Does Ginnegaap Guest House have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Ginnegaap Guest House pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Ginnegaap Guest House?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Ginnegaap Guest House?

Check-in start time: 7:00 AM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Ginnegaap Guest House?

Check-out is at 10 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Ginnegaap Guest House provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of ZAR 500.00 per vehicle applies.

Where is Ginnegaap Guest House located?

This family-friendly Johannesburg guesthouse is located in the historical district, within a 15-minute walk of 7th Street, Campus Square Shopping Centre, and University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg Botanical Garden and Melville Koppies Nature Reserve are also within 1 mi (2 km).

Ginnegaap Guest House Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

25 March 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Havre de paix non loin de l’animation. Personnel attentionné

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

SIMON

22 February 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place in a great neighborhood

nice place in a great location. You can easily walk to many bars and restaurants.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

12 December 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nettes Guesthouse in einer interessanten Gegend. Für eine ausgedehnte Bar und Restaurenttour in der 5th street bestens geeignet.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann , Chicago USA

13 March 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A Charming Guesthouse in Melville!

Corlien and Pierre were very hospitable and friendly hosts. They have an excellent staff who work hard to ensure one's comfort (kudos to Patrick, Pretty and Patience!). The breakfasts were delicious...the menu extensive. As a cat lover, the very lovable Cesar made the environment like home!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

10 December 2017

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Ein Nacht ok.

Hotel hat ein Paar gute Zimmer, Rest sind nicht gut.Personal und Besitzerin freundlich.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

13 August 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Friendly staff and great service

Overall my stay here was very pleasant. The staff were warm and welcoming and took extra care to arrange for a very early morning departure and even made sure that I had breakfast before I left. The room was spacious with separate bathroom and closet areas. My one complaint is that the room was quite chilly with no heat and my visit was in the winter. Electric blankets are provided for the bed at night but, the room itself was too cold to comfortably relax in during the evening. (I understand that central heat is not common in SA but, a few small space heaters available to guests who request them would have made my stay a 5/5.)

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

17 July 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful stay!

We loved it. Everyone is very friendly, the breakfasts are excellent and it is close to shops and restaurants in Melville which is a great area, Also, Jacob, the driver and tour guide is affiliated with the guest house is great as well.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

leeanne

26 June 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay! with the best staff

Everyone went out of their way for my mom and I- would stay there again- room is super clean- super friendly staff and GREAT food

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

zozo, Toulouse

19 April 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Très bon hôtel

Très sécurisé et dans un quartier assez sûr et calme, cet hôtel à la décoration simple et sobre est élégant. Les lits sont très grands et confortables, les chambres spacieuses et décorées avec bon goût. Le personnel est agréable, discret et sympathique. Le petit déjeuner est bon, copieux et d'assez bonne qualité : fruits frais, céréales, omelettes ou porridge...5 minutes à pieds suffisent à rejoindre la zone animée (bars, restaurants, commerces). Notre sdb était sombre et pas fermée par une porte mais par une fine cloison coulissante : peu d'intimité. Le jardin et la terrasse pourraient être plus agréables et accueillants avec de petites tables ou fauteuils (il y a une seule table avec des bancs au milieu du jardin, 2 fauteuils sur la terrasse et 2 transats dans le jardin; en cas de pluie, comme ce fut le cas pour nous, impossible de se retrouver entre amis pour discuter ailleurs que dans la salle à manger, à table, car il n'y a pas de salon).

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

31 January 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

the place is nice . moderate safety in district

nice place . wonderful staff. but only save to walk around till 5pm

10/10 Excellent

Tom, Corrientes, Argentina

17 January 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place, warm staff

We had a lovely stay at Ginnegaap. The staff and owner were so nice and attentive to our needs, even when we asked for a cab arrangement after reception had closed. The room has everything you need, including a huge bed, a safe deposit box, a nice bathroom with amenities, a flat screen TV, an iron, and even an emergency button just in case. Breakfast was big and has a lot of options, and if you have to leave before breakfast time (like we did) they can prepare one for you the day before so you don't miss out on that as well. Overall, a wonderful place.

