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Dove's Nest Guest House

2.0 star property
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December 2024
January 2025

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Terrace/patio
Family Room | Private kitchenette
Family Room
Interior
Property grounds

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Free airport shuttle
    Free airport shuttle
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
78 Gladiator Street, Aero City - Rhodesfield, Kempton Park, Gauteng, 1619
  • Arwyp Medical Centre
    3 min drive
  • Kempton Park Golf Club
    3 min drive
  • Festival Mall
    4 min drive
  • Johannesburg (JNB-O.R. Tambo Intl.)
    3 min drive

Room options

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Premium bedding, desk, free WiFi

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room | Private kitchen

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Kempton Park

A stay at Dove's Nest Guest House places you in the heart of Kempton Park, within a 5-minute drive of Arwyp Medical Centre and Kempton Park Golf Club. .This guesthouse is 12.5 mi (20.2 km) from Melrose Arch Shopping Centre and 13.7 mi (22 km) from Nelson Mandela Square.
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What's nearby

  • Festival Mall - 4 min drive - 3.1 km
  • International Terminal Duty Free Mall - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Emperors Palace Casino - 7 min drive - 5.0 km
  • East Rand Mall - 10 min drive - 9.3 km
  • Wild Waters - Boksburg - 13 min drive - 16.3 km

Getting around

  • Rhodesfield Station - 15 min walk
  • Johannesburg Park Station - 21 min drive
  • O.R. Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mugg & Bean - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Soaring Eagle Spur Steak Ranch - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Jacksons - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Cappello - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Shongololo Lounge - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Dove's Nest Guest House

Guesthouse in Kempton Park with free breakfast and airport shuttle service
Dove's Nest Guest House offers 52 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers. Beds feature premium bedding. This Kempton Park guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 52 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance. This guesthouse also features barbecue grills and a reception hall. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Take advantage of the guesthouse's room service. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Room service is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi, Wired Internet (surcharge)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Extended parking on site (ZAR 40 per night)
  • Free 24-hour return airport shuttle
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:30 AM–10 AM
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Dining Room

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 10:00 AM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: ZAR 200.00

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the train station (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Extended parking fee: ZAR 40 per night
  • Late check-out fee: ZAR 200.00 (subject to availability)

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Dove's Nest Guest House Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 73 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Agnes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The serene environment
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ioana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay was very good and the shuttle service made it easy to get to the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

shili

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Doves, the best
Good location. Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Frindly
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic security and comfort is needed
The shower needs to be upgraded. The door is in bad shape, it is a security matter.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, good service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

ABIODUN

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Improvement needed electric socket not suitable
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Faith

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Carol

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Stephen

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

JOHN

Disliked: Staff & service
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

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful little place right near to the airport.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely friendly staff. A great place to stay right near the airport. Very professional and welcoming. ....and very relaxing.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

CARLOS

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Tongesayi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Melinda

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cozy and comfortable facility. Ideal for business travelers
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The sheets and towels in my room were not clean
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Eduard

Too expensive for outdated room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

Ensight

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018