More Johannesburg conference venues
- See also: Johannesburg's top four venues
- For the rest of the province, see: Gauteng venues
Bergvallei Estates
Bergvallei Estates in Muldersdrift, north of Johannesburg, caters for conferences of up to 100 people and also hosts weddings and functions.
Catering is provided and the venue can sleep up to 19 people.
Numerous leisure activities are available, including hot air ballooning, swimming, hiking, horse riding, golf, game drives and trout fishing, and there is also an art gallery.
Cabanga Conference Centre
The Cabanga Conference Centre, situated just behind the Northgate Shopping Centre and the Coca Cola Dome in Northriding, caters for groups as large as 300 people and provides, among other things, for business breakfasts, weddings and engagement parties, birthday bashes, cocktail parties, Christmas and year-end functions.
There are seven rooms available, as well as breakaway areas.
Menus with a wide variety of themes are available, including those requiring halaal and kosher food.
Emperor's Palace
Emperor's Palace, located next to the OR Tambo International Airport, is a versatile venue able to deal with large conferences.
The Centre Court can accommodate 3 000 people cinema-style, while the Circus Maximus caters for 900 people with theatre-style seating. The North Wing accommodates 1 200 people banquet-style, the South Wing 400 delegates in theatre style, and the Senate Rooms approximately 400 people per room.
Besides these venues ,there are also breakaway rooms for think-tanks and planning sessions.
Cedar Park Hotel & Conference Centre
Cedar Park, in Woodmead, Sandton, has two conference halls hosting 350 people and up to 900 for cocktail receptions, while smaller conference rooms can host parties of 20, 40 or 100 delegates.
There are extensive catering facilities, and the hotel has 55 rooms and 10 junior suites.
Southern Sun Grayston Hotel
The Southern Sun Grayston Hotel has six meeting rooms that can be opened into two large conference rooms, seating 600 people cinema-style, 300 classroom-style, 400 banquet-style and 350 theatre-style.
Many leisure activities are available, including swimming, a fitness centre, golf, tennis, squash and bowls.
Hertford Hotel
The Hertford Hotel, on the Pelindaba Road, Lanseria, is set on a 23-hectare estate, and can host up to 200 conference delegates and can sleep 16 people.
Early-morning, mid-morning, and afternoon tea and a three-course lunch are provided along with standard equipment.
There are many leisure activities available nearby, including action cricket, fishing, game drives, golf, hiking, gym, horse riding, safaris, a casino and a boma.
Houghton Boardroom
Formerly a private home, the Houghton Boardroom is centrally located in the Houghton Estate. It was built in 1935 as a Cape Dutch homestead.
The venue offers three conference-style options: boardroom, stables and boma.
It can accommodate from 80 to 100 people in its beautiful gardens for reception parties, and up to 40 people for formal dinners.
OR Tambo International Airport Conference Centre
Located on the Mezzanine Level of the Domestic Arrivals Terminal is a 10-room conference facility catering to roups ranging from very small to up to 150 delegates.
Equipment is supplied, and for those travelling to the airport by car, free and secure parking is offered.
Liban Conferencing & Banqueting Centre
The Liban Conferencing and Banqueting Centre is located in Woodmead, Johannesburg, and is a versatile venue, able to accommodate up to 500 people in its main hall.
There are nine smaller venues, allowing for all sorts of conferences, and equipment and catering is supplied.
There is secure parking and ample hotel accommodation can be found nearby.
Michelangelo Hotel
The Samsung Business Centre in the Michelangelo Hotel, located on Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, hosts up to 242 people.
The conference facilities accommodate up to 150 people theatre-style and 160 banquet-style.
The hotel also provides a number of leisure options, including a gym, wine tasting, beauty therapy and a hydro/spa.
Mintek Conference Services
Conveniently located in Randburg, Mintek Conference Services offers four conference rooms, including an impressive 400-seat auditorium.
There is also a reception area, foyer and exhibition area.
Parking is no problem and catering and equipment is supplied.
Although Mintek Conference Services do not offer accommodation there are many choices very near by.
The Palazzo Montecasino
This upmarket Tuscan Villa-themed hotel in Fourways, Sandton has two presidential suites, 10 suites, 21 deluxe rooms and 213 standard rooms.
For conferences, the "Soare Room" accommodates 34 delegates theatre-style, while the "Castello Room" hosts 35 people theatre-style, 60 for receptions and 50 banquet-style.
For larger groups, three luxury N-Metro cinemas are available, able to host up to 500 people.
As part of the conference package a working lunch is served in the Medeo Restaurant, while three tea and coffee breaks are provided for, as well as water, mineral water, cordials and mints.
Standard equipment is included in the package, as well as ISDN lines and outdoor broadcast capabilities, and other equipment is also available for hire.
SAB World of Beer
Located in the vibrant area of Newtown, in the centre of Johannesburg, the SAB World of Beer was built to celebrate the brewer's centenary in 1995.
