Reviews of Fishbird Art Deco Villa
151 Highland Road, 2101 Johannesburg, South Africa
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Reviewed: August 6, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewthank you very much Brigitta for your review and happy that you appreciated our villa
Reviewed: July 29, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewFish bird is a beautiful 100 year old house, which has been beautifully restored. It is incredibly clean and very comfortable. The breakfast is great as well!
There isn’t anything we didn’t like. We have stayed three times now.
Thanks Sarah for being such a loyal customer. We hope to see you again and will do our best to go on improving your experience at Fishbird Art Deco Villa.
Reviewed: July 16, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewIt’s very clean, comfortable and safe.
There isn’t anything I did not like
Hi Sarah, thanks for your nice review and happy that you liked your stay at Fishbird Art Deco Villa. We will do our best to go on improving for your next stay !
Reviewed: July 6, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: June 30, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewGreat property and superb attentive property manager. Super safe property and comfortable location with great views of the city. Highly recommended.
Hi Bob, thanks for your nice review. We enjoyed hosting you and have a nice chat ! I hope you had a wonderful end of trip.
Reviewed: June 24, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: June 13, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewA great charming converted house with lovely garden overlooking Johannesburg and when the weather is warm enough, the pool is an added bonus! Fantastic communal fully equipped kitchen. Great service by Percy, the Mgr!
Everything was great, wish we had longer time. Maybe the room could do with an electric heater in the heart of the winter, but this is something that guests staying longer could probably request as the service was really brilliant.
I hope you will have the opportunity to enjoy the pool another time ! Happy that you enjoyed your stay despite a cold (but sunny !) weather
Reviewed: June 5, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewPercy goes way beyond the call of duty to make sure you're safe and comfortable
No hand rail on the front steps
thank you very much for your review and hope to welcome you again. thanks for the advice !
Reviewed: May 16, 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: April 21, 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe manager taking care of us, Percy who was just amazing. The place was beautiful and clean with a nice view in a quite area
Reviewed: April 20, 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewFirst of all a big thank you to Percy who runs the place. He made a big difference with his genuine smile and excellent recommendations. He really took care of us making us feel like home. The breakfast was great, the beds were as comfy as they can get, location is central, yet peaceful, nothing more to ask for.
Everything was great.
Thanks/Efkaristo poli Achilleas for your nice review ! And happy that you enjoyed your stay and the surrounding area
Reviewed: March 31, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified review1923 Home so beautifully restored: incredible view, 15m pool and beautiful rooms. My daughter and I felt very safe in the heart of Johannesburg, Kensington. Home secured via an alarm at night—safe parking in the property.
Thank you very much Natasha for your nice and detailed review and very happy that you enjoyed so much your stay
Reviewed: March 30, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: March 29, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewWhat a perfect stay! The property is so clean and beautiful. The views on Joburg are insane. Breakfast is very good and complete. Thanks to Perry for helping with everything. He is literally available 24h! Always checking on you when you come back to the hotel, saying some kind words. The hosts Xavier and his wife are SO kind and welcoming. Helped a lot with some recommendations. Feeling safe in the area and in the garden, they have security gates. I will come back!!
Nothing at all
Thank you very much for your nice message. We were very happy to welcome you and are delighted that you enjoyed your stay in our guesthouse as well as the many opportunites offerred by Joburg to have good time !
Reviewed: February 26, 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: February 25, 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewVery good
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thank you very much and happy that you enjoyed your stay
Reviewed: February 24, 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: February 23, 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewWe loved everything about Fishbird, espcially the beautiful garden and views over Johannesburg. We would always come back.
You will be welcomed anytime! We are happy you enjoyed your stay, our villa, our manager's efficient service and the nice restaurant in our area.
Reviewed: February 22, 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewMy stay at Fishbird Art Deco Villa was absolutely lovely. Percy and Xavier are fantastic hosts who truly looked after us—we always felt safe and cared for. Every morning, Percy prepared the most delicious breakfasts with special touches and great attention to detail. He is an excellent chef, and we thoroughly enjoyed our breakfasts on the terrace. As for the villa itself, it is exquisitely decorated, with beautiful wooden floors, stunning period light switches, and elegant lighting. It feels like a true piece of Johannesburg’s architectural history. The house has a warm, sunny atmosphere, beautiful vast views to the north, and a lovely big swimming pool. When I visit that side of town again, I would absolutely book Fishbird Villa without hesitation. Thank you, Xavier & Percy, for such a special experience!
What a nice feedback which gives all of us a lot of positive energy to go on improving! It was so nice to welcome your friends and you and see your enthusiasm for the events going on in our nice Kensington area. Hope to see you again and with the opportunity to add further nice features to our villa and garden.
What a nice feedback which gives all of us a lot of positive energy to go on improving! It was so nice to welcome your friends and you and see your enthusiasm for the events going on in our nice Kensington area. Hope to see you again and wi… Show more
Reviewed: February 20, 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: February 13, 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThe room
The location
Thanks for your review, Makoumbi. We were happy to welcome you. Note that generally almost all our customers give a 10 rating to our location, value, comfort and facilities. We would have been interested to have a more precise feedback to understand your good (but not excellent !) rating.
Thanks for your review, Makoumbi. We were happy to welcome you. Note that generally almost all our customers give a 10 rating to our location, value, comfort and facilities. We would have been interested to have a more precise feedback to u… Show more
Reviewed: February 3, 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: January 28, 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewWe loved the feeling of being welcome, safe and taken care of. The property has been beautifully and carefully restored to a genuine Art Deco experience which is unique, very comfortable and peaceful. Percy, the young man who manages this guest house is a caring and very respectful host. As a qualified cook he prepared for us a sumptuous breakfast every day and we honestly felt as if we were in a 5 star hotel. The Villa is a memorable option if you want to explore a marvellous city and a city that is bouncing back to its former self. We will certainly come back.
After careful consideration, there was nothing to complain about and all was really good
Thanks to both of you. It was a pleasure to host you and to see your enthusiasm discovering the so many nice aspects of this city and of our villa. Looking forward to welcome you again and we are thinking to start playing golf ! 😉
Reviewed: January 17, 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewClean Amazing staff Great views over East Johannesburg Comfortable beds
Not exactly a walkable neighborhood especially at night