Gold Reef City Theme Park Hotel

Johannesburg


This hotel is one for theme park fans as it is located inside Gold Reef City, with the thrill rides and attractions all around. While the check-in desk is in a faux Victorian-era saloon, the 75 rooms themselves are spacious and blandly modern, scattered in separate blocks nearby.

Guests have free access to the park.


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