8/10 Good

Ed, Naples, Italy

7 January 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quaint residence near hip area.

The owner and staff were very friendly. They helped organize a day tour of Johannesburg which is key for this city. Great breakfast, much more than we expected from a hotel in this price range. Room was modest but clean and had everything we needed. I would recommend this place as it gives you a chance to also explore the Melville neighborhood, which is a nice diverse area and close to everything.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

7 January 2017

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Excellent urban retreat

Really nice place, great value and very well stocked apartment with kitchen too.

10/10 Excellent

Eirik Hoff

21 December 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great guesthouse, conveniently located in Melville.

6/10 Okay

Paula

19 December 2016

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Hotel ok para 3 estrelas

Hotel é ok para 3 estrelas. Poderia estar melhor preservado. Nao possui chuveiro, apenas banheira. Achei muito inconveniente. As fotos do hotel são mehores que a realidade. Fiquei um pouco decepcionada.

10/10 Excellent

Moritz

5 December 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place - like a family home!

We loved the place. It is like a big private house, nicely decorated, lovely staff and a great breakfast! The only negative points would be: Wifi is limited and then you have to pay (we watches one netflix and then the limit was reached) and the noise from rooms above. We arrived after a 10h flight and wanted to get a good nights sleep before heading to Kruger. Unfortunately we woke up at 2am and couldn't sleep for more than an hour as we heard people moving around in the room above us and dropping things on the floor. From about 4am a very loud house alarm sounded and wasn't switched off for at least 30 minutes. Apart from this the place was fantastic!

8/10 Good

Andrew

3 December 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Comfortable stay. Tired decor. Goad service. Hospitable host. We stayed as part of tour. Decor needs to be upgraded and someone needs to look at risk with multiple electrical sockets. All in all host accommodating. Clean and comfortable if not at tad tired.

8/10 Good

Adriana, Ciudad de México

9 May 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Love Ginnegaap

Amazing service in Ginnegaap, we didn't have any problem, everything was perfect. The breakfast was delicious. Ginnegaap is very close of the 7th street were you can find a lot of restaurants and places to buy souvenirs

10/10 Excellent

Christine

6 May 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This is a lovely guest house and everything is decorated beautifully. The room and bathroom is very attractive and comfortable. It is possible to walk a short distance to some nice restaurants. Breakfast on the verandah was terrific and of very good quality.

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Hambühren / Deutschland

5 April 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Familiäres Ambiente im Gasthaus in Melville

Kleines familiäres Gasthaus mit freundlichem Empfang und ausgefallener Frühstückskarte. Schöner Garten mit Sitzgelegenheiten und Gemeinschaftspool. Gesicherter Parkplatz vorhanden. Guter Service und auf Wünsche wurde eingegangen. Empfehlenswert. Kleines Einkaufszentrum und Restaurants in der Nähe.

10/10 Excellent

Amy, Melbourne

13 January 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place to stay in a good neighnborhood

Enjoyed our stay here.

8/10 Good

Sissel, Oslo

10 January 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rolig og fint hotell i trygt område

Vi ba om tidlig innsjekk og fikk kjapt svar på at det ikke var noe problem, og vi ble ikke belastet for frokosten vi fikk da vi ankom tidlig den formiddagen. Gjestehuset er i veldig god standard og har fine, store rom. Det eneste som trekker ned er dusjen og at det var ganske lytt i bygningen. Området er trygt og fint, og du finner alt du trenger i nærheten. Du får mye for pengene, de har veldig hyggelige ansatte og også en veldig fin hage. Vi anbefaler absolutt gjestehuset!

8/10 Good

Regina F, Mossel Bay, South Africa

12 October 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Friendly, secure and a great location!

This Bed & Breakfast is very good value for money. The rooms are comfortable and very clean. The staff is very willing to please the guests. The breakfast is lovely, and you can pretty much have breakfast "your way". The location is good for Melville, and there is a nice little Italian restaurant a couple of blocks away, walking distance. If you are a light sleeper, then request the double digit rooms. I had room 1 and while it's a nice room, it's a the front of the house, and thus, noisy. I will return to this B&B.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

3 October 2015

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Slidt!

Levede ikke op til forventningerne fra billederne. Meget nedslidt! Fik ikke det værelse, vi havde betalt for. Havde booket en lejlighed med flere senge, men fik et dobbeltværelse med én seng og tekøkken.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

30 September 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Charmigt och personaligt

Trevligt och rymligt rum med egen täppa. charmig personal, med gångavstånd till trevliga restauranger. Stannar gärna här igen.

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