If you would like to book a guest room at the conference hotel, the following special room rates at The Capital on the Park Hotel are available for KBS participants:
To secure your room booking, please email Ms. Chante Niemand, Assistant Banqueting Manager, at and copy with the email subject line “2023 Kettil Bruun Society Reservation” so that you can receive the special KBS conference rate. Please note that in order to reserve a room, you need to pay 50% of the hotel fee in advance. Chante Niemand will send you an invoice, and you can pay either by card through the link in the invoice, or by bank transfer.
Two sister hotels of the Capital on the Park are located in the Sandton district and offer special rates to conference participants.
| Address: | 177 Empire Place x Rivonia Road, Sandhurst, 2196 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 (0) 11 911 5000 |
| Website: | https://thecapital.co.za/empire/ |
| Prices: | Special rates, same as those conference venue. To secure your room booking at Capital Empire, please contact Tshepang Lesoetsa, Banqueting Manager at , and copy with the email subject line “2023 Kettil Bruun Society Reservation” so that you can receive the special KBS conference rate. |
| Remarks: | Only 700 m from Sandton City and Sandton CBD, and behind the US Embassy. |
| Address: | 160 Helen Road, Strathavon, 2031 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 (0) 11 384 4900 |
| Website: | https://sevenvillahotel.co.za/ |
| Prices: | Special rates, but more expensive than on the Park and Empire.Special single rates, incl. Breakfast :· Grand Lux Room: ZAR 2150· Grand King Suite: ZAR 2650· Upper Villa Suite: ZA R 3200· Jacuzzi Villa Suite: ZAR 4200To secure your room booking at Seven Villa Hotel and Spa, please contact Verushka Maharaj, Banqueting Manager at , and copy with the email subject line “2023 Kettil Bruun Society Reservation” so that you can receive the special KBS conference rate. |
| Remarks: | Highest end hotel on our list, also located in Sandton but somewhat outside CBD, with gardens and spa. |
There are plenty of hotels, apartments and guest houses in the vicinity of the conference venue hotel, The Capital at the Park. The list of accommodations below is just a suggestion, and by no means exhaustive. It contains two basic price levels which surround the venue: (1) national and internationally recognised chains and (2) a number of value-priced options.
Please be aware that the estimated rate per night was calculated in early January 2023, so please check online for current prices. Stars are according to Booking.com.
| Address: | 20 Maude Street, Sandton 2126, Johannesburg +27 11 322 5000 |
| Website: | https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/jnbba-protea-hotel-johannesburg-balalaika-sandton/overview/ |
| Prices: | ca. 75€ per night |
| Remarks: |
| Address: | Corner of Rivonia Road and Daisy Street, Sandton, 2010 Johannesburg tel:+27 (11) 245 8000 |
| Website: | https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-johannesburg-sandton |
| Prices: | Ca. 116€ per night |
| Remarks: | The closer of the two Radissons to The Capital on the Park. |
| Address: | Corner of Rivonia and West Roads, Sandton, 2000 Johannesburg tel:+27 (11) 286 1000 |
| Website: | https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-johannesburg-sandton-gautrain |
| Prices: | Ca. 112€ per night (prepaid) |
| Remarks: | This second of two Radissons is close to the Gautrain Train station as well as relatively close to The Capital on the Park. |
| Address: | Rivonia Rd &, Grayston Dr, Gauteng, Sandton, 2031, Sydafrika +27 10 226 4600 |
| Website: | https://www.suninternational.com/maslow/ |
| Prices: | Ca. 112€ per night |
| Remarks: | The Maslow is renowned as 4-star luxury business hotel. Has a tremendous spa and is only at the other end of the block from conference venue. |
| Address: | 138 Rivonia Road, 2196 Sandton, Johannesburg, SA +27 11 322 1888 |
| Website: | https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/jnbsatw-hilton-sandton/ |
| Prices: | Ca. 86€ per night |
| Remarks: |
| Address: | 123 Rivonia Road, 2196 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 11 282 0000 |
| Website: | https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/ |
| Prices: | Ca. from 74€ per night |
| Remarks: |
| Address: | 115 Katherine Street, 2146 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 11 884 8544 |
