Life on 3rd
Location: 28A 3rd Street, Johannesburg, za
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Guest houses
About this Property
Charming Accommodation in Bohemian Melville
Individually Decorated Rooms: Experience comfort in uniquely decorated rooms with high-quality bedding, satellite TV, fans, and WiFi. Some rooms offer extra amenities like private entrances, electric blankets, and desks.
Delicious Breakfast and Relaxing Atmosphere: Start your day with a warm 3-course breakfast in the modern dining room. Unwind on the wooden deck, soaking up the sun and tranquility away from the city hustle.
Concierge Services and Nearby Attractions: Let our friendly staff enhance your stay by assisting with tour planning, dining reservations, and airport transfers. Explore the vibrant Melville streets, visit the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens, or indulge in shopping near the hotel.
Book your stay at Life on 3rd for a memorable experience in Melville!
Important Information
Guests arriving outside reception opening hours are kindly requested to inform the hotel in advance. Contact details can be found on the booking confirmation.
A 5% service charge applicable for American Express
Please note that parking at the property is limited. Guests are advised to contact the property before arrival to arrange parking. There is also 24-hour guarded street parking available.This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Family rooms
- Luggage storage
- Fax/photocopying
- Non-smoking throughout
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Outdoor furniture
- Fruits
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Invoice provided
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Food delivered to guest room
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- 24-hour security
- Free wired internet
- Golfing on site
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Reception hall
- Japanese garden
- Accessible train station shuttle
- No accessible train station shuttle
Rooms Available
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Europa Compact Room
Located upstairs, this room features a double bed and a bathroom.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
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Family Room
This spacious suite is located upstairs.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
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Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
This twin room includes a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
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Europa Room
The room consists of one queen size bed with en-suite toilet and shower.
The room also has a TV, tea and coffee facilities and Wi-fi.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Private entrance
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
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Budget Double Room
This double room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
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Standard Twin Room
Suite located in a separate building, featuring a private entrance and wooden deck patio.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Private entrance
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Smoke alarm
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Budget Single Room
This single room includes a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
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Loft Family Room
This double room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom. The unit has 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
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Standard Room
This room features a queen-size bed and a bathroom with either a bath or shower. It also has a private entrance from the deck area.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Smoke alarm
Guest Reviews
- Ajeesh (9/5): - Calm and quiet None
- Renato (9/5): - A estrutura da hospedagem é muito boa, além de funcionárias extremamente atenciosas. A localização dificulta um pouco, pois no GPS da em outro lugar.
- Julia (8/5): - Very good location, bedroom is comfy with a very nice shower. The house is cute, staff is helpful. Very good cost benefit, close to Jobourgs main attractions
- Leah (8/5): We were really happy, and great value for momey! - Lovely staff that tried their best to accomodate a large group, offering extra rooms and adjusting to our diets and schedule with custom breakfast options. The bathroom doors offer limited privacy
- Nonjabulo (7/5): Value for money - The breakfast is great. The place is clean. The rooms upstairs are separated by a thin wall. This means that your sleep gets disturbed easily when there is movement or chatter in the room next to yours.
- Khumalo (1/5): Had a horrible experience, it's not a place that should be a guest house - Nothing at all Everything, lack of cleanliness, stuffy/smelly rooms
- Beatrice (8/5): -
- Didintle (10/5): It was a great stay, amazing staff - It was very safe and secure, the rooms were clean and they even had a heater and electric blanket.
- Mpho (8/5): -
- MARTYNA (10/5): -
- PJ (8/5): -
- Conrad (7/5): Good, but some attention is needed. - The location and breakfast was good. Staff was friendly and helpful. Parking can be a problem. Leaking shower.
- Lavania Peter (9/5): -
- Patricia (6/5): They must sort parking - They dont have parking it’s so inconvenient each time car want to go out every person who’s with car must wake up no parking on the facility only 2 cars can forcefully park Clean friendly staff
- Stuart (10/5): - Lydia was very helpful and thoughtful. The property had many little flourishes that were helpful.
- julie (8/5): sécurisant et calme - L'emplacement est parfait. Le fait de pouvoir garer sa voiture en sécurité à l'intérieur du garage est vraiment très appréciable.
