Region · South Africa
Where to stay in Gauteng
This guide covers 13 destinations in Gauteng, a first-level administrative division of South Africa, with 451 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Johannesburg, Soweto and Katlehong. Across its destinations, April to October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB).
- Destinations in this guide
- 13
- Places to stay
- 451
- Comfortable in the most places
- April to October
- Main airport
- JNBO.R. Tambo International Airport
- Currency
- ZARrand
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Destinations
Destinations in Gauteng
Every destination in this guide in Gauteng, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randburg | 337,053 | 147 | HLA · 19 km |
| Pretoria | 741,651 | 97 | HLA · 34 km |
| Johannesburg | 4,803,262 | 56 | JNB · 22 km |
| Thembisa | 463,109 | 44 | JNB · 15 km |
| Benoni | 158,777 | 34 | JNB · 9 km |
| Centurion | 236,580 | 33 | HLA · 28 km |
| Roodepoort | 326,416 | 19 | HLA · 25 km |
| Alberton | 121,536 | 8 | JNB · 19 km |
| Vanderbijlpark | 95,840 | 6 | JNB · 74 km |
| Vereeniging | 99,787 | 3 | JNB · 67 km |
| Brakpan | 73,080 | 3 | JNB · 16 km |
| Soweto | 1,271,628 | 1 | HLA · 37 km |
| Katlehong | 797,031 | JNB · 24 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Gauteng
451 hotels in Gauteng recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Satyagraha House | Johannesburg | |
| Michelangelo Towers | Randburg | 2005 |
| KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel | Johannesburg | 1970 |
| Carlton Hotel | Johannesburg | 1972 |
| Castle Kyalami | Randburg | |
| Hilton Sandton | Randburg | 1997 |
| Rio Casino Resort | Randburg | |
| The Capital on the Park | Randburg | |
| 12 Decades Johannesburg Art Hotel | Johannesburg | |
| 12 on Brecher | Pretoria | |
| 12 on Hillel Guest Manor | Randburg | |
| 12 On Vaal Drive Guesthouse | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 17 on 13th | Johannesburg | |
| 2 Leafed Doors | Randburg | |
| 24 Onvrey Guest House | Benoni | |
| 26 Degrees South Bush Boho Hotel | Roodepoort | |
| 3 Brothers B&B | Johannesburg | |
| 3 Liebeloft Guest House | Thembisa | |
| 3@Marion Guesthouse | Pretoria | |
| 314 on Clark Guest House | Pretoria | |
| 40 on Ilkey B and B | Pretoria | |
| 58 On Hume | Randburg | |
| 59 on True North Guest Rooms | Alberton | |
| 5th Avenue Gooseberry Guest House | Randburg | |
| 84 on Fourth Guest House | Johannesburg | |
| 94onWild | Pretoria | |
| A Bed Above Guest House | Pretoria | |
| Aanmani Rose Guesthouse | Pretoria | |
| Aark Guest Lodge | Vanderbijlpark | |
| About Guest Lodge | Pretoria |
When to go
Best time to visit Gauteng
From the climate of 13 destinations in Gauteng with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April to October.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 13 | 27 °C | 120 mm |
| February | 0 of 13 | 27 °C | 101 mm |
| March | 6 of 13 | 26 °C | 86 mm |
| April | 13 of 13 | 24 °C | 37 mm |
| May | 13 of 13 | 22 °C | 15 mm |
| June | 13 of 13 | 19 °C | 7 mm |
| July | 13 of 13 | 19 °C | 2 mm |
| August | 13 of 13 | 22 °C | 6 mm |
| September | 13 of 13 | 25 °C | 21 mm |
| October | 13 of 13 | 26 °C | 66 mm |
| November | 0 of 13 | 26 °C | 103 mm |
| December | 0 of 13 | 27 °C | 122 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Gauteng
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Gauteng name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
Good to know
Public holidays in Gauteng, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in South Africa
Nearby
Regions near Gauteng
Other regions of South Africa with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.