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Situated in the most exclusive residential suburb of Johannesburg, the Westcliff Hotel is known as one of the city’s most famous and luxurious hotels. Situated on a hill overlooking Johannesburg Zoo, the hotel is located just 30 minutes from O.R Tambo International Airport. Its hillside setting in vast Tuscan-style grounds with cascading, sculpted gardens and elegantly opulent accommodation evoke a bygone era of leisure and refinement in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.

The Westcliff Hotel offers stylish and modern rooms modelled on the homes of the Johannesburg rich and famous set at the turn of the century. Rooms feature satellite TV, private marble bathrooms with toiletries, tea and coffee facilities, as well as private balconies and guaranteed opulence. The hotel boasts a dedicated Business Wing comprising 32 rooms tailored to meet the specific needs of business travelers. All Business Rooms are equipped with a fully stocked mini-bar, high speed wi-fi internet access, a writing desk with stationery, a digital safe, printer and private fax machine and all rooms are conveniently located close to the business centre – ideal for informal meetings.

Situated close to a wide range of activities, the Westcliff Hotel was included among the list of 140 of the world’s top new hotels in the world in 2009, by Condé Nast Traveler. Johannesburg is lively, affluent and cosmopolitan, offering the visitor a tempting array of superb restaurants and bustling world-class shopping centres, yet it is also fresh and breezy with golf courses, botanical gardens and well-manicured parks dotted amongst its amenities. The new concierge desk offers a range of personalised services, including visits to private art galleries, historic walks and township tours to name a few. With easy connections to the Blue Train and Rovos Rail, the city is the gateway to the whole of southern Africa, including the world-famous Kruger National Park.