We actually chose to stay here simply because we have relatives in Pretoria and it's close to their house. As it turned out, the location is probably the best thing about the Town Lodge. The Menlyn shopping centre is literally just a few hundreds metres away and the main Jo'burg to Pretoria highway is also extremely handy. Other than that, this place is really like a very standard motel. It's certainly clean and the breakfasts are actually quite nice. You can eat the latter in a very nice garden... though you may have to set your own table. Service at breakfast was definitely far from being attentive. The people on the front desk, on the other hand, were pretty helpful. As for the rooms, they are really pretty small. We had initially booked a double room... but changed for the second night because the bed was so small (probably just 120cm wide). There was also little closet space and the bathrooms were spatially challenged too. The strangest thing about the lodge was the apparent lack of a lift (or "elevator"). We arrived late at night with heavy suitcases, were attributed a room on the 2nd floor ("3rd floor" for Americans) and were then directed simply to a set of stairs. There was no offer of any help to get our cases up there... and we did kind of wonder what would have happened if we'd been elderly or frail. To sum up, if you want a no-frills, cheap place to rest your head, then the Town Lodge is fine. Otherwise, try somewhere else!