Quiet and peaceful, surrounded by an amphitheatre of leafy leafy trees that are home and a resting place for many spe...
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17.4 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Features a rustic, art inspired character with the perfect location. Conveniently located only 8 kms from South Afric...
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19.7 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Sandton Lodge Rivonia offers a relaxed “home-from-home” environment for the business or leisure traveler looking for ...
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15.4 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Whether you are on a business trip or for leisure, you can enjoy an overnight stopover, a short holiday or a longer s...
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11.5 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Spread across 3 hectares of gardens, we enjoy a strong country feel with multiple reception, conference, meeting and ...
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17.8 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Offering business and leisure travellers a luxurious accommodation alternative to hotels, for both short and long-ter...
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11.1 km from Hillbrow Tower*
The self-catering suites comprise of either a one bedroom or two double bedrooms, two en-suite bathrooms, kitchen, lo...
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9.7 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Arriving at this magnificent home away from home, you will find unsurpassed levels of elegance coupled with personal ...
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9.7 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Each fully-carpeted, en-suite room features:
- A 66 cm Flat screen HD Television with PC connection
- 8 x Digital Sa...
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11.9 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Eagle Nest Luxury Accommodation is ideally located on Hendrik Potgieter road, close to N14 and the N1 in Roodepoort. ...
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19.1 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Ginnegaap Guest House has 9 en-suite rooms and 3 apartments/family units, each with a design and character of its own...
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4.7 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Modern self-catering suites comprise of two double bedrooms, two en-suite bathrooms, kitchen, lounge, dining room, an...
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9.9 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Dove’s Nest Guest House is an established provider of Accommodation and Shuttle/
Transport Services, to include a tot...
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19.6 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Upmarket apartment located in Bryanston, South Africa's silicone valley. The Sandton CBD is a 5 to 10 minute drive ...
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15.4 km from Hillbrow Tower*
A charming property to delight you with a lush garden, enormous pool and six charming rooms, Two of which are convert...
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7.1 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Large property with 6 Bed and Breakfast options and 8 self catering units. Enormous stand with plenty off-street par...
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6.3 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Designed for travelling executives, these suites provide all the comforts of luxury accommodation in a quiet, private...
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14.8 km from Hillbrow Tower*
El Gecko Bed & Breakfast is well located to serve commercial, as well as casual visitors. Our suites are tastefully f...
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12.3 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Situated in Johannesburg in the Gauteng region. Houghton Estate is an exclusive suburb close to all amenities. Hought...
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3.6 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Quail's Nest Guesthouse offers self-catering or bed and breakfast and is located on the host's property, situated in ...
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18.7 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Additional services offered at the Gallo Manor Country Lodge includes the following:
Full Internet access and Email...
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14.7 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Birch Tree cottage is a bed and breakfast that offers you home living. We would like to invite you to experience a tr...
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16.5 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Located in the pulsating heart of Sandton's CBD, Weom Apartments exemplifies a new luxury. This is Johannesburg's ans...
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10.2 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Flamingo Rest is a collection of self-contained garden flats with en-suite bathrooms and private kitchen facilities. ...
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18.5 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Architecturally based on a Modern Tuscan theme, the estate building, serene country garden, swimming pool and jacuzzi...
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6.5 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Located on Sandton’s prestigious Nelson Mandela Square,
the DAVINCI Hotel and Suites offers guests all the luxuries a...
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8.8 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Ferndale Lodge is situated in the upmarket suburb of Ferndale, Johannesburg and offers comfortable Bed and Breakfast ...
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12.6 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Tranquility prevails on this three hectare property in the midst of an enclosed nature trail, more than a hundred ind...
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18.2 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Mulberry House is an up-market a 4 bedroom house with two bathrooms. It has a garden with a lovely patio and braai / ...
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11.7 km from Hillbrow Tower*
Sunbury B&B is situated in a friendly and beautiful neighbourhood of Melville. We are in close proximity to universit...
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3.9 km from Hillbrow Tower*
*All distances listed are as the crow flies, and not actual travel distances.
Johannesburg Zoo, Bensusan Photographic Museum, SAB World of Beer, Satyagraha House, Enoch Sontonga Memorial Park, Sandton City, Nelson Mandela Square, Moyo Restaurants, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, Nelson Mandela Bridge, Rand Easter Show, Constitution Hill, Brenthurst Gardens, Apartheid Museum, Radium Beer Hall, Oriental Plaza, The Bag Factory, Standard Bank Gallery, ABSA Art Gallery, MuseuMAfricA
Owned by the country’s largest telecommunications company, the Hillbrow Tower is South Africa’s – and Africa’s – tallest building. It’s staggering to think that the tower was constructed way back in 1971 and still holds this title. It can be seen from afar, a familiar beacon for anyone seeking directions through the streets of Johannesburg.
The Hillbrow Tower was built in a densely populated area and erected to a height of 269m to ensure it remained well above the average highrise building in order to send out microwave signals, a new technology at the time. The foundations went deep into the ground, to 40m to limit the building’s movement.
In 2005 the building was renamed the Telkom Johannesburg Tower but the name has failed to stick and South Africans continue to refer to it as the Hillbrow Tower.
In the early years, the tower was open to the public and the long ride in the lift... Show more
