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motel Mi Pi CHi

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Daily continental breakfast for a fee
Balcony
Double or Twin Room (Sun Rooms)
Shower, free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Exterior

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
35 Fourth Avenue, Melville, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2092
  • University of Johannesburg
    12 min walk
  • Johannesburg Botanical Garden
    15 min walk
  • University of Witwatersrand
    3 min drive
  • Johannesburg (JNB-O.R. Tambo Intl.)
    23 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Double or Twin Room (Sun Rooms)

Double or Twin Room (Sun Rooms)

Double or Twin Room (Sun Rooms)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Comfort Studio

  • 65 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Double or Twin Room (Courtyard)

Double or Twin Room (Courtyard)

Double or Twin Room (Courtyard)

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Comfort Apartment

  • 75 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Exterior
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About the area

Johannesburg

Located in Johannesburg (Melville), motel Mi Pi CHi is within a 10-minute drive of Johannesburg Zoo and Museum Africa. .This guesthouse is 3.5 mi (5.6 km) from South African Museum of Military History and 6 mi (9.6 km) from Apartheid Museum.
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What's nearby

  • University of Witwatersrand - 3 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Johannesburg Zoo - 6 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Apartheid Museum - 10 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Gold Reef City Casino - 11 min drive - 10.2 km
  • Sandton City Mall - 14 min drive - 11.8 km

Getting around

  • Rosebank Station - 16 min drive
  • Johannesburg Park Station - 19 min drive
  • O.R. Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tilt Coffee - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Huamin Chinese Restaurant & Take Aways - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Countess - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Reserved Cafe - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Picobella Trattoria - ‬4 min walk

About this property

motel Mi Pi CHi

Suburban Johannesburg guesthouse in Melville with free parking
Motel Mi Pi CHi offers 11 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 11 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or make use of the other amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of motel Mi Pi CHi. Continental breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Dryer
  • Laptop-compatible safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for ZAR 250.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 420.00 per vehicle
  • Rollaway bed fee: ZAR 250.0 per night

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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Masks are required at the property for guests without COVID-19 vaccination
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented at the time of check-in. Guests who plan to pay for other guests' stay must contact the property in advance.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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

Mi Pi Chi
Mi Pi Chi Johannesburg
Mi Pi Chi Motel
Motel Mi Pi Chi
Motel Mi Pi Chi Johannesburg
motel Mi Pi CHi Guesthouse
motel Mi Pi CHi Johannesburg
motel Mi Pi CHi Guesthouse Johannesburg

motel Mi Pi CHi Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 110 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 110 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 110 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 110 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 110 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Zheng Li

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice cosy place. Walls and door quite thin though. Neighbourhood seemed relatively safe to walk during the day
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mohammed

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
TERRIBLE
Terrible,we went to check in in the Evening,only for the guard to tell us that there was no electricity for the past 3 days...we had to book elsewhere and the owner Nicky promised to refund us Contstant lies and excuses but no refund...
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

christine

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

S

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anele

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rather dissapointed
The room was clean however the safe did not work. I did not feel as there was no visible security on site on the night that I stayed there. The rooms are not sound proof. If you like the sound of passing traffic and the sounds of people fornicatting. I would suggest you pass then. There was no back up electricity as there was load shedding (no electricity) at the time. The breakfast selection was bland and the selection was minimal.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stylish and clean with very friendly staff who went out of their way to make you happy
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff, comfortable room, safe and central.
Value for money, comfortable, clean and safe.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Devesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, stylish, quiet B&B
The hotel is a nice, stylish bed and breakfast located in a quiet residential area of Johannesburg. The name is really a misnomer. The staff was friendly and helpful, and even made me boiled eggs the evening before when I had to leave early for a safari. It’s a little out of the way though and you have to take Uber to get anywhere, but it’s definitely worth the price!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Penelope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
After mentioning that the safe was not working they fixed it the next day. That was so wonderful. Friendly happy service from front desk and staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lourens

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little spot
This is a lovely gem. Reasonably priced, clean rooms and great staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room has period fittings, private mini garden and stylish stone-and-bricks bathroom. Very close to the hipster center of Melville bursting with restaurants and bars
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jan Harm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money, great location and staff
This is our second time staying at Hotel Mi Pi Chi. It is such a little gem of a guesthouse offering all you need in a clean, safe and airy house. Will definitely recommend to friends and fellow travellers when in Melville.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROPERTY!!! Amenities are poor, and its not cleaned properly, bathroom facilities are outdated. The photos on the website are misleading, they photoshopped them, its way smaller in reality, and run down. With frequent load shedding in South Africa, management should have invested in a generator to ensure guests have electricity all the time.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mi pi chi,- good 4 me !
I can thoroughly recommend staying at Mi pi chi , smiling friendly staff, comfy rooms with wi fi , satellite telly and endless hot water, located in a vibey area close to shops,restaurants, nightlife etc, all within walking distance
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Kay, Lusaka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great motel, in a very very safe area. The staff was extremely accommodating and friendly. The room was very comfortable and the place is sparkling clean and the breakfast is fantastic! This is a home away from home and I will definitely be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A different type of accommodation. Large studio apartments, spacious and comfortable. Very interesting interior design and furnitures. Wonderful staff!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Joburg visit
Great place. Architecture amazing. Comfy bed, lovely staff, good fast, fabulous restaurants nearby and safe area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely place to stay, with friendly staff, good wifi, parking, clean and stylish bathrooms. A little noisy given the thin walls of the old house, but totally manageable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018