.

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

The sheets and towels in my room were not clean

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2018

Eduard

Too expensive for outdated room

Family

2/10

Poor

27 Sep 2018

Ensight

Breakfast was advertised as a continental breakfast, the guest was only served a wrap filled with lettuce and half a egg, no other breakfast options were given. The kettle in the room was not working.

2/10

Poor

23 Sep 2018

Kenton

NOT AS ADVERTISED- BE WARNED

When we went to check in we were told there were no rooms despite prepaying. This in itself is unacceptable.

We were then put into an establishment next door which was very tired to say the least. It was more like a backpacker location with four beds in one room.

The mattresses were so hard they were virtually solid, so much so that I couldn’t sleep. Was unable to watch TV as that didn’t work.

The toilet was broken and so was the shower, although as you couldn’t control the temperature it’s probably just as well.

Lighting was dodgy if fact there was not one redeeming feature. And we were told these were the nicer rooms.

Breakfast was as disappointing as the room.

When I get back home and have access to a phone I will be contacting Hotels.com to demand a refund.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2018

Peter

Local hotel close to O.R. Tambo airport

Complimentary airport transfer to and from O.R. Tambo. Breakfast included and modestly priced set menu dinner available.
No frills, but rooms are clean and secure. Ideal location for overnighting close to the airport. Might be a bit cramped for a longer stay. Also there didn’t appear to be shops, restaurants, etc. close by.

Their computer system had lost the record of my pre-payment through Wotif. Or perhaps Wotif hadn’t made the payment. Which of these was never clear. In any event, it took four international calls to Wotif to resolve. Of these only 1out of the 3 Wotif service persons was particularly helpful. Of the other two, one said he’d send an email to the hotel confirming payment, but he never did; the other said he couldn’t help because the Wotif system was down, but undertook to resolve the
issue and call the hotel within an hour to confirm -he never did! The third. I would happily stay at the hotel again, but I’d book directly and pay on arrival, rather than risk going through Wotif again. Also, I suspect you get a better price if you book directly. Just google the Dove’s Nest site for details

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Moved to the next door property

This is my second stay at the Dove's Nest. We were promptly met at the airport but when we arrived at the hotel there was no room so they put us at the next door property, Emerald. It was fine but a little weird to get moved right away. Over there, we were able to have dinner and the shuttle left on time the following morning as we had a very early flight. A fine stay for a quick overnight at the airport!

Family

2/10

Poor

06 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Bad experience

I have used this Guest house a few times and each time the customer service gets gradually worse, when i arrived the airport shuttle took well more than an hour to pick me up and when i asked for the shuttle back the day before i left they refused to give me one as my check in was at 4.50am, their excuse was that \"our shuttles would only do either 5am or 4am\" which i felt was unfair, i never the less got an uber.

Also upon arriving at the Guest house i told the reception desk that the last time i was there a month or two before i had a flash drive with work documents taken from my stuff by their cleaning staff they seemed not to care and didn't indicate that anything would happen or even give a hint of being apologetic, i am disappointed and would love to see this change.

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2017

Duncan

Basic airport layover.

Great little basic place real close to the airport with complimentary airport shuttle.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Nice hotel close to airport and very convenient

Excellent , have nothing bad to say about the place

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2017

Annemie

Great People and stay!!!

The staff went out of their way to make us feel at home and more. The shuttle even go to the shop for you. The chef come to greet us and took our drinking order!! We left to early the next day for breakfast, so they made us some take away sandwiches with juice. They also took us to the airport @ 4h30 the morning and let us leave our car in their parking area for a very low fee. Then they collected us again at the airport with arrival. Such friendly and accommodating people, all of them. Sarah and the chef really went out of their way to be more helpful with everything. I will definitely go back again. And the food was great!!!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Close to the airport with a shuttle service

The room we were booked in was dusty and smelled dusty. The breakfast which is included in the price was fairly good.

4/10

Poor

12 Feb 2017

Didi

Unprofessional

The airport shuttle was 2 hours late!!!! They changed and gave a room in a completely different accommodation without notice.

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Close to airport with free shuttle service

Polite and helpful staff, very quiet and good proximity to the airport making it a great transit hotel

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2016

Jennie

Always a pleasant place to stay.

Friendly and helpful staff.
Easy access to the airport.
Breakfast included.
Comfortable rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2016

Eric

Affordable hotel close to Tambo Airport

I wanted a hotel close to the airport. Dove's Nest is comfortable; fancy it is not. But it is a good budget option. Breakfast way more than adequate and dinner (extra cost) was more than sufficient.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Thanks Dove's Nest for an Easy Airport Escape :)

Easy airport pickup organise through Info desk after arrival, drop-off services close to DN & allowed me to wait all afternoon in foyer til me flight was due :)

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2016

Pauline

convenient for a late night arrival in Jo'burg

the ease of a late check-in and free shuttle service was very convenient for a first visit to Johannesburg

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Nice hotel near the airport.

The staff were extremely helpful and made the whole experience stress free. Petros came to pick me up at the airport and went out of his way to help me.

2/10

Poor

21 Oct 2015

Sunil

Bad experience!

It was the worst part of our otherwise wonderful trip to South Africa. The desk staff was unconcerned & a mite rude, no air conditioning or fan in the room. Bad bathroom. Requested for a wake-up call which was ignored which nearly cost us our international flight. Asked for dinner but the lady at the desk was more busy squabbling with the guy (chef?)in the kitchen. Will not recommend this place if you're out for a pleasant stay. The Protea hotel which is next door is the place to go to.

Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Oct 2015

NN

STAY ONLY WHEN DESPERATE.

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8/10

Excellent

08 May 2015

David

Passing through Joburg

Inexpensive easy access overnight stay while passing through OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg. Evening meal available in the dining hall was simple. No nearby businesses or restaurants.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2015

Michael

cheap for cheap

OK hotel, mear to airport. room is clean and nice reception.on the reception side room is better than the other side, also safer...

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2015

Mr R

No bath

My wife complaint about the absence of a bath- I enjoyed sitting right outside the room.

Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2014

Luis

Close to airport ans noise

Just for overnigth is perfect,i d like to enjoy nocturn pub if the flight arrives late,the restaurant was close

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Bel accueil à l'aéroport. Bon systeme de navette entre l'aeroport et l'hôtel. Hotel sympatique mais très vieux. Bon déjeuner servi le matin. Retour à l'aéroport facile avec la navette. On se sentait en sécurité.

Partner