Renovated in 2003, this air-conditioned hotel comprises a 20-storey
main building and a 28-storey annex with 564 rooms, including 38
suites, 15 studios, 2 wheelchair-accessible rooms and 101
non-smoking rooms. The lobby houses a 24-hour reception, a currency
exchange facility, a safe and a lift. Further facilities include a
shop, a bar, a beauty salon, dry cleaner's/laundry and 4
restaurants serving Japanese, African, Portuguese and Italian
cuisine. The ?Vilamoura' restaurant offers seafood specials into
the early hours. In addition, there is a conference room and a
public Internet connection. Secretarial, room, laundry and medical
services, as well as a garage, are on offer. There is also an
airline desk and a tour desk within the hotel.
Rooms
The rooms come with a bathroom with a telephone, bathrobes and
hairdryer, tea and coffee-making facilities, a direct dial
telephone with voice mail, satellite/cable TV (pay TV) with a
remote control and a wide range of film and satellite channels, a
modem for Internet access, a minibar, a fridge and a hire safe.
Guests can check out by video in their rooms.
Restaurant & Food
Guests can enjoy a choice of restaurants. One is a buffet
restaurant featuring African food, another specializes in
Portuguese cuisine and seafood. There is a restaurant in the atrium
which serves Japanese dishes as well as other food and finally a
cafe serves snacks and can also be found in the atrium.
Activities & Sport
There is a swimming pool in the hotel grounds. Guests can also
relax on sun loungers, in the sauna, the steam room or with a
massage. Sports enthusiasts may play tennis, squash and golf, or
work out in the hotel gym.
Comments
The deluxe rooms are in the Intercontinental Sandton Towers
building and the standard rooms in the Intercontinental Sandton Sun
building.
Directions, How to get
there
From Johannesburg airport to the hotel: travel east bound to
Sandton and/or Sandton city. The hotel is located on the Western
End of the landmark shopping complex. There is a shuttle service to
the airport.