Tsogo Sun’s InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Hotel and the Palazzo, Montecasino hotel each received a coveted World Travel Award at the 2013 World Travel Awards ceremony held on 1 November 2013 in Thailand.
South Africa’s only luxury airport hotel, the InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport hotel is only a 68.7 metre (225 foot) walk from the O.R. Tambo International Airport’s international’ arrivals hall.
Competing with the highest echelons of international hotels, the Palazzo celebrates its fourth consecutive win and was honoured as Africa’s Best Luxury Casino hotel.
Additionally, the InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Hotel was recognised as the continent’s Best Luxury Airport hotel for the second sequential year.
Held annually, the World Luxury Hotel Awards is an exclusive tribute given to exceptional luxury hotels worldwide.
Founded in 2007, the World Luxury Hotel Awards is recognised as the pinnacle of achievement for luxury hotels across the globe, only recognising hotels that have taken extra steps to distinguish themselves through adherence to the highest standards of quality and service.
The winners are selected from votes cast by guests, tour operators and independent travel consultants globally. For the winners, these awards signify excellence while for travellers they provide assurance of top-class quality and exceptional experiences.
South Africa’s only luxury airport hotel, the InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport hotel is only a 68.7 metre (225 foot) walk from the O.R. Tambo International Airport’s international’ arrivals hall.
It is also perfectly located for business and a mere 40 minute drive, or a 12 minute Gautrain ride from Johannesburg business hub, Sandton.
The property offers guests free Wi-Fi, quiet soundproofed rooms, quick check-in and a host of services designed to meet the needs of the modern business and leisure traveller requiring the ultimate comfort and hassle-free service.
It has drawn its inspiration from the African continent, capturing the culture and spirit of Africa using simple shapes and symbolic artefacts to create a peaceful African environment in a contemporary setting.
The opulently stylish Palazzo hotel is perfectly located in the upmarket suburb of Fourways in Johannesburg.
The opulently stylish Palazzo hotel is perfectly located in the upmarket suburb of Fourways in Johannesburg.
It forms part of the award winning Montecasino Entertainment Complex, which offers guests an endless variety of entertainment options.
Epitomising true style and luxury, the hotel offers excellent facilities for the business and leisure traveller, including a variety of tastefully decorated rooms that vary from the luxurious 3 bedroom penthouse to comfortable standard rooms that cater for all tastes and travel requirements.
As winners of a World Luxury Hotel Award, the Palazzo and the Intercontinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Hotel automatically becomes part of the very rare Legendary Hotel Association.
Tsogo Sun is the leading hotels, gaming and entertainment company in South Africa, providing a vast variety of hospitality and exciting entertainment and leisure experiences.
Combining an established heritage with a professional and energised approach, the group proudly encompasses 14 casinos and over 90 hotels in South Africa, Africa, and Seychelles.
Its hospitality interests offer the widest distribution of hotels in Africa, providing world-class accommodation across all markets, including elegant, individually branded Deluxe hotels and well-known trusted market leaders in the premier through budget segments, including Southern Sun Hotels, Garden Court, SunSquare, StayEasy and SUN1 hotels.
The urban and resort casino portfolio includes the most popular entertainment destinations, strategically located throughout South Africa.
In the Gauteng province, Tsogo Sun owns the group’s flagship property, Montecasino in Fourways, which features, among other attractions, the award-winning Teatro, Gold Reef City Casino and Theme Park in Southern Johannesburg; and Silverstar Casino to the West in Krugersdorp.
Additional properties are owned and operated in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, including the jewel on Durban’s Golden Mile, Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World.
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