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A Room with a ViewvsGemini Backpackers Lodge
Both Gemini Backpackers Lodge and A Room with a View are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, A Room with a View scores slightly better than Gemini Backpackers Lodge. A Room with a View ranks #12 in Johannesburg with recommendations from 2 publications like Rough Guide, Frommer's.
A Room with a View
Frommer's
Rough Guide
1 Tolip Street, Melville, Johannesburg 2109, South Africa
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Pool
- Free Parking
- Business Center
Frommer's "Part baroque fantasy, part neoclassical brick mansion, this over-the-top faux-Tuscan manor offers exactly what the name suggests: good views, mostly toward the Melville Koppies." Full review
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Book on the upper floor -- these have the loveliest views -- and in winter ask for a fireplace.
Rough Guide "A grand and charmingly surreal two-storey Italian-style villa, laid out and decorated in exuberant style, with twelve rooms, efficient service and plenty of light provided by balconies and skylights."
Gemini Backpackers Lodge
Lonely Planet Rough Guide
1 Van Gelder Road, Johannesburg 2160, South Africa
From $0/night
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Fitness Center
- Free Parking
- Outdoor pool
Lonely Planet "This is like a mini-backpackers empire, on rambling grounds with a pub, lounges, a snooker and pool table, a gym, a travel desk, a tennis court and swimming pool, and a huge DVD library...." Full review
Rough Guide "Rambling suburban property near Kew in the northeast of the city. There are dorms, double rooms and all kinds of extras such as a full-sized snooker table, free internet and a rudimentary gym."
