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Cheap hotels near the station in Sandton

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Updated 1 September 2026 · 26 Sandton hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Sandton, out of the 26 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.4 down to 4.1.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $34.

Rivonia Guest House

Highest rated of the five

Rivonia Guest House

★★★★★4.4 from 126 reviews

Rivonia Guest House comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.4 from 126 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under city centre and around $34 a night on the dates we checked.

26 hotels in Sandton qualified for this list and five made it. Summerview Boutique Hotel & Conference is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Rivonia Guest House1

    Rivonia Guest House

    ★★★★★4.4 from 126 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking

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  2. Summerview Boutique Hotel & Conference2

    Summerview Boutique Hotel & Conference

    ★★★★★4.3 from 135 reviews

    • Pool
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  3. 17 on Buffalo3

    17 on Buffalo

    ★★★★★4.1 from 46 reviews

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    • Summerview Guest Lodge4

      Summerview Guest Lodge

      ★★★★★4.4 from 127 reviews

      • Pool
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Pet friendly

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    • Azinnia Rivonia Guest House5

      Azinnia Rivonia Guest House

      ★★★★★4.3 from 46 reviews

      • Pool
      • Restaurant
      • Parking
      • Air conditioning
      • Airport shuttle

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    How this list was put together

    26 Sandton hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Marc Delacroix

    Marc Delacroix France

    Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.

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