Hallmark House, Johannesburg
Expert reviews
“With Johannesburg’s inner city booming in recent years, the only thing missing was a luxury hotel catering to high-end travelers not keen on staying in the tony suburbs. Last year’s opening of the Hallmark House changed that: The 46-room hotel, which occupies two floors of a building designed by David Adjaye, has stellar skyline views and is close to all the action in the Maboneng Precinct.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Johannesburg.
“A trendy new hotel designed by star architect David Adjaye in arguably the most exciting and enjoyable creative quarter of South Africa’s largest city. The first high-end accommodation in regenerated Maboneng, this is an ideal place from which to explore the new, vibrant Johannesburg.”
“One of the latest projects of Propertuity, the developers of Maboneng, is this hip hotel with rooms on floors four and five of a renovated 1970s building. The lofty ceiling rooms are spacious, with polished concrete floors, balconies and African print headboards on the beds.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Free Wifi
- Private parking
- Friendly staff
All you need to know
Located in the hip Maboneng District near several attractions and restaurants, Hallmark House is a modern hotel situated in a former diamond-polishing facility. Although this building is historic, the rooms couldn’t be more contemporary! Visitors enjoy its close proximity to the Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Art Gallery, and the Ellis Park train station. When you stay at the Hallmark House, you’ll have the entire city at your fingertips!
Each room at Hallmark House features abundant natural light, colorful accents, and quirky touches, featuring African inspiration throughout its interior design. Guests can choose from standard rooms, deluxe rooms, suites, and the penthouse. Perks include a dedicated workspace, TVs with satellite, air-conditioning, and free Wi-Fi.
This hotel has three dining options: Marabi, Rooftop, and Thorn. The Marabi Club is an in-house jazz club and cigar lounge serving top-notch food and drink. Located in the basement of the Hallmark House, this is a must-visit while you’re here. Rooftop, situated on the 15th floor, serves lighter bites and cocktails with incredible views of the neighborhood and city. Thorn, a colorful and unique space, specializes in coffee and brunch, but also has a lunch and dinner menu. You won’t go hungry while you’re here!
Hallmark House has a small fitness center, in addition to an onsite dance studio and barbershop. From weekend events to incredible dining, there’s no better place to stay in Johannesburg!
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Location
Recent guest reviews
18 December 2023
Beat experience ever! I’m definitely coming back!
Loved the balcony and the rooftop experience was amazing!
8 December 2023
Very good
The lady at the front desk was so friendly and very assuring of the safety of the venue considering the area, .
The towels were so worn out. They need replacement.
4 December 2023
A good place If you want to stay in Johannesburg downtown.
The restaurant in the hotel is very nice, the rooms are very clean and modern. The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful.
The wifi connection is very weak inside of the hotel rooms, it was only working perfectly in the lobby. The rooftop bar is closed from monday - wednesday.
1 December 2023
Restful leisure
The comfort, peaceful sleep I had in an unfamiliar bedding was bliss
The lack of communication amongst the staff had me in a little rage for something I had prior clearly communicated
18 November 2023
Very good
Everything
18 November 2023
Good place - artistic —kind of sketchy neighborhood
Very nice , cool vibe , artsy Good value , helpful staff
The neighbourhood was a bit sketchy
15 November 2023
Good facilities and staff, but dodgy Wi-Fi and neighbourhood bring it down
The staff were very attentive and helpful, they ensured we stayed safe and escorted us to the shop as we were advised to not walk around the area alone. Unfortunately the area around the hotel is dangerous but the property was secure and had great facilities. The room was enormous and we found everything to be clean. Loved the jazz club downstairs too.
The Wi-Fi was often quite slow, and unfortunately we had some noisy neighbours that were playing music through the early hours of the night. The noise from outside can be loud too. The location was very rough so in hindsight we would have stayed around Rosebank instead.
31 October 2023
Fabulous
Everything
30 October 2023
Exceptional
The place is beautiful and feels luxurious. I enjoyed the rooftop and Marabi jazz lounge 👌🏾 😍.
The portions of the food are too little.
24 October 2023
The place to be in joburg
The roof top, the restaurant, the staff. Rooms are nice too. Central position in town. One more time the roof top. And the jazz club and the arts.
Could have been cleaner, and also,,sadly but not because of hotel, the area is unsafe, the hotel is like a golden jail. Water was not really hot, they said because too long time without using. But O give a 8, the experience was good.
24 October 2023
Great CBD hotel with amazing jazz club.
Marabi Club downstairs is brilliant, Rooftop bar at the top also cool. Dodgy location but fine when you’re inside and you can easily get Ubers around to Maboneng etc.
17 October 2023
Great stylish hotel near to Maboneng
Great friendly hotel. Spacious comfortable room. Lovely vegan breakfast.
The location does mean you need to take a taxi for every trip even short distances.
15 October 2023
Trendy building in a central location, good value for money
Vibrant building, trendy hotel. Nice and central
12 October 2023
Very good
Place was clean, friendly staff,comfortable bed and lovely breakfast
The location, the street is scary especially at night there is too much noise and too busy was even scared to go out and buy a cold drink
9 October 2023
Sweet and short night stay, great entertainment value. Memorable.
Well-decorated rooms with ample light and air-conditioned to suit any comfort level. Neat and well-cleaned spacious rooms. Perfect for a night out in Joburg.
Parking is tight. One needs special parking skills to manoeuvre the parking bays.
7 October 2023
Easy to find hotel, not any amazing views from my side, helpful staff
The lobby looks lively
Once you go past the lobby the mood changes and it’s not pleasing if you alone, there’s no ramp and of course I wouldn’t like to use wheel chair bound people lift . But would have helped for my bags but going up the stairs is not fun, also there aren’t enough signs once you head to your room everywhere looks the same so it’s like you in a maze .
27 September 2023
We enjoyed our stay. Spacious and urban style room. The roof top terrace was something to experience
We enjoyed our stay. Spacious and urban style room. The roof top terrace was something to experience. Very friendly and helpful staff.
25 September 2023
Nice stay
Nice room, all you need is there
Hot water took a while and no nice view/neighborhood but i guess thats normal in joburg :)
23 September 2023
Wonderful stay
Great and kind staff
17 September 2023
Pleasant
Staff members and the building was beautiful
There were no towels
28 August 2023
I had a great peaceful time, something that was long overdue
Clean, minimalistic and stylish
The Location
25 August 2023
Very good
The staff was helpful.
Lifts not working properly.
22 August 2023
Beautiful hotel, comfortable room, very friendly staff
The hotel is beautiful. Our room was comfortable and spacious. The restaurants were good and reasonably priced. The staff was very friendly and helpful.
Nothing to complain about
17 August 2023
Very good
great location if you fully want to enjoy the Marabi Club, Maboneng and Downtown Joburg
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Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Minimarket on site
- - Grocery deliveries (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Golf course (within 3 km) (additional charge)
- - Nightclub/DJ
- - Evening entertainment (additional charge)
- - Fitness classes
- - Personal trainer
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance (additional charge)
- - Live sport events (broadcast)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
- - Auditory guidance
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
22 December 2023
Pleasant
Good value for money
The service in the restaurant for breakfast