The Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa

Wonderful overnight stay at an exceptionally enjoyable property. What blew me away were the grand hotel grounds, gardens, attention's to design detail, and the size and comfort of the rooms. There’s an Alice on Wonderland theme running through the hotel, with its checkerboard floors, walkway with mirror, white rabbit details and Queen ot Hearts motifs in their tea room, The buildings itself felt deeply historic and special, we were told the property was owned by THE Oppenheimer family. I didn’t know that before arriving but I would have loved to know more about that before our stay. The rooms were very quiet, comfortable, and the hotel was located in a safe, quiet gated area within Johannesburg. As with all hotels in we experienced in Africa, there are minimal amenities (1 shower cap and 1 vanity kit), so always best to bring your own; Service was excellent but if you want a spa appointment book ahead. We were only there for a day in transit, so didn’t get to enjoy the spa as it was already fully booked when we arrived. The rooms were very large and clean, with 2 queen sized beds for us in the twin room. The pool was not clean though- which I expect because it’s winter for them at this time they don’t maintain it during this season, Overall, we really enjoyed the hotel; this was our second stay here: I highly recommend it as a safe, quiet base to stay if you’re doing an overnighter in Johannesburg.

We really enjoyed our time at the Fairlawns Hotel. The rooms were large, guiet and elegant and the breakfast buffet was simply delicious. We were only there a couple of days before starting our safari so we really didn't venture outside the hotel, but the grounds were lovely and the staff was very nice and attentive.

I was at Fairlawns for a week, and it was most enjoyable. The service was great, the rooms charming and the garden area very pleasant.