Went with two buddies (in our 30s for World Cup).
Location was walking distance to train station (equivalent of 3 blocks), but not much else around that area with regard to tourism/hanging out/eating etc. Room itself was very old, drab, but it was spacious and they kept it clean -- the bedroom was seperate from the living area, which had a sofa decent enough for sleeping (both good features for groups > 2) and decent sized flat screen Tv. Despite being up 17+ floors, you could hear street noise ...

No problems with service. Staff was courteous and overall good. Used their driver service, and though convenient, was definitely overpriced. The hotel's buffet was decent but relatively expensive (140 rand) as well. No free WIFI, but you could pay for a local service provider and the speed was sufficient.

Overall, definitely not extravagent, but not a bad place to crash. Main knock was surrounding area -- didn't seem to have places to see/eat without hopping in a taxi. Probably 15-20 minute cab to Melville or Sandton (which were good and safe bar/restaurant areas that we enjoyed).

Last thing ... as in all cities...make sure you either get a taxi price quote before you get in, or make sure they're running the meter -- most taxis we got in in JBurg seemed to not have their meters operational.

My wife and I stayed here for one night during the World Cup to watch a match in Ellis Park. We had booked two rooms as some friends were traveling with us. It was difficult for the staff to comprehend that we had booked the two rooms under two names but had paid with one card. Then they told us they offered shuttle rides to the park and ride for the World Cup. Happy to have someone else drive us, we got in the car and were charged R 20 per person to be driven about a kilometer. This did not make me happy.

On our way back, we walked from the park and ride to be greeted by several levels of security at the hotel. This did not make us feel safe. So much for walking to a pub or restaurant and eating.

The room was good: shampoo, conditioner, hair dryer (a luxury for my wife in Africa), lotions, etc. Good AC/Heat in room. Comfortable bed and large room. No complaints there. The bar downstairs offered reasonable prices, but the food is not wonderful. I would stick to drinks.

We had to check out early in the morning for our flight out and the staff was slow, not helpful and barely awake. It became very frustrating so early when you want to dump your key and run and they make you sign papers and things. Very irritating.

On the whole not too bad, but I felt they weren't prepared for the Cup. Probably better at another time.

We chose this hotel based on availability of hotels during the World Cup plus reading positive reviews about it somewhere (maybe here, but the site we booked with). Overall, the place is nice enough - but the neighborhood is not exactly safe and while the hotel provided a security escort to walk with us at night, that didn't exactly make me feel good about the location.

They provide shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotion of the eartherapy brand, plus soap, shower cap, sewing kit, etc so the amenities are top notch. They reused the same amenities from the day before (rather than giving us brand new stuff in addition to what we used). The bed was comfortable enough for a side sleeper and the room we had (309) was far enough away from the street that sleeping was quite quiet - especially seeing as how Africans were out celebrating an African nation's win one evening well into the night. (My sister was in room 315 and her room was much more vulnerable to the street noise - the hotel is circular).

It's an all suite hotel and includes a kitchenette with a fridge, hot water kettle, tea & coffee. The hotel has a sense of humor with silly sayings on the room keys, door tags and coasters (What color does a smurf turn when you choke it? was on one of our room keys). But the staff is professional - so it's more to make you smile, IMO.

Drive to airport using the Parktonian's car service was 520 RAND for 3 adults plus luggage.

Downside - we had them hold our luggage for a few hours after check out but before the airport drive. They ended up forgetting to give us 2 of our bags and we didn't realize it until we had gotten to the airport.
Upside - They sent a car out immediately to deliver the 2 pieces to us. Took an hour, so it was good we went to the airport 3 hours early. And the driver who took us, stayed with us the whole time too. They did not charge us for the delivery.

You are walking distance to Constitution Hill which is where SA's Constitutional Court now resides on the grounds of an old prison. Walk there and take the tour, it's a great look back at SA's history in the 20th century. Mandela & Gandhi were imprisoned here and the court was only just completed in 2003. It's teeming with symbolism, the court room and definitely was a highlight of our Jo'berg visit.

I stayed at the Parktonian overnight with my son we were not arrivibg at he hotel until the early hours, We stayed at the sister hotel The Protea Wanderers the previous night and no one could provide us with a map or directions.
We followed direction which we could gather by asking people. We ended up in the worst area possible, we felt really insafe, we called the hotel for direction and they could not understand English or speak it very well. We ended up getting a police escort out of the area to the hotel which was very close.
The hotel was very old fashioned and not worthy of its 4star rating. I trave a lot and would give this 2 Stars maximum. The facilities were poor the rooms not nice at all. If we had seen this hotel during the day I would NOT have stayed here.