Liz at Lancaster offers luxurious bed and breakfast accommodation at competitive prices.

The four units are set in an old established garden that offers a tranquil ambience, swimming pool and privacy from other guests. All rooms have an ADSL broadband wireless internet connection, private telephone lines and DSTV.

Craighall Park is located in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg and is central to business and shopping districts of Rosebank, Hyde Park, Sandton, Randburg, Braamfontein and downtown Johannesburg.

Quiet, convenient and connected:

• 4 Star Tourism Council Graded
• AA Quality Assured - Superior Rating
• Portfolio Collection Member 1997- 2005 - (great comfort category)

Rooms:

Yellow Room:

Large bright north-facing twin-bedded unit with en-suite bathroom (shower and bath), separate entrance and opening up onto its own large patio.

Blue Room:

Painted in a calming pale cornflower blue, this double room has a queen bed and en-suite bathroom (shower over the bath).

Earth Room - (option of self-catering and disabled friendly):

Self-contained unit comprising large room with twin-beds, and open-plan living area with underfloor heating and fully equipped kitchenette. The en-suite bathroom has shower and bath. Access to the unit is on level ground through double doors; in addition strategic safety handles in bathroom make this unit disabled friendly.

Cottage - (option of self-catering):

Self contained cottage with one bedroom (queen bed) en-suite bathroom (shower and bath) and large living room with fully-equipped open-plan kitchen. A queen size sleeper couch in the living room provides an extra bed for a family. The cottage opens up onto a spacious enclosed patio - a sun-trap in winter and shaded by the branches of a huge leafy oak in summer. Loungers and table and chairs allow guests to make the most of Johannesburg's balmy summer evenings and crisp winter days. Own telephone line. Ideal for longer stays.

All units have 4 star luxuries and more:

• on-site transport available
• dinner arranged on request
• electric blankets and heaters
• en-suite with shower and bath
• same day laundry facilities available
• wall/underfloor heating in bathrooms
• Master and Visa credit card accepted
• added luxuries like hairdryers, towelling gowns, radio clock alarms
• fridges and tea/coffee making facilities, fresh fruit and rusks

All rooms have:

• well-lit work areas
• direct private phone lines
• DSTV with own decoder
• modem for laptop if necessary
• broadband ADSL high-speed internet wireless access
• on-site transport and airport transfers provided by Zac at very reasonable rates

Privacy:

All units have their own:

• individual patios
• separate entrances
• some with loungers for basking in the winter highveld sun
• outdoor tables to enjoy eating breakfasts al fresco or drinks under the clear Jozi summer evening sky

Tranquility:

• beautiful garden with swimming pool and indigenous bird life

Excellent Security:

• intercoms to main house
• covered off street parking
• safe suburban neighbourhood
• remote control access to the property
• emergency alarm through to central security system

Convenient Location:

The peace and quiet of blissful South African suburbia is within easy striking distance of Jan Smuts Avenue with business districts, shopping malls and restaurant nodes all closeby. Craighall Park is equidistant from Sandton, Rosebank and Johannesburg CBD.

Craighall Park is situated at the hub of the prestige business and shopping areas of Rosebank, Hyde Park, Sandton and Randburg and is close to the trendy restaurant meccas of Parkhurst and Greenside. All amenities are catered for at these major centres, which are a mere five to ten minute drive from Liz at Lancaster. Local shopping centres with banks, grocery stores, chemists and dry cleaners are within walking distance.

Your Hosts - Liz and Zac:

Liz offers excellent personal service and provides a sumptuous breakfast and a home away from home.

Zac Gumbo helps Liz manage the bed and breakfast and is available for on-site transport and airport transfers at reasonable rates. By prior arrangement guests may make use of his driving services on a daily basis or part thereof.

Professional Recognition:

• 4 star grading (B&B category) by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa
• One of only 3 Bed and Breakfasts in Johannesburg included in Greenwoods’ Guide to Special Hand-picked Accommodation in South Africa
• Member Portfolio Collection 1997-2005 (great comfort category)
• Member of the Rosebank Region Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Association
• Member Gauteng Combined Accommodation Association
• Member National Accommodation Association
• Member FEDHASA (Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa)

Liz has a special insight into her home city having taught at Wits University for over 20 years in art history and heritage studies. She is also Chair of Joburbs Tourism Association which covers greater Rosebank and the northern suburbs of Johannesburg.

Nearby:

Liz at Lancaster is very conveniently located for general access to local shopping and amenites. There are several local shopping areas within easy reach.

The closest is half a block away: corner Lancaster and Clarence, a two minute walk. There is a Spar general grocer open 7 days a week, a greengrocer, hairdresser, takeaway pizzeria, chemist and doctor. At the Dunkeld shopping centre: corner Jan Smuts and Bompas, there is a whole range of shops including an autobank, a bakery and coffee shop, St Anna's restaurant, a hardware, a 7/11, a liquorstore, etc. And then slightly further in the other direction is the Colony shopping centre which also has a whole range of stores including a Postnet, a 7/11, a pub, restaurants, etc. Liz at Lancaster is close to the restaurant nodes of Parkhurst, Greenside, Rosebank and Melville.

