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Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker

1.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Terrace/patio
Outdoor pool
Fridge, microwave
Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets
Exterior

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
217 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193
  • Rosebank Mall
    18 min walk
  • Zoo Lake Park
    2 min drive
  • Hyde Park Corner
    2 min drive
  • Johannesburg (JNB-O.R. Tambo Intl.)
    38 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Double or Twin Room

Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets

Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Double Room, Private Bathroom

Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets

Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets

Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 12
  • 6 Twin Bunk Beds

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The price is NZ$36
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
6 Dec - 7 Dec
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About the area

Johannesburg

With a stay at Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker, you'll be centrally located in Johannesburg, within a 10-minute drive of Melrose Arch Shopping Centre and Nelson Mandela Square. .This hostel is 8.5 mi (13.6 km) from Gold Reef City Casino and 8.7 mi (14 km) from Montecasino.
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What's nearby

  • Rosebank Mall - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Johannesburg Zoo - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Melrose Arch Shopping Centre - 5 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Nelson Mandela Square - 6 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Sandton City Mall - 6 min drive - 5.7 km

Getting around

  • Johannesburg Sandton Station - 6 min drive
  • Rosebank Station - 17 min walk
  • O.R. Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Marble Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mugg & Bean - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Grillhouse - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Perrier-Jouët Champagne Garden - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Doppio Zero - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker

Suburban hostel with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker offers 10 shared accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. These individually furnished accommodations have separate dining areas. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 individually furnished guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional features at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, a communal living room, and a picnic area.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Separate dining area

Conveniences

  • Lockers available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

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
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Communal living room
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Dining room
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Individually furnished
  • Shared accommodations

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 5 percent for credit card payments
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternate location: [219 Avenue Parktown North]
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Towels fee: ZAR 30 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 5 percent

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
Long-term renters welcome

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Alcohol is not served at this property

Property is also known as

Rosebank Lodge Backpacker Johannesburg
Rosebank Lodge Backpacker
Rosebank Backpacker Johannesburg
Rosebank Backpacker
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Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker Johannesburg
Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker Reviews

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 3 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 3 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 3 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 3 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 3 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

5.4/10

Staff & service

3.0/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

3.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Célia Maria

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would never wish anyone the experience we had in this placê. It should never be called lodge for backpackers or whatever.. we have never been in a such a placê like this.. despite being in backpackers places in many other countries. Even if it was for free it would be expensive. Unhygienic room and bathroom, the hygien paper nearly to finish and even dirty, toilet leaking water, the shower not heating enough to bê warm as it was Winter. As it was not enough the room was terrible freezing. In some point my husband ask for a bath towel (there was not in the bathroom) the ‘staff’ gave us a small old bath mat..( it would be better say ‘we don’t provide any’ ). Kitchen with no glasses, no cutlery.. At the end as it had too many things to be pointed and staff not receptive at all.. we decide to survive that night and go anywhere else the day next.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Lotte Van der

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lehto

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Amazing
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2020