- Reamogetswe Rethabile (10/5): -
- David G (10/5): Very enjoyable stay in Johannesburg - This place is very well kept and the hosts are friendly. There is a generator for power cuts which will run till about 10 at night (it's residential so you can't run a generator through the night). Only one night was without power for me anyway, and the generator did its job.
The cleaning of the rooms is daily and timely and coffee and tea is provided in the rooms.
But the real 10 here goes to the breakfast. Apart from the usual serials, coffee, juice etc - you are presented with a complete cooked breakfast straight from the stove. Truly excellent.
It's also in a really good location in Melville.
- Guest (8/5): -
- Swan (8/5): -
- Ntando (9/5): -
- Mpho (8/5): - The breakfast was good and the host was kind I stayed for 2 days and they did not replenish the toilet paper and complimentary beverages
- Mashudu (8/5): -
- HD (9/5): -
- Lean (9/5): It was excellent. - The staff was very friendly
- baraka (8/5): - A quiet and very safe place. The staff were not very friendly.
- Karthik (1/5): -
- Geraldine (10/5): -
- Maria (6/5): - Friendly staff, quiet neighbourhood Too old not modern and recluse spider in my room its a very dangerous spider
- rabotolo (8/5): Incredible place👌👌👌 - Everything on the photos are true
- Schaefer (5/5): - Die Lage ist gut. Das Personal war hilfsbereit. Die Parksituation ist anstrengend, weil man sein Auto nicht einfach nutzen kann, sondern ggf einige andere Autos ausparken müssen, damit man an sein Auto kommt. Das Badezimmer hatte keine abschließende Tür.
- Aron (5/5): - It was very average. Staff were pleasant. Bed had some dead bugs on it.
- Jian (10/5): -
- Saatze (8/5): -
- Alexandros (8/5): - Staff was astonishing! Tiny room
- B F (10/5): -
- Márcia (10/5): Muito bom. Voltaria - Bairro tranquilo, apesar de extremamente deserto. Não andei a pé pelas ruas, utilizei uber, mas pareceu de boa. A hospedagem era um charme. Tudo extremamente limpo, arrumado e organizado. Cama confortável, café da manhã delicioso, e funcionárias gentis e prestativas. O meu quarto tinha carpete e um banheiro improvisado que achei meio estranho, mas deu para quebrar o galho.
- Jéssica (8/5): -
- Jacques (9/5): -
- Zilungile (6/5): Nice and quiet - Breakfast was good It was hot we needed an aircon
- Laurence (10/5): Super séjour - Tout était très bien- très bel endroit - chambre parfaite - bon petit déjeuner Rien peut être le télé sui n avait aucune chaîne mais pas important
- julien (10/5): - Très belle chambre familiale très spacieuse avec une salle de bain magnifique.
Quartier calme et bien placé.
Propriétaire très gentille.
- Nicole Matthew (7/5): -
- KAROLINE (10/5): -
- Tanya (10/5): Very nice! Friendly staff - Design and interior
- Nonhle (9/5): -
- Sendry (9/5): Nice place, I like that it is so quite - Privacy and the place is quiet
- Pia (8/5): The room I got was very small and no place for sitting and working, but else everything clean - Fine
- Kenaope (10/5): It was a pleasure staying there, I recommend it to other quests - Friendly staff, cleanliness and the area is quiet Aircon was not working
- Coco42069 (8/5): - The location is perfect for when you want peace and quiet. Nothing really
- Danielle (8/5): - Disponibilité de l’hôte
- Margaret Wanyenze (9/5): Home - I loved my hosts they were very kind. Nothing really everything was perfect for the price.
- Esusy (8/5): -
- Cebomabuya (6/5): -
- Malebo (5/5): -
- Reamogetswe Rethabile (10/5): -
- Wandile (10/5): -
- Nonjabulo (9/5): Great value for money - The place was clean,well taken care of. The Melville location is also great,and central. I loved their daily breakfast. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I also love that they allowed for me to check in late,as I was travelling from another province. Overall great value for money. Please provide ironing equipment in the rooms. I also found the rooms in the house outside to be a bit noisy when people are moving around.
- Dannie (10/5): - Nous avons passé un très bon séjour. La chambre familiale est spacieuse, l'eau est très chaude. Monica est discrète et très aimable. Nous recommandons !