It offers two conference venues and is able to accommodate up to 150 people in The Gallery.
In-house caterers serve a wide variety of meals and standard equipment is supplied.
Conference packages include a tour of the history of beer that finishes in The Nonesuch Tavern with two complimentary drinks and snacks.
InterContinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers
The Meeting Place at the InterContinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers offers facilities catering for groups from 10 to 800 delegates, and advanced technology capabilities are available. There is also an in-house meeting co-ordinator.
Besides this, the hotel is linked to the Sandton Convention Centre, which is able to host up to 3 500 delegates as well as special events for 4 000 seated guests.
Southern Sun OR Tambo International
No need to worry about transport from OR Tambo International Airport, the Holiday Inn is a mere 500 metres from the airport and a shuttle leaves every 15 minutes.
The hotel has 366 bedrooms and five conference venues, largest of which, the Orly Suite, can host 540 delegates.
Standard equipment is supplied and there is a business centre as well as onsite technical assistance.
An outdoor swimming pool and in-house gymnasium is available on site for fitness enthusiasts.
Technikon SA Conference Centre
The Technikon SA Conference Centre, located in Johannesburg's CBD, has three conference venues able to host up to 3 000 people.
Accommodation is also available in the form of 48 bedrooms.
Standard equipment is supplied and telephones, fax and photocopying facilities, and specialised equipment are also available.
For leisure time, there is a swimming pool, volleyball, squash, tennis, table tennis and pool.
The Fairlawns
The Fairlawns, in Sandton, has two conference venues: the La Scala Room, which accommodates 42 people schoolroom-style, and The Boardroom, which is more intimate and hosts 12 people.
Apart from equipment, tea, coffee and pastries are provided on arrival, while there is a buffet lunch, afternoon tea and coffee and savouries, as well as mints and mineral water.
Garden Lodge & Conference Centre
The Garden Lodge and Conference Centre, situated close to the Cradle of Humankind in the Swartkops hills near Muldersdrift, and a 35-minute drive from Johannesburg or Pretoria, has three fully equipped conference rooms seating 80, 30 and 15 people. There are also four breakaway rooms.
The hotel can also arrange team-building activities such as fondue and potjie competitions, English pub games, a mini obstacle course, go-kart racing, game drives, golf and hot air ballooning.
The Grace in Rosebank
The Grace, in the northern suburb of Rosebank, has two conferences venues: The Conference Room, seating between 20 and 40 people, and the Boardroom, accommodating up to 12 people.
Equipment is provided and secretarial services are also available.
Catering is included, from drinks on arrival to morning and afternoon tea, as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Parktonian Hotel & Conference Centre
Centrally located in Braamfontein, The Parktonian Hotel and Conference Centre is centrally located and offers flexible conference facilities for up to 850 people and exhibition space of 900 square metres.
Nearby are many restaurants and entertainment venues, as well as a gym, sauna and squash courts next door.
Pyramid Conference & Venue Centre
Located close to Johannesburg's CBD, the Pyramid Conference and Venue Centre is within easy reach from OR Tambo International Airport. It is a day venue, but many fine hotels are located nearby.
It boasts five rooms, with the biggest able to accommodate 1 000 people.
Standard equipment is supplied, as well DVD players, and secretarial and business support services, if required.
The Pyramid is conveniently located for any leisure time entertainment, with numerous facilities, including Gold Reef City, close by.
The Saxon
The Saxon, in upmarket Sandhurst, near Sandton, has been voted the world's leading boutique hotel on multiple occasions. It served as Nelson Mandela's home when he was released from prison and he used his time there to edit his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom.
A highly exclusive venue, the Saxon's Dining Library hosts boardroom-style conferences, while two other rooms are available for executive conferences for up to 30 people.
Built-in computer technology is provided, and trained technical management is on standby to assist with conferences.
The Westcliff Hotel
Located near the Johannesburg Zoo, the upmarket Westcliff Hotel offers a Business Wing, which is a fully equipped facility offering full business services, including translation services and laptop hire, in addition to highly trained IT personnel.
There are four rooms available for conferencing, and conference packages include catering and equipment.
Leisure facilities include two heated swimming pools and two plunge pools, a floodlit tennis court and gym. The Health Spa offers a wide range of treatments.
Wanderers Club
The Wanderers Club, in the suburb of Illovo, offers five venues for hosting conferences, allowing for groups of up to 1 050 people in the Ballroom and Main Lounge.
Configured in cinema style, the Ballroom is the largest venue for conferences, able to host 600 delegates, while groups as small as 30 people can be accommodated.
Catering is provided, including vegetarian, halaal and kosher food, and full bar facilities are available.
Standard equipment is supplied, and the venues are easily arranged in the style required.
- See also: Johannesburg's top four venues
- For the rest of the province, see: Gauteng venues
Article last updated: October 2008
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