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Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker

1.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
In-room dining
Exterior
Terrace/patio
Fridge, microwave

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Business services
  • Laundry room
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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217 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193
  • Place, Everard Read Gallery
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Rosebank Mall
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, The Zone @ Rosebank Shopping Center
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Johannesburg (JNB-O.R. Tambo Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets

Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets

Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 12
  • 6 Single Bunk Beds

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Individually furnished, blackout curtains, bed sheets

Double or Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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includes taxes & fees
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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

  • Everard Read Gallery - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • CIRCA on Jellicoe - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Rosebank Mall - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Dunkeld West Shopping Centre - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • The Zone @ Rosebank Shopping Center - 17 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Mugg & Bean - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Marble Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪MiBar Martini - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Proud Mary - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Grillhouse - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker

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.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

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

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lockers
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping on request
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Communal living room
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Separate dining area
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Shared accommodation

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 at the property

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

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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

Optional extras

  • Towels fee: ZAR 30 per person, per night (or guests may bring their own)
  • 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

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Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker Reviews

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 4 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 4 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 4 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 4 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 4 reviews

4.6/10

Cleanliness

5.0/10

Staff & service

2.8/10

Amenities

4.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Morne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bedding smelled weird, the bathrooms are in horrible condition and the the security is non-existent. Weird people kept knocking on my door.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

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