SUNSQUARE MONTECASINO

We stopped by Piazza Hotel Montecasino after checking out of our Airbnb, planning to enjoy a quick work meeting, soak in the beauty of Montecasino and head to the airport! We initially asked reception if we could leave our suitcases while we had lunch and explored, but were told to keep them with us at the restaurant, which felt a bit unusual, especially since our waitress later suggested the opposite. A small disconnect there, but we worked around it. That said, the pizza was absolutely delicious, full of flavor and definitely more than we could finish! The setting is beautiful, making it a great spot to relax or even squeeze in a meeting like we did. The staff were friendly, though a bit hard to find at times, but the manager stepped in at just the right moment as were about to wrap our meeting and go explore. All in all, a great stop with good food, good prices and a wonderful atmosphere and Montecasino itself is always a treat to explore!

After having stayed at 2 high end hotels in Joburg, the Piazza was disappointing unfortunately. The room was incredibly small. We were not able to store our suitcases, as the luggage rack in the room was too small, we had to leave the suitcases on the floor and climb over them. We couldn't open the wardrobe door (no room to do so) and it's a single door wardrobe, so no use to a couple. The light by the bed flickered on and off so we couldn't use it. The air con was noisy but had to be left on all night due to the room being stuffy. Only one small bottle of water was provided each day between 2 people. The noise from the square outside is very loud. We couldn't reach to open the window, as there's a large dressing table in front of it. The mirror on the dressing table is set really low, I had to stoop down to use it. The noise inside the hotel was very loud too - slamming doors, people shouting in the corridor, so we didn't get much sleep. The thing I hated was having the toilet in the room instead of in a separate bathroom. This gave no privacy whatsoever. All staff were lovely and the breakfast was plentiful. Parking on site was handy. It's the rooms that let the hotel down and for this reason, we will not be staying again.

This was an overnight, didn't really get to explore the amenities, but the room was very nice and clean, convenient in terms of being near the casino. Food looked amazing and staff were helpful