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BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central

3.0 star property

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Interior
Suite | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk
Exterior
Shopping mall
Reception

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Bloem Plaza, East Burger Street, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301
  • National Museum
    7 min walk
  • Bloemfontein City Hall
    9 min walk
  • Supreme Court of Appeal
    11 min walk
  • Bloemfontein (BFN)
    15 min drive

Room options

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Standard Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed

1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Front of property

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Spa
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4.3 out of 5, Excellent, (23)
The price is $135
per night
$155 total
includes taxes & fees
Jan 1 - Jan 2
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About the neighborhood

Bloemfontein

A stay at BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central places you in the heart of Bloemfontein, within a 10-minute walk of National Museum and Hertzog Square. .This family-friendly hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Bloemfontein City Hall and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Central University of Technology.

What's nearby

  • Supreme Court of Appeal - 11 min walk
  • Central University of Technology - 17 min walk
  • Mimosa Mall - 3 min drive
  • University of the Free State - 5 min drive
  • Naval Hill - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Bloemfontein (BFN) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪KFC - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Chicken Licken - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬3 min walk

About this property

BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central

Family-friendly hotel with free airport shuttle connected to a shopping center in Bloemfontein
BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central offers 115 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and complimentary bottled water. Satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with deep soaking bathtubs, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Bloemfontein hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 115 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon. Additional features at this hotel include wedding services, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills. Guests can get around on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 15 kilometers.
You can enjoy a meal at Courtroom Restaurant serving the guests of BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central, or stop in at the grocery/convenience store. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Bloemfontein? This hotel has 9526 square feet (885 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 6 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours), and a train station pick-up service is also provided at no charge.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Courtroom Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, German, Xhosa, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • 24-hour free roundtrip airport shuttle on request
  • Free area shuttle up to 15 km
  • Free 24-hour train station pick-up shuttle
  • Free shopping center shuttle
  • Secured, covered self parking on site (ZAR 35 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: ZAR 195 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Courtroom Restaurant

Things to do

  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Free crib
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate bedroom

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • 6 meeting rooms
  • Computer station
  • Conference center (9,526 square feet of space)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator (42 inch wide door)
  • Handrails in stairways (38 inches high)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (44 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1972
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Reception hall
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before midnight
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport and train station; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for ZAR 190.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately ZAR 195 per person
  • Covered self parking fee: ZAR 35.00 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: ZAR 190.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

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BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 56 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

katie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Kabelo

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jeff

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Outside the property was 4’ of trash & a very bad neighborhood - I did not stay there - my friend who lives there recommended for me not to stay there -
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nathalie

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was awesome
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nosiviwe

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Jesse, Gunnison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Despite the terrible effects of load shedding, staff were doing their best and very quite friendly and helpful. But it was my impression that like their surroundings, BON Hotel is dying, and cutting back on lighting, water, and amenities in the rooms is their attempt to survive, but it doesn't of course add anything to the stay. I felt bad for the friendly staff that do work hard to keep the whole thing afloat but Bloomfontein is in a sad state of degeneration, much like the majority of South Africa.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Lynette

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will certainly stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Sambeso

Liked: Cleanliness
Not so bad hotel
Overall good hotel, not in an idea area but not much to complain about. The service could be better, and there is too much noise around the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Nhlamulo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Bon Hotel Bloem
The hotel is right in town next to a mall. It’s not exquisite but a good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

L

Business traveler
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

More

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room. Spacious bed
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Karl

Traveled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Basic but comfortable
We stayed one night with the whole family on route from Cape Town to the Kruger Park. It was a comfortable enough hotel and conveniently located. On the negative side. The walls are paper thin, so if you are a light sleeper bring ear plugs.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Maele

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is very clean, I will recommend it to my friend and family
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Jenny

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lucas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On arrival the booking was not paid which was the error of the person capturing the booking.Thus causing a delay to check in. Receptionist at the time was very kind and helpfull. The rest of the stay was peaceful and we had a good rest after a very busy day in Bloemfontein.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Olivia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money.
The hotel is not in a nice neighborhood, but the facilities, Service and quality of food is great.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The price I paid for the lovely room was in fact unbelievably low, thanks to Expedia. I wished I had booked for more days there than I did. The room was befitting of a King. It made me feel big in my boots. There was no negative feelings about the surrounding area especially since I was ferried to the doorstep on arrival and whisked away by the hotel's shuttle service at departure time. The bed was just what I needed after an extended travel time to massage my weary back and in fact, the whole body..
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, friendly and helpful staff. Just some noisy and inconsiderate guests but other than that, it was all good.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

GoitseModimo

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Yougendren

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Capepamela, Cape Town

Liked: Staff & service
Never again. I chose the hotel because of their business and government worker clientele. I expected a professional standard and a peaceful, quiet place to work. I received the opposite. Albeit a large group of young school boys were staying at the hotel, but doors slamming, running and yelling in the hallway only quieted down at 23:00 and began again before 5:00. I could neither work or even get a decent nights sleep. My requests to move to a different floor was ignored (surely an upper floor room was available, the restaurant was deserted and I saw very few guests above the age of 12.) A security guard was sent up twice to quiet the boys. He proceeded to knock loudly on doors and walk noisily up an down the hall, but the resulting silence lasted about 90 seconds after he left. The staff seemed very kind and concerned, but ineffective. A simple policy to isolate groups that would likely be problematic with noise seems a logical solution? Or a “quiet” floor possibly? I didn’t arrive with blue flashing lights, but as a paying guest, did expect the common courtesy of peace and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Bloem trip
Very clean spacious room with very good service. Only problem was the noise in the hall 12 o'clock at night. Could not sleep after that again. Also parking gate did not want to open on entering.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Lethoko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Gem with lots of potential, friendly staff
Computer systems do not interact with hotels. Com real-time. I had to print my own confirmation to prove payment. Otherwise, a pleasant stay. Hotel interleads into shopping mall,a great feature.