Lucky Bean Guesthouse

The Lucky Bean Guesthouse is everything they say. Absolutely beautiful and relaxing. Cowan is a wonderful host. Very good breakfast cooked to your order. I highly recommend if you are visiting the area or vacationing in the bush and need to rest before flying back home.

Conway and Natasha are excellent hosts. They provide such good care for guests. One of our group needed some medical help and they were able to advise on a good doctor. Conway remembers the names of all guests. They also arranged airport transfers for a very reasonable price. The place is well cared for and they provide a delicious breakfast. Highly recommend.

The people make the Lucky Bean Guesthouse a wonderful place to stay. Conway was so helpful organising things for us before and during our trip. Our airport taxi pickup by Derrick went smoothly. When we arrived a bit late, we were warmly welcomed, helped to find a great restaurant and shown how to use Uber. Our day trip around Johannesburg with Cecilia was the absolute highlight of our stay. The ladies that served us breakfast were fab too. Having now seen the impersonal areas of Rosebank and Sandton where most of the main hotels are, I’m so glad that we opted to stay at the Lucky Bean in Melville. It’s a nice, quiet residential area, within walking distance of a great cafe. We were able to feel like a local and always felt safe. Even though it was winter in SA, the weather was warm and we enjoyed sitting around the pool in sunshine. For such a lovely experience, it’s excellent value for money.

My husband and 2 sons (aged 11 and 14) loved staying at the Lucky Bean Guesthouse. We felt safe, welcomed and relaxed. Conway helped us book excellent restaurants every night and recommended tours (Cecilia) which we loved. Conway even arranged our collection from the airport, despite our flights being repeatedly delayed. Lovely breakfasts every morning also. A wonderful start to our family's African adventures!

I could not recommend Lucky Bean highly enough: from the extremely comfortable room and delicious breakfasts, to the kindness of the staff (who, among other things, helped to organise airport transfers) and the loