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Outdoor pool
3 restaurants, breakfast served
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Interior
Property grounds

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Gym
  • Breakfast available
  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Spa

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Viewpoint Street, Bartlett, Boksburg, Gauteng, 1459
  • OR Tambo Conference Centre
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • East Rand Mall
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Emperors Palace Casino
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Johannesburg (JNB-O.R. Tambo Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

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About this property

Birchwood Hotel & Or Tambo Conference Centre

Family-friendly hotel connected to a shopping centre in Boksburg with 3 restaurants
This hotel features 3 restaurants, a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas is provided, as well as free self parking, a free airport shuttle and a free shopping centre shuttle. Other amenities include a nightclub, a fitness centre and a sauna.
Birchwood Hotel & Or Tambo Conference Centre offers 665 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include a separate bath and shower, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a sauna and a fitness centre.

Children aged under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Mangwanani African Spa has 3 treatment rooms. Services include facials, body treatments and manicures and pedicures. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub and a steam room. The spa is open selected days.
With your stay at Birchwood Hotel & Or Tambo Conference Centre, you're connected to a shopping centre and just a quick walk from OR Tambo Conference Centre. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and a free round-trip airport shuttle.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Dining options include 3 restaurants and a coffee shop
  • Buffet breakfast offered for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Indulge with body treatments, massages or facials at Mangwanani African Spa
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and a porter
  • On-site recreation includes a gym, a steam room and a sauna
  • Steps from OR Tambo Conference Centre and 7 minutes on foot from Wild Waters - Boksburg
  • Free airport and shopping centre shuttle service
Birchwood Hotel & Or Tambo Conference Centre offers its guests a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a sauna. There are 3 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/cafΘ. A business centre and meeting rooms are available.

A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. A nightclub, a fitness centre, and spa services are also featured at the family-friendly Birchwood Hotel & Or Tambo Conference Centre. A roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times and A shopping centre shuttle are free. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Boksburg hotel.

Guests can enjoy buffet breakfast for a fee.
Tazza Caffe and Wine Bar – This coffee shop serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
The Grill at OneTwenty – This steakhouse serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open selected days.
The Hotspot – This sports bar serves lunch and dinner. Happy hour is offered. Open selected days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free return airport shuttle at scheduled times
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Casino shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free shopping centre shuttle
  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee: ZAR 165 per person
  • 3 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Tazza Caffe and Wine Bar
  • The Grill at OneTwenty
  • The Hotspot

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Racquetball/squash
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • TV in common areas
  • Volleyball

Family friendly

  • Cot
  • In-room babysitting
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Full-service spa

  • 3 treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Hot tub
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage
  • Sauna
  • Spa open select days
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Built in 1998
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Cot
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cots (infant beds) are available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately ZAR 165.00 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

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Birchwood Hotel & Or Tambo Conference Centre Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 171 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 64 out of 171 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 171 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 171 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 171 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

linda, Uk

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Our room wasn't ready for us checking at 7pm

We just arrived at the hotel after flying from the UK, we waited for the shuttle from the airport for over an hour to finally arrive after 7pm to check in. The hotel was really busy dealing with conferences and the receptionist told us to sit and wait for our room as it's not clean yet. After over 30mins wait we were offered a double room instead of a twin we booked, or wait even longer due to the conferences. We finally got our room key about 9pm. The food, staff and room all fine at the hotel but we felt like our booking didn't count as we are 1 room and the conference matter more as they had hundreds of rooms. Wouldn't stop here again or recommend it to anyone, unless it was for a conference and not a leisure visit or stop over as this is the only type of customers that this hotel are bothered about.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Transit at Johannesburg

My stay was very pleasant except for the annoying power cut which resulted in me being moved to another room as I was too close to the noisy back up generator that had to be activated. The staff was quick to apologies and made the room transfer with no hassle what so ever.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

CKD Summit

I stayed for only one night. It takes too long to get hot water in the shower and the shower rooms are too slippery.

8/10 Good

Nicolette

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

8/10 Good

Stephen, Manchester

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

Good but needs improvement.

Even though I made the booking with Hotels.com (and paid) over three months before my stay, the hotel had no record of me when I arrived. After a long day, this was irritating and unnecessary. After about half an hour, the management agreed to provide a room against a credit card imprint, and from then on, the stay was pretty good. By the time I left, an e-mail had been sent to me home PC confirming that the booking was found and that no additional extra would be taken. This aspect needs to be tidied up. The location is a busy conference centre on an extensive site, so golf carts take guests to and from reception.When I was leaving, I called for a cart but seven calls and two and a half hours later, I walked ten minutes to reception to check out, with no cart in evidence. I had agreed that in the circumstances, this "late" check-out was not a problem. Luckily, I was in no hurry to hit the road, so no harm done, but if I had been leaving for the airport, I would have been stressed! Needs a little polishing, but I would certainly stay there again.

8/10 Good

Rando, Zürich

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

Comfortable Stay near OR Tamboo

Quite and verry usefull

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

15 Years ExperienceI

I have been staying at The Birchwood when arriving/departing on my annual visit to South Africa for the past 15 years. During this time it has grown in status and stature every year providing comfort, convenience, beauty, safety and friendly service all at 5 star level and a reasonable price. This year was no exception. I would not consider anywhere else. Looking forward to next year and more after that.

8/10 Good

Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Interesting stay

The stay was interesting. I was surprised at the size of the hotel. The room is clean and neat. The staff is friendly and counter service efficient. It was the first time I was carted around in a golf cart between my room and the main building. It was fine but I can imagine that it may be cold in winter. I would like to recommend that you put up a notice board / map which indicates the location of venues that also clearly display which workshops / conferences are held in each venue.

6/10 Okay

Federico, rome

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

quick stop in johannesburg

Comfortable and with all the primary needs fully satisfied. Remark on wi-fi in the room, it was really unstable and sometime not usable.

10/10 Excellent

Etta, Bloemfontein

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

awesome stay

It was marvellous. I'm definitely going to stay there again

6/10 Okay

Andre, windhoek

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good choice for a night

I just stay 1 night. I choose this hotel because it is near the airport, there was a shuttle from and to the airport and the shopping center. But the room was not as it may be at the reservation. No aircon, 2 beds but no 1 queen size... But the reception could change the room, but we had preferred to stay in our room

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Decent but not exceptional

Sounds of airplanes taking off and landing can be heard but overall a neat comfortable hotel. Wont be a bad idea to change the TV which was a bit old and showers are very small

6/10 Okay

JOHNNY, Rustenburg

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

NOISY STAY

It was a good stay. The noise was just terrible at night. There was a baby screaming for 3 hours non-stop, and the other guests were very roudy when returning to their rooms. As we were doing a cycle race early the next morning, this was very disturbing as it kept us from getting a good nights sleep. Service at reception was excellent.

8/10 Good

Lebogang, Gaborone, Botswana

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

Great stay

I attended a two day workshop there, the room was very comfortable, i like the idea of a lockable closet. The hotel offers porter transport around the yard, which makes it easy to get around especially when you are unfamiliar with surroundings.

8/10 Good

Bernard, Seychelles

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

Hotel very well situated and close to malls

Pleasant but could have been better if all the facilities were available and free wifi was also available in the room.

6/10 Okay

lyn, Uk

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

I didn't want to complain

I booked on internet n the hotel was not expecting me. They gave me a dirty room n I had to ask the cleaners to clean. The bathtub was blocked

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed two nights. The reception was very kind, and the room condition was excellent

2/10 Terrible

Deb, Vereeniging

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

Never Again

Room paid in full for king size bed before arrival. On arrival was told there were no king size beds available. Bath hose attachment in need if repair. Leaking caused floor to flood. Non smoking room with strong smell of cigarette smoke. Never again.

8/10 Good

Prakash

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

10/10 Excellent

Lulama, King William's Town

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

great experience

great

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Happy stay

I came in for one night to do a race. Was thrilled with the online booking price. Had a great stay,thank you.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Birchwood Hotel .Ok

Room was far from receptionist,TV was old and small compared to the internet site.The bathroom and rooms looks much nicer on the internet.Conference facility is up to stand.Very smarth Receptionist area.Overall experience good.

6/10 Okay

Cameron, Canada, Edmonton

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

will stay a different hotel next time

did not like the room on this visit

8/10 Good

Cameron, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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

staff offer 4 STAR Service

My Son and his uncle stayed there for a few days and they really liked the hotel. They said they would stay again there but gets booked up pretty fast at this location

8/10 Good

melrose phumzile

Liked: Staff & service