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A Room with a View vs African Pride Melrose Arch, Autograph CollectionR

Both African Pride Melrose Arch Hotel and A Room with a View are endorsed by experts. On balance, A Room with a View scores slightly better than African Pride Melrose Arch Hotel. A Room with a View ranks #12 in Johannesburg with endorsements from 2 sources including Rough Guide, Frommer's.

A Room with a View
A Room with a View
7 / 10
1 Tolip Street, Melville, Johannesburg 2109, South Africa
From $0 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Pool
  • Free Parking
  • Business Center
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Part baroque fantasy, part neoclassical brick mansion, this over-the-top faux-Tuscan manor offers exactly what the name suggests: good views, mostly toward the Melville Koppies." Full review
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Book on the upper floor -- these have the loveliest views -- and in winter ask for a fireplace.
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"A grand and charmingly surreal two-storey Italian-style villa, laid out and decorated in exuberant style, with twelve rooms, efficient service and plenty of light provided by balconies and skylights."
African Pride Melrose Arch, Autograph CollectionR
African Pride Melrose Arch, Autograph CollectionR
7 / 10
1 Melrose Square, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa
From $106 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This ultramodern hotel is within the shopping, dining, and residential enclave Melrose Arch. ... The rooms are well equipped, and each has a view of the pool and garden or overlooks a square." Full review
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Sip a cocktail here while soaking your feet in the heated pool, which has music piped underwater.
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"This spare, slick, ultramodern masterpiece is bursting with cool features including rooms with 20 choices of mood-lighting... and a heated swimming pool where you can dine in the water." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Guests are in the heart of the action if they book a stay at the African Pride Melrose Arch Hotel, a slick property with 118 stylish, contemporary rooms adorned with modern African art." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"You've arrived in Joburg! After our long journeys, we’ll meet up this evening in the cozy hotel lounge of the Melrose Arch Hotel, Joburg’s hip and swanky hotel and our 'home base'. Hear..." Full review