Dear all,

as I will maybe move to Johannesburg for a few months, I am searching for a secure and nice accomodation there.
Can you recommend any serviced residences? Which areas should I prefer and which should I avoid? How to find a save appartment with security service?
Please advise!
Thanks for your help!

Hi!

You would need to specify if you are going to be North, East, South, West of Johannesburg, and then we can see how we can help you. Johannesburg is approximately 80x 80 km...
There are a lot of squatter camps around Johannesburg, so safest would be more to central area of johannesburg.

Another one,sorry but read back former posts,there aint no safe place.

I also advise - read the hunderds of other posts here - or read www.24.com news re South Africa - JHB sorry to say there is NO SAFE PLACE there.

You want advice - DON'T Go !!

I was overnighted in Edenvale by Air Malawi one night due to delays... it was 2am in the morning and felt like "Assault on Precinct 13". It's where I first experienced the driving through red lights practice. Two guys in the same predicament as me from Durban when told where we were going... "Edenvale? The crime centre of Joburg!!"

I would certainly not say Edenvale is the crime centre of Jhb that's tame mate and probably about 35 kms from the city. The closer you get to the city the crazier it gets. Never mind stopping at red lights, slowing down is just a no-no. That is if you dodge the rocks they are hurling off the motorway bridges.

SA - a beautiful host for the 2010 World Cup – scary. Well done FIFA

Try Hillbrow

Serviced residences sounds a bit odd - but there are plenty of decent B&Bs around Melville or Sandton.

As stated it does depend where you are in Joburg. Maybe best to find a secure garden cottage (basically a 1 bed outhouse on someone elses property) which comes with a maid. Lots of larger Joburg house have these and you will pay between R2000 & R4000 per month in a nicer suburb.

Nicer suburbs include Rosebank, Parkhurst, Killarney, Hyde Park, Melville, Northcliff, Parktown North, Greenside, Glenvista, Morningside, Bryanston.

Please avoid anywhere too central - Hillbrow, the CBD, Berea, Braamfontein & Parktown are all places to steer clear off if possible

Make sure it has parking because you will need a car.

DO NOT TRY HILLBROW - I'm sure the writer of THAT note was only joking. This is serious stuff gals and boyz...

Have you found out in which area of Johannesburg you wanna be?

I would say it is better to consider the suberb to stay in relation to where the preson will be working and that wasn't mentioned. I hear that Jo'burg can offer 2 hours commute in peak traffic to go 20 kms. So I would say best to know the working area. BTW Killarney the last time I was there in 2005 was started to look like Hillbrow & Berea. The way the rest of it all will eventually go.

Yebo - where are you based ?

Cheers

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