I never write reviews, but the one other review on this hotel gives a false impression. They went for breakfast. They do not point out that the gazebo is by the river and some quarter mile walk through fields from the kitchens. Of course there will be compromises.
I have stayed at Fabz twice, for 5 days each, and this is now my favorite hotel IN THE WORLD (and believe me I know a lot of hotels). I recommended it to my boss, a similarly well travelled businessman and he is also sold.
Jo'burg is just like the Atlanta that I live in - including terrible traffic. It has multiple big American style hotels including a Las Vegas style themed/plastic/artificial/casino hotel. Your decision is simple - do you want everything as if you never left America at $240 a night or have a safe experience of a bit of Africa at a third of that (hey, if you want to prove you came to Africa, the duty free at the airport has little plastic giraffes).
Fabz is small, in a residential area and......
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