Major shopping malls all of which have restaurants, movies, bookshops, department stores are:

• Hyde Park ( 5 minutes away)
• Rosebank with The Mall, The Firs, The Zone, The Galleria, The Mews, (7 minutes away)
• Sandton City (10 - 20 minutes away depending on traffic)
• Killarney ( 10 minutes away)

Craighall Park is in the heart of Joburbs. You will have a completely different kind of shopping and eating experience in the pavement-cafe ambience in one of the many neighbourhood nodes which is very much part of what Joburbs is about. Craighall Park and the surrounding ' Burbs of Parkhurst, Parkview, Parktown North, Greenside, Melville, Linden, Emmerentia are all suburbs which have become well known in Joburg for their special character and fun life-style - cosmopolitan, cutting-edge, middle-class, friendly and varied. It's where you will find trinkets and antique stores, collector's books and retro items, restaurants with pergolas and open court-yards.

Hospitals:

• Milpark
• Rosebank Clinic
• Donald Gordon Institute (Kenridge)

Golf Courses:

• Killarney
• Parkview
• Houghton
• Wanderers

New urban development projects, cultural and heritage precincts and museums:

Some places of interest in, around and accessible to Joburbs and Liz at Lancaster...

• Constitution Hill with the new Court, the old Fort and the old Prison Buildings - excellent introduction to the geography and lay-out of Johannesburg from the Fort ramparts and the history of Johannesburg and South Africa
• Newtown Cultural Precinct (includes MuseumAfrica - closed Mondays; SciBono Discovery Centre; Beautiful Things craft exhibition; night life at Kippies; Carfax, Market Theatre, and Moyo Restaurant)
• World Heritage Site, Cradle of Humankind (40 minute drive)
• Apartheid Museum (nextdoor to Gold Reef City and on the way to Soweto)
• Soweto - Soweto is a 30-40 minute drive away from Liz at Lancaster . There are whole day tours and half day tours and over-night stays can be arranged as well
• Alexandra (next to Sandton) - developing its jazz tours
• Sophiatown (site of forced removals in the 1950s)
• Stanley Avenue, Auckland Park ( a private urban development - galleries, clubs, alternative retro shopping)
• Rosebank Rooftop Market (Sundays and Public Holidays only)
• African Craft Market, Rosebank 7 days a week
• Johannesburg Art Gallery, Joubert Park
• National Museum of Military History
• New Rock Art Museum, opening Wits Museum (2006)
• Planetarium, Wits University

Theatres and entertainment complexes:

• Gold Reef City - a theme park and fun fair
• Montecasino, Fourways (with wonderful bird aviary)
• Liberty on the Square, Mandela Square (next to Sandton City)
• Various theatres at the Civic, Braamfontein (about 10 minute drive)
• Cinema Nouveau, Rosebank (Art house movies and specialist film festivals)
• Melrose Arch - includes Moyo a vibey 'African' restaurant (need to book well in advance)
• Wits Theatre, Wits University (have excellent avant-garde often unpublicized productions)
• Linder Auditorium (has classical concert performances and other live music - also 10 minute drive)

Art galleries:

Greater Rosebank and its fringes host many of the cultural hotspots of Jozi.

• Gordart, Melville
• Art Africa, Parkview
• Piece, The Firs, Rosebank
• Zuva Gallery, Melrose Arch
• Upstairs @ Bamboo, Melville
• Franchise Gallery, 44 Stanley Ave
• The Premises, Civic, Braamfontein
• Johannesburg Art Gallery, Joubert Park
• The Bus Factory, New Town (SA Craft Council)
• The "Jan Smuts Art Route", Parkwood and Parktown North

Parks and open spaces:

• The Wilds
• Zoo Lake
• Melville Koppies
• Johannesburg Zoo
• Melrose Bird Sanctuary
• Delta Park and the Braamfontein Spruit area
• Emmarentia Dam and the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens

Directions:

From CBD and Airport on M1 North:

Take Jan Smuts Avenue off ramp and turn left into Jan Smuts. 6.2km later turn left into Bompas Rd. At the T-junction turn right; 2nd left and 1st right into Lancaster Avenue; we are 8 houses along on the right.

From Pretoria on M1 South:

From M1 South take the Corlett Drive off ramp. Turn right into Corlett Drive; after 2.5 km turn left at T-junction into Oxford Road; right at 1st set of traffic lights into Bompas Road. Follow Bompas Road traveling over 2 traffic lights and at the T-junction turn right; 2nd left and 1st right into Lancaster Avenue; we are 8 houses along on the right.