Premier Hotel Quatermain — Hotel in Gauteng

This is probably the best value hotel in Johannesburg, Sandton. A hidden diamond amongst tacky coal.||If you have the class to recognise old school colonial quality, reminiscent of a serene Oxbridge college with immaculately maintained serene gardens, this is the option for you.||First up the hotel represents awesome value for money at a little over 1000 rand a night with members discount...||It is a walkable distance (at least for anybody with a bit of energy) from charming Morningside mall and it's excellent restaurants such as Hussars Grill, Tashas, Paul even Woolworths cafe etc.||The spacious rooms exude pure class - wood furniture, ultra spacious, very high ceilings, enormous bathrooms with huge bathtubs and showers, properly built during an era when standards were maintained properly.||Minus points:||The hotel is huge. You may have to walk through sweeping grass gardens to reach your room for a full 5 minutes. No lift; if you are very lazy and cannot recognise old school class when you see it, this may annoy you.||Internet in the rooms is shaky but impeccable Internet is available in the classy lounge area opposite reception. For 1000 rand a night with premier members discount or a little more, you can afford to buy your own Internet bundle rather than hanging off hotel WiFi.||The restaurant does their best, but with a relatively low number of guests it is not easy for them to match the standards of a busy restaurant. Remember you can always stroll down the hill to nearby Tasha's, Hussars Grill or Paul if you find yourself hankering after a little more...||Warning: if you are the sort of person seduced by a tacky, flashy, modern Chinese built glass glitzy hotel built 5 minutes ago in a tourist trap location next to Mandela Square , you may well perceive this hotel as "old fashioned" or "haunted". The old school class of this place, may be too far over your head for you to understand its charm. Such sort of guests - who believe to be good it must be flashy / modern, will probably not fully appreciate the high standards and real class of Quatermain...||If you can appreciate old school class at it's finest, I look forward to meeting you in the hotel lounge on my next visit..to cap it all off, this establishment even has a wood burning stove burning real firewood on cold winter nights to keep the...

I have visited South Africa on numerous occasions over the last eight years, residing in different hotels. I am not one to write reviews however on this occasion I am reluctantly compelled to do so. I checked into the Quartermain Premier on Monday 17th November. I am still in the Quatermain Premier Hotel for another's two days. The staff I have interacted with have been polite however unable to resolve a basic requirement for services one would expect from a hotel of this stature. The Big negative is that we are in a group of 16. We were checked into rooms that had no running hot water. The check in staff did not alert us about the hot water situation. I am in my sixties and had to take a cold shower on Monday 18th November. As I write I caught a cold and could not take part in this morning’s activities by the group. The excuse was that their boiler for that session of the hotel has been down for over one week. I note that other guests were checked into the session of the hotel that had hot running water. The rates for the rooms were the same. This morning I insisted on having a hot shower. I was given a key to room 214 and had to walk about 50 meters with my sponge bag under my armpit to the front desk to pick up the key for room 214. One would have expected an escort being provided to room 214 as it’s not straight forward to navigate one’s way to the allocated room to take a shower. This is akin to compound house living in where I come from. I have complained to the front desk hoping that this sad state of affairs will be resolved for me today. I have just come back from town and the young lady at the front desk that it working now. And indeed it is NOW working after enduring cold showers for two days. Not sure if I should show gratitude. I am wondering what the tourism or hospitality regulations have to...

I was invited to attend several seminars here. The venue we were in was spacious and the sound system and projector worked (often a problem at halls and venues).

I arrived early and got to appreciate the hotel's ambience. Although you are in the middle of town, it is difficult to ascertain this merely by looking and listening.

I could stand on a balcony and overlook an absolutely verdant area, hearing nothing but birdsong - during the peak of the afternoon rush hour in Johannesburg. This epitomises the atmosphere here for me.

The catering was first class too, with the pre-talk snack consisting of a platter of cheese and biscuits(very high quality). Portions were generous. Tea and freshly brewed coffee were available for the duration of the event.

During the talks spring water in reusable glass bottles was provided.

The service provided was both unobtrusive and ultra-efficient, as well as friendly. All the employees I spoke to were highly fluent in English, more so than the average South African.

I managed to be shown a room, and it is clear that this hotel does its guests very well indeed.

It is obvious that such a hotel will attract repeat customers, and it is often fully booked. I suggest booking well in advance.

Don't bother haggling for discount or other freebies (this only works if the hotel needs your custom and cannot afford to turn you away, which...