The Michelangelo Hotel is very conveniently located at Nelson Mandela Square, and thereby offers an incredible array of shopping and food options. The rooms are also pretty decent and have a slightly more old-world feel to them than the sister property in the same place (Da Vinci Hotel and suites).

However, I did not like the following aspects about the hotel as much:
- The Reception barely had any airconditioning and was uncomfortably hot
- The breakfast options were fairly limited, especially for vegetarians
- It is pricier than the Da Vinci hotel, just across the square with no visible additional benefits
- I found orange seeds in my room which indicated it had not been cleaned well

Hotel in the downtwon Sandton area. Usually I stay closer to the office, but the internet went down there, so could not work, and my company arranged this hotel. On Mandela Square, so centrally located. 3-45minutes by car to the office, so I will never do that again. Also the hotel syle is not for me. It resembles old-school US and UK hotels, but it just looks dark and uninviting.
Rooms are god, have everything you need, the staff is really nice and helpful and doesn't expect you to tip them all the time, just be friendly and they are alrready very helpful. An occassional tip is something you just do here. There is a small gym and a pool. Some equipment, sufficient for a business trip. Food and roomservice are ok, nothing amazing, just good. Wines are low level quality, unless you spend enourmous amounts for a bottle. Do not like to do that, so water and sodas are the option. Bar is not a great place, and the breakfast is fine. All in all, good if you need to be in the location, not a modern style, bit dated. Next time I will go back to my usual spot which is so much nicer. btw, make sure you get a room on the side that is not Mandela square. That will not give you a view, but will avoid the noise from the restaurants and bars below.

We recently stayed at this hotel. We have stayed here before and the breakfast is great, the rooms comfortable and location excellent. Lovely atmosphere at this hotel, we will be back. Just watch out for exorbitant parking fees when you get your car back, I think this is a rip off and with the rates they charge they should include parking fees.

I usually stay at the Intercontinental in Sandton but during a recent 6 day business trip, they outpriced themselves which seems to be the norm these days with the IHG lot. I managed to get a rate at the Michelangelo that was around 30% less than the Intercon. Usually the Michelangelo is far more expensive so I was pretty excited at the prospect of staying in what I was told is "where all of the rich guys stay". My expectations were set high.

To say that I was disappointed with my stay is an understatement. The room was dark and dingey. It was on the first floor and overlooked a stairwell in the corner of Nelson Mandela Square so was noisy. The bed comfort was really quite poor - hard and uncomfortable. Staff were friendly but not exactly the most efficient. The business centre was hopelessly lacking. Internet connection a complete disaster. Food average and expensive.

The only positive I can make is that it is perfectly located, convenient for business and leisure purposes. It most certainly was not worth the money I paid.

A tip for people thinking about staying here. If the rate at the Intercon is 10% higher than the Michelangelo, then stay there. I guarantee you will be disappointed with this hotel.