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Raphael Penthouse Suites

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

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View from room
Suite, 2 Bedrooms
Exterior
Suite, 1 Bedroom | Living area
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Gym
    Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
South Wing Nelson Mandela Squ Fifth St, Sandton, Gauteng, 2196
  • Sandton City Mall
    3 min walk
  • Sandton Convention Centre
    3 min walk
  • Nelson Mandela Square
    6 min walk
  • Johannesburg (JNB-O.R. Tambo Intl.)
    34 min drive

Room options

Executive Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 King Beds

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Luxury Penthouse, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Johannesburg

With a stay at Raphael Penthouse Suites in Johannesburg (Sandton), you'll be a 3-minute walk from Sandton City Mall and 6 minutes by foot from Nelson Mandela Square. .This family-friendly guesthouse is 7.3 mi (11.7 km) from Montecasino and 11.4 mi (18.4 km) from Gold Reef City Casino.
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What's nearby

  • Sandton City Mall - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Sandton Convention Centre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Nelson Mandela Square - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Rosebank Mall - 7 min drive - 5.8 km
  • Melrose Arch Shopping Centre - 7 min drive - 4.7 km

Getting around

  • Johannesburg Sandton Station - 7 min walk
  • Rosebank Station - 14 min drive
  • O.R. Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ghirardellis - Nelson Mandela Square - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Pappas On The Square - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Hard Rock Cafe Johannesburg - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪tashas Cafe - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Butcher Shop & Grill - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Raphael Penthouse Suites

Luxury guesthouse with free valet parking connected to the convention center in Johannesburg
Raphael Penthouse Suites offers 60 accommodations with washers/dryers and DVD players. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Televisions come with satellite channels and pay movies. Accommodations at this 5-star guesthouse have kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Johannesburg guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include safes and complimentary bottled water. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 60 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and ovens. Satellite programming and DVD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. This Art Deco guesthouse also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Take advantage of the guesthouse's room service (during limited hours). Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A train station pick-up service is provided at no charge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free secured self-parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free 24-hour train station pick-up shuttle
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 AM–10:30 AM: ZAR 150 for adults and ZAR 80 for children
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Designer shops
  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Shopping centre
  • Shopping
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • DVD player
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Separate dining area
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Washer/dryer

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Couples treatment room(s)

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Lift
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Films for purchase
  • Satellite channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Dining room
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Freezer
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Fridge
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing
  • Washer and dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

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
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
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately ZAR 150 for adults and ZAR 80 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 1090 per person (one-way)

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

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

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

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Raphael Penthouse Suites Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 19 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the friendly and helpful staff, nice furnishings in the apartments and adequately stocked with all the necessities for such accommodation! The bed was comfortable with very nice bed linen! Like the proximity to Sandton City and Mandela Sq! All in all I thought the Raphael was very good value for money! I did not like the view from my room.. faced the wall (but at least it wasn’t concrete and plain, but would have preferred a city view!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Near the mandela square with all the facilities.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Attached directly to the mall made for an easy and convenient stay. Nice lounge and kitchen gave a nice homey feel and space you dont get in a hotel room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tal

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

vimbai

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Taichi

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and clean rooms. daily room cleaning was professional. connected directly to the Sandton City mall so easy access to the restaurants and shopping.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

2/10 Terrible

Justin

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Probably the worst hotel room in Sandton
Literally terrible experience in a shabby and worn out and hugely overpriced room. I'm traveling on business and booked this property because I thought I might benefit from the lounge area and kitchen but the carpet was soaking wet from leakage from the patio, the sofa was beyond worn out, the wardrobe doors didn't slide / close properly and the bedroom still has a square CRT TV as if it's 1994! Really a terrible shambles of an experience, not to mention lifts not working on the day I arrived.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kenton

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
HIdden Gem, Great Location
Great location, great apartment, only one slight criticism and that was there was no iron or ironing board in the apartment.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Bineet, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Johannesburg at the Raphael
This is a great place to stay if you want quiet and businesses like environment but still in the midst of all the action

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Recent Stay
Furniture is dated and wifi poor.

4/10 Poor

Gerrit

Travelled with family
This hotel could be a pearl in Sandton, however, the photos of the property hide investment in maintenance. One of only a few hotels we’ve stayed in which has so few sockets for charging a laptop or indeed a phone. We found blood on the tiles in one of the two bathrooms in the 2 bedroom suite. The pigeons enjoyed our jacuzzi on the enormous balcony. We certainly weren’t going to get into that tub. A disappointing stay which didn’t meet our expectations.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Henrik

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Good location, but not living up to expectations
Good location next to best shopping and dining. Good breakfast served at nearby hotel. Spacious rooms. Mold in the rooms, poor and not very friendly service, many technical issues, for example they could not make keys for our rooms and wifi worked only half of the time. Tried to charge extra for breakfast that was included. All in all, not what to expect from a 5 star hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Markus

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Markus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Zentrale Lage beim Nelson Mandela Square
Um es vorwegzunehmen, die zahlreichen Restaurants am Square sind nicht so lärmig. Die laufenden Airconditioner allerdings schon. Das Apartment ist ein bisschen in die Jahre gekommen aber Preis/Leistung stimmt. Ideal für Familien. Im Herzen von Sandton City mit Zugang zu all den Shops und Restaurant. Nähe Gautrain. I
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Jeremy, Frankfurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Self-service in Sandton
Good