| Website: | https://www.southernsun.com/southern-sun-katherine-street-sandton |
| Prices: | From ca. 91€ |
| Remarks: | Southern Sun is a reliable regional southern African hotel chain with most hotels in SA. This hotel within a ca. 5 min walk to conference venue. |
| Address: | 130 Rivonia Road, 2128 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 11 884 5500 |
| Website: | https://clhg.com/hotels/670/Courtyard-Hotel-Sandton |
| Prices: | From Ca. 74€ (check for specials) |
| Remarks: | Courtyard hotel is the higher end of the City Lodge Group hotel chain. Offers better quality at affordable rates. |
| Address: | 84 Katherine Street, 2031 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 79 038 9597 |
| Website: | https://www.minthotels.co.za/84katherine |
| Prices: | Ca. 54€ per night for standard king room |
| Remarks: | Suites, tents and condos also available. |
| Address: | 100 Pretoria Avenue, 2196 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 10 110 1100 |
| Website: | https://newmarkhotels.com/accommodation/the-catalyst-hotel |
| Prices: | Ca. 55€ per night |
| Remarks: | This hotel also has apartments available. |
| Address: | 150 West Street Corner West Street & Maude Street, 2031 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 10 880 4449 |
| Website: | https://www.hotelsky.co.za/ |
| Prices: | Ca. 48€ per night |
| Remarks: | Very affordable hotel with modern furnishings. Suites also available. |
| Address: | Katherine Street, Sandown, 2196 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 11 444 5300 |
| Website: | https://clhg.com/hotels/138/City-Lodge-Hotel-Sandton-Katherine-Street |
| Prices: | Ca. 60€ per night |
| Remarks: | City Lodge is a reliable national hotel chain. |
| Address: | 25 Fredman Drive, 2031 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 10 001 8080 |
| Website: | https://www.blackbrickclub.com/sandton/ |
| Prices: | Ca. 46€ per night |
| Remarks: | Quite new, very affordable addition to the collection of hotels in Sandton. Also a branch in Cape Town. |
Guest houses are commonplace in Africa and South Africa. Also, Airbnb has a large presence in the country as well and also contains guest houses. The following websites also include hotels but their main focus is on guest houses.
All three guest houses listed below are farther away from the conference venue, in the suburbs of Sandton and Joburg. Walking would take about 1 hour and driving by car takes between 8 to 20 minutes depending on route and time of day.
| Address: | 42 - 8th Street, Parkmore, 2196 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 11 784 1639 |
| Website: | https://www.clairesofsandton.co.za/ |
| Prices: | From ca. 43€ - 55€ at lower end |
| Remarks: | This guest house claims to be a 4-star guest house, among Trip advisor’s top 10 B&Bs in Sandton. |
| Address: | 45 Outspan Road, Littlefilian, 2057 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 11 784 1131 |
| Website: | https://www.lepetitfillan.co.za |
| Prices: | From ca. 70€ per night |
| Remarks: | Another guest house, rather spaciously situated on what was once a large pre-WWII dairy farm. Now area is removed from the CBD and is deep in the suburbs of Johannesburg. |
| Address: | 3 River Road, Edenburg, Rivonia 2191 Sandton, Johannesburg +27 11 803 2790 |
| Website: | https://www.rivoniabb.co.za/ |
| Prices: | From ca. 64€ per night |
| Remarks: | This accommodation is located farthest away but in a heavily tree-lined neighbourhood. |
Examples of Guest house website directories:
Distances from specific hotels/guest houses to KBS conference venue, Capital on the Park
| No. | Name of accommodation | Metres (m) or kilometres (km) | Minutes on foot |
| 1. | Blackbrick | 1.5 km | 12 min |
| 2. | Capital Empire | 1.6 km | 18 min |
| 3. | Catalyst | 300 m | 4 min |
| 4. | City Lodge | 850 | 12 min |
| 5 | Claire’s of Sandton | 4 km | 8-20 min in car |
| 6. | Courtyard Hotel | 800 m | 10 min |
| 7. | Hilton | 750 m | 9 min |
| 8. | Holiday Inn | 550 m | 7 min |
| 9. | Hotel Sky | 1.1 km | 13 min |
| 10 | Maslow | 1.1 km | 14 miin |
| 11. | MINT | 240 m | 3 min |
| 12. | Petit Filian | 3.5 m | 9-10 min in car |
| 13. | Protea Balalaika | 850 m | 10 min |
| 14. | Radisson Blu Gautrain | 500 m | 6 min |
| 15. | Radisson Blu Sandton | 450 m | 6 min |
| 16. | Rivonia Premier | 8 km | 20 min in car |
| 17. | Seven Villa | 1.7 km | 20 min |
| 18. | Southern Sun Sandton | 450 m | 5 min |
