What is the average WiFi speed in Johannesburg stays?

Median WiFi speed is 50 Mbps across the 98 Johannesburg listings with a measured speed (mean 73 Mbps). 15% are under 25 Mbps, 19% are at least 100 Mbps. Verified from descriptions (36%), amenity listings (28%), guest reviews (35%), listing titles (1%).

How much do digital nomad apartments cost in Johannesburg?

Across the 258 Johannesburg listings we track, monthly rent ranges from $386 to $6,040, with a median of $1,112. 62% of the listings shown are hosted by top-rated hosts.

Are there stays with dedicated workspaces in Johannesburg?

Yes, 28 of the 44 listings we examined show a real ergonomic office chair in their photos. We have not examined every listing yet.

How do you know all this about Johannesburg?

We keep a curated set of 258 stays in Johannesburg and re-check them over time, rather than repeating whatever a booking site happens to show today. Connection speeds are what each place and its guests report, 32 of the 98 independently measured, so read them as indicative rather than lab-tested. 160 of the 258 carry no reading at all, and unmeasured is not the same as slow. Prices are the advertised monthly rate, before any discount a host offers. Reviews are counted rather than summarised, and quotes appear word for word, attributed to a stay and a date rather than to a person. Every figure here was computed on 7 September 2026.

Stays in Johannesburg, South Africa

We track 258 listings in Johannesburg. 98 have a measured Wi-Fi speed (median 50 Mbps; 32 of those are Airbnb's own speed test), and 28 of the 44 we ran through the chair detector show a real office chair.

Also in South Africa: Cape Town.

Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $386/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $386/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $412/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 54 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $430/month

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Condo in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $445/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $459/month

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Home in Sandton

🛜 91 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $461/month

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Serviced apartment in Johannesburg

🛜 51 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $466/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 50 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $467/month

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Serviced apartment in Johannesburg

🛜 50 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $492/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 214 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $499/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $499/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 50 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $515/month

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Cottage in Randburg

🛜 48 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $518/month

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Home in Johannesburg

🛜 88 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $525/month

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Guesthouse in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $529/month

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Rental unit in Roodepoort

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 💰 $535/month

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Guesthouse in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 1 person 💰 $564/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 💰 $602/month

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Rental unit in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $612/month

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Condo in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 💰 $615/month

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Cottage in Edenvale

🛜 42 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $619/month

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Home in Germiston

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $632/month

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Rental unit in Hurlingham Sandton, Johannesburg

🛜 72 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $648/month

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Real workspace

Guesthouse in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $679/month

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Real workspace

Cabin in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $709/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $737/month

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Guesthouse in Parkhurst

🛜 40 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $845/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 💰 $847/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $858/month

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Guesthouse in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 💰 $880/month

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Guest suite in Johannesburg

🛜 50 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 💰 $881/month

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Condo in Sandton

🛜 104 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $891/month

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Condo in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $893/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 198 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $895/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 210 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $895/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $907/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $908/month

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Rental unit in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $913/month

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Serviced apartment in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $914/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $923/month

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Rental unit in Randburg

🛜 85 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $926/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 50 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $926/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $929/month

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Rental unit in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $934/month

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Tiny home in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $939/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $941/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $949/month

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Home in Johannesburg

🛜 51 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $954/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $955/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $965/month

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Rental unit in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $969/month

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Cottage in Edenvale

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $981/month

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Home in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $984/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 100 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $989/month

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Rental unit in Edenvale

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1027/month

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Guesthouse in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1035/month

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Cottage in Randburg

🛜 48 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1036/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 50 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1040/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1041/month

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Rental unit in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1060/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 52 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1073/month

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Cottage in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1076/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 149 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1086/month

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Rental unit in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1090/month

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Guesthouse in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1090/month

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Townhouse in Sandton

🛜 43 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1093/month

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Real workspace

Serviced apartment in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1138/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 36 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1141/month

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Real workspace

Home in Edenvale

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1246/month

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Serviced apartment in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1272/month

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Guesthouse in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1354/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1361/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1362/month

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Real workspace

Guesthouse in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1373/month

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Real workspace

Loft in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1549/month

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Loft in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1556/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1557/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 55 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1614/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1625/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1633/month

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Rental unit in Germiston

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1680/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1682/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 💰 $1688/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1700/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1702/month

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Rental unit in Bedfordview

🛜 43 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1713/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1721/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1729/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1789/month

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Real workspace

Serviced apartment in Randburg

🛜 104 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1837/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1846/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 192 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1877/month

