Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Wanderers

Johannesburg, South Africa

Protea Hotel Wanderers
Standard Room
Cocktail Bar
Protea Hotel Wanderers
Standard Room
Cocktail Bar

The hotel

With feng shui principles very much in evidence at this hotel, you're sure to have a harmonious holiday! There's also plenty of amenities to enjoy, including a cocktail bar that stays open 24-hours a day, and a poolside sun deck. Away from the hotel the areas of Sandton, Rosebank and the Melrose Arch precinct are not far, making this an ideal base for your stay in Johannesburg.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Children’s Playground
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Laundry Service
  • Close to City Centre
  • Tennis
  • Restaurant

Where is it

Set in Johannesburg's greenbelt in a prestigious Sandton suburb, this hotel is just minutes from major attractions. Transfer time from airport: 30 minutes.

Hotel information

229 rooms. All with air-conditioning, satellite TV, complimentary 500MB WiFi per room per day, tea/coffee maker, safe, iron and board, and hairdryer. Standard Rooms with 1 king-size bed or 2 single beds, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Big Apple Restaurant and cocktail lounge/bar (open 24-hour). Swimming pool and sun deck. Gym. Tennis* and squash* courts. Complimentary parking. Shop.

*Denotes local charge.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (153)
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Image of the Tripadvisor rating A very enjoyable's weeks stay

Apr 13, 2020 Andrew B Lincoln, United Kingdom

I had a week here towards the end of January for the Test cricket at the very close by Wanderers. I have stayed here at least three times before so know how it works so to speak. However I was somewhat apprehensive how the renovations would affect my stay, particularly from reading the recent gloomy TA reviews. I have to say that during my stay… Read more
I had a week here towards the end of January for the Test cricket at the very close by Wanderers. I have stayed here at least three times before so know how it works so to speak. However I was somewhat apprehensive how the renovations would affect my stay, particularly from reading the recent gloomy TA reviews. I have to say that during my stay apart from the odd drilling and banging I experienced no problems or inconvenience whatsoever and to be honest would hardly have known builders were in. I pre-registered for my room so I could gain immediate access to it when I arrived early in the morning. It seems Marriott have a central policy that you cannot pay for bookings by credit card over the telephone and this did cause me some time consuming difficulty but Wynand, the hotel Rooms Division Manager adopted a pragmatic, sensible and helpful approach and was a real star. I had a nice room - 517 with lovely views of the Wanderers grounds including the bowling greens, tennis courts, Wanderers Clubhouse and indeed the Wanderers cricket ground as well as Johannesburg suburbs in the distance. The Apple restaurant which is due to be renovated was pleasant, large and airy and on three levels - I preferred the middle level with lovely views out to the swimming pool. The breakfasts were good and Albert was particularly attentive. - Rachel the breakfast greeter was very friendly.The evening menu was ok and I have to say that my fillet steak was one one the nicest and best I have ever had -cooked to perfection - medium to well as recommended by the helpful Elton. The bar has a basic menu but the service is friendly and does a good burger & chips as well as bottled Windhoek lager - a definite plus. The pool is fairly small but has good tables, chairs and loungers with nice views. I used the hotel travel desk - Lux Tours to collect me from and take me back to the airport. All very efficient and reasonably priced at R570. I got a late checkout to 4pm for R500 - well worth it. A hotel shop just inside the entrance which has most essentials and there is a large ground level car park. It is a c 10 minute walk to the cricket through the Wanderers Club grounds and I also walked during the day to Melrose Arch and Rosebank - for the Red Bus trip. In summary I really enjoyed my stay here - the Wanderers grounds are a real plus, and hope to come back again. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Disappointing - would rather go somewhere else

