JOHANNESBURG, August 26, 2025: South Africa has made history as the first African country to host the G20. Since December 2024, ministerial sessions, working groups, and side events across the country have set the stage for the grand finale: the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on 22–23 November 2025.

City Lodge Hotels is proud to play its part in this milestone moment, offering prime locations, flexible meeting spaces, and the warm hospitality that South Africa is known for. With hotels close to airports, business districts with great retail and shopping, and major venues, the group ensures that guests can move easily between their accommodation, meetings, and official events. This proudly South African hospitality company is also a B-BBEE Level 1 contributor.

“With 55 hotels across South Africa, we have designed every property to give travellers what they need during busy schedules: a restful night’s sleep in a comfortable bed, well thought-out facilities to make life easier, and warm, welcoming service,” says Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, Chief Operating Officer at City Lodge Hotels. “We provide a home away from home during life’s important events. While the world’s leaders focus on solutions to critical global challenges, we will ensure those supporting the events check into easy with us.”

The group’s four distinctive brands cater to every type of traveller:

• Courtyard Hotel – The soft life made easy
• City Lodge Hotel – Easy living
• Town Lodge – An easy escape
• Road Lodge – Basically easy

Guests can look forward to free fast WiFi, restaurants serving delicious meals, sundowner bars for relaxing at the end of the day, secure parking, 24-hour reception, and much more.

With four decades of experience and a reputation for trusted, reliable service, City Lodge Hotels looks forward to welcoming guests from around the country and the world with its blend of comfort, convenience, and South African hospitality.

When solving the world’s problems is hard, check into easy.

(Images are of the newly revamped boardrooms at City Lodge Hotel Umhlanga Ridge.)