- Wentworth (7/5): -
- Lindokuhle (8/5): -
- Reamogetswe Rethabile (10/5): -
- S.M (10/5): - The had electric blanket Parking
- Noluthando (9/5): Home away from home. - Friendly ladies, very hospitable. Beautiful greenery around garden spaces. Liked the breakfast very much, prepared with love. Though I am not a fan of carpeted floors, my budget loft room was super clean and my allergies were not triggered at all. Well done ladies of the Life on 3rd. Honestly, there was nothing peculiar. The other guests were very chilled as well.. Lovely experience all round for my one night stay.
- Derman (6/5): -
- Douglas (8/5): -
- Last (8/5): Mr Last - Breakfast was good Floor mats was smelling
- Mbuso (8/5): - Friendly staff and safe neighbourhood.
- van Biljon (10/5): Definitely a come back on my next business trip. - The service and feeling at home. Parking
- renato (10/5): Fantástico, tranquilo e seguro - o apartamento e extremamente confortável, cama, chuveiro. Tudo muito bem organizado e extremamente LIMPO. o atendimento da Sra Lívia, que e uma simpatia. Sai muito cedo pois estava numa conexão, e nao pude tomar o cafe da manha, que e servido. A localização e num bairro tranquilo, e observei alguns vigias na rua ao lado. Gostei e iria retornar no dia 02/12 a 04/12, mas houve um imprevisto e retornarei para o brasil antes. Parabéns... A, tem um ambiente que te faz sentir NA NOSSA CASA nada a declarar
- Lebogang (7/5): -
- John (7/5): -
- Mpho (10/5): -
- Iryna (10/5): - I had an excellent stay at Life on 3rd. The room was clean and comfortable, the staff were friendly and attentive, and the overall atmosphere was welcoming. The location was convenient, and everything ran smoothly from check-in to check-out. Highly recommended!
- Nthabiseng (8/5): -
- Reamogetswe Rethabile (10/5): -
- Mpho (9/5): -
- Fuad (9/5): - Perfect place to start exploring Joburg. The host is very helpful and kind. It felt like home.
- Sim (7/5): -
- Sithuthukile (8/5): -
- Daniel (9/5): - Quiet and green neighbourhood, great spot to visit most locations within Joburg. Very welcoming staff who make you feel right at home and cook delicious breakfasts!
- Χρύσα (9/5): -
- Edwin (7/5): 1 night stay only but recommendable - Staff and breakfast
- Mpho (8/5): -
- Astrid (8/5): -
- Vidal (10/5): Confortável e bom atendimento - Charmosa, confortável e a Lydia super linda prestativa! Gostei do cafe da manhã e também da tranquilidade da rua. Bairro charmoso e lindo Poucas opções de restaurante por perto
- Céline (10/5): -
- Mcebisi (9/5): - The staff was very kind and the place was super clean
- Nonkululeko (4/5): Horror experience! - The place is in dogy place Somebody knocked the whole evening in people's rooms, was even scared myself, couldn't sleep at all, can't recommend this place to anybody!
- Zulu (7/5): -
- Ntando (9/5): -
- Matthieu (9/5): Super personnel, bon emplacement, tranquillité et secure - Personnel agréable et accueillant! Rien tout était bien
- shige chyan (10/5): - スタッフ様がとても感じよく、懸念していたセキュリティに関してたくさんのアドバイスをいただきました。また朝食が大変美味しく 今回 旅行中の中では最高級でした。朝が楽しみです。 特にありません
- Anneli (8/5): - The host is very nice, welcoming and helpful and it feels like being at home, as the house is small and intimate.
The room is comfortable and very clean.
There are shops and restaurants within walking distance and the area is quiet and feels very safe. It was very good value for money and I can highly recommend to stay here
- Masechaba (3/5): -
- Sandra (10/5): I would highly recommend staying at this place - It was very good and plentiful with great variety The bar fridge was a bit noisy at certain times especially at night
- Keitheng (10/5): - The guesthouse owner is very friendly and helpful. Plus, the location is conveniently close to where we're headed.
- Janet (10/5): - Fabulous staff. Comfortable place. Huge, excellent included breakfast
- Cebelihle (8/5): Good service, nice place - The facility and cleanliness The TV was not working, and heating was poor
- OsambiJn (10/5): -
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