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Condo in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1886/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1900/month

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Guesthouse in Randburg

🛜 48 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1901/month

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Condo in Johannesburg

🛜 40 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1908/month

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Home in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 6 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2118/month

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Serviced apartment in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2193/month

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Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 41 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 💰 $2263/month

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Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 91 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2624/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2913/month

Airbnb Booking Vrbo
Real workspace

Rental unit in Johannesburg

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 💰 $3068/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Sandton

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3966/month

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— stays

Prices indicative · confirm on provider

Guest reviews

What 18,919 guests actually wrote

Every review on the 258 places we track. We read the 18,411 written in English, March 2014 to September 2026 (nothing newer).

The finding in the reviews

Guests in Johannesburg raise safety unprompted, and almost always to say it was fine

Guests describe Johannesburg as overwhelmingly safe to walk, with safety conversations concentrated in particular wards rather than consistently mentioned across the city.

2,748 of the 18,411 reviews we read mention safety. Of the 2,421 that say which way, 23 are complaints and 2,398 are praise. It is not the same across the city: Broadacres AH at 13 of 52 reviews, Johannesburg Ward 92 at 7 of 125.

Where the sentences about safety land

23 complaints

2,398 praise

2,421 sentences that say which way

What guests bring up

Safety walking around 2,74814.9%

23 of the 2,421 readable mentions are complaints

Noise & quiet 1,5148.2%

80 of the 678 readable mentions are complaints

Food & errands nearby 1,4047.6%

Value for a month 9945.4%

7 of the 978 readable mentions are complaints

Walkable & central 9985.4%

Getting around 8254.5%

Wifi & video calls 6883.7%

45 of the 462 readable mentions are complaints

Settling in for a month 5813.2%

Weather indoors 4762.6%

57 of the 106 readable mentions are complaints

Stairs & hills 1060.6%

29 of the 31 readable mentions are complaints

18,411 reviews read

Where safety comes up

Broadacres AH 25.0%

Craighall park 24.1%

Johannesburg Ward 61 23.0%

Johannesburg Ward 103 21.8%

Johannesburg Ward 115 20.1%

Johannesburg Ward 92 5.6%

Broadacres AH 13 of 52 · Craighall park 21 of 87 · Johannesburg Ward 61 70 of 304 · Johannesburg Ward 103 145 of 665 · Johannesburg Ward 115 37 of 184 · Johannesburg Ward 92 7 of 125 · reviews from each area

What guests say about Johannesburg

Reproduced word for word, and only where a guest was writing about the place rather than the flat.

What they like about Johannesburg

Nearby

“The location was perfect for me: easy access to restaurants, galleries and shopping, and very convenient for deliveries.”

Stay in Sandton March 2026

Safety

“She checked that our local travel plans were safe and shared useful tips that wouldn’t have been obvious to us as Australians.”

Stay in Magnolia Cottage April 2026

“The location was ideal, close to Melville’s restaurants and Campus Square, which made the area lively and convenient.”

The listing June 2026

What they warn about Johannesburg

Noise

“Just need to mention that the area is fairly noisy, something to keep in mind if you’re not looking for an active nightlife.”

The listing April 2025

Stairs & hills

“The steep hill & stairs around the cottage got me back into lifestyle physical activity, which I appreciated.”

The listing May 2025

“Johannesburg is dangerous by night and especially these little neighbourhood so be careful when the sun goes down.”

Stay in Johannesburg Ward 61 January 2024

Guest reviews, never edited and never paraphrased. We hold no reviewer names, so a quote is attributed to a place and a date rather than to a person.

Stays in Johannesburg, South Africa

All stays

What 98 measured listings actually report

How likely you land on a bad connection

Against the 126 cities we track

Speed and rent by neighbourhood

Johannesburg Ward 90 against Johannesburg Ward 117

Johannesburg Ward 117

Johannesburg Ward 90

Johannesburg Ward 87

Johannesburg Ward 88

Johannesburg Ward 103

Randburg

What 18,919 guests actually wrote

Guests in Johannesburg raise safety unprompted, and almost always to say it was fine

What guests bring up

Where safety comes up

What guests say about Johannesburg

What a month here actually costs

Spread of monthly rates

235 of 258 hosts discount a monthly stay

We looked at the photos, on part of the city

If Johannesburg is not it

In South Africa

Cape Town

Costs about the same

Buenos Aires

Santiago

McLeod Ganj

Reviews mentioning safety & security

Questions people actually ask