Feb 22, 2020 MariusSchoeman Centurion, South Africa

I expected much more from Marriott hotel group. The kettle in room does not work. Temporary restaurant in one of conference rooms does not make experience any better While the Hotel offers free Wifi it is very unreliable and is not a secure connection even though they ask for room number and surname to verify when using WiFi in room. While… Read more
I expected much more from Marriott hotel group. The kettle in room does not work. Temporary restaurant in one of conference rooms does not make experience any better While the Hotel offers free Wifi it is very unreliable and is not a secure connection even though they ask for room number and surname to verify when using WiFi in room. While there is a "Conference" WiFi connection in make shift restaurant it does not have internet access. I woke up sick with the effect of smoke smell in my room even though I asked for smoke free room. Very view channels on room TV. They "brag" about an apple in every room on notice board at reception - no fresh apple in my room - I was actually looking forward to it. No shampoo in bathroom only soap and shower gel. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Under long renovation

Feb 20, 2020 olapidot1 Tel Aviv, Israel

Hotel is under long renovation. a fact that was NOT mentioned on the chain's site. the noise and smell of glue and other materials was very strong during my whole stay. Hotel has a tiny swimming pool As an elite member I was given a room facing the street, which meant non stop and loud noise from the street. lousy breakfast limited variety of… Read more
Hotel is under long renovation. a fact that was NOT mentioned on the chain's site. the noise and smell of glue and other materials was very strong during my whole stay. Hotel has a tiny swimming pool As an elite member I was given a room facing the street, which meant non stop and loud noise from the street. lousy breakfast limited variety of television channels in the room, most of them sport channels. room was very small. the windows isolation was s bad that I have heard the wind blowing during most of my stay. tiny shower in the room, veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy long time to get hot water low value for money Read less
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Feb 19, 2020 181retr

i ve stayed the last year then i would prefer second time. again? never ever. even comes to end of the world. how should i start hotel’s missing parts 1)hotel renovating and you can feel it during your stay 2)my room was at 2 floor i was use elevator but i juat can push 1floor button because 2rd one was not properly. Finally i found my way the… Read more
i ve stayed the last year then i would prefer second time. again? never ever. even comes to end of the world. how should i start hotel’s missing parts 1)hotel renovating and you can feel it during your stay 2)my room was at 2 floor i was use elevator but i juat can push 1floor button because 2rd one was not properly. Finally i found my way the kick the button then it works 3) my room was renovated but still there is some concrute parts on the bath 4)the room was renovate as per hotel commitment but there is some stuff still didnt. also all stuff was cheap. 5)i booked king size bed but they give me single bed . i learn this once i moved to my room 6)my room rate was include the breakfast but during the check in they told me that it is not including but they add the breakfast as a gift. 7)there is some one called me 3 times after arrive my room. i pick the phone but it is not working also. And there is one guy visit mu room and told me breakfast not including i have to pay for it ! damn it! i complain about my bed they told me they dont have the room. but it is not my problem. i ask breakfast and they gave a voucher to compansate this issue. 8)i was waited 10 min for coffee and 10 min for simply omlet also breakfast room was horribly smelling 9)during the check out i just ask the invoice but wait 10 min . there is another customers came to dest . they have gave them docs and check out but they hold me on there 10 min never ever go there! Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Convenient location

Feb 18, 2020 dianaen Worcester, United Kingdom

I'm not usually a fan of the Marriott Group, but this was better than expected. We were there for the cricket and the hotel is in the same complex as the cricket ground. The room was fine, but as ever with Marriott there were issues. When we arrived the computer system was down so they checked us in manually and sked us to come down later to… Read more
I'm not usually a fan of the Marriott Group, but this was better than expected. We were there for the cricket and the hotel is in the same complex as the cricket ground. The room was fine, but as ever with Marriott there were issues. When we arrived the computer system was down so they checked us in manually and sked us to come down later to finish the checking in. No big deal, except the same thing happened when we stayed at a Marriott in England. At breakfast we were accused of not being who we said we were because they had already ticked off someone against our room number. When we checked out they gave us someone else's bill. No big deal except that also happened the last time we stayed at a Marriott in England. There's a bit of a pattern here. The hotel is being refurbished, and it's no good telling existing guests that it will all be better in the future because we won't be there then. The banging above our heads started before 8 am. I haven't changed my mind about Marriott and I will avoid staying at one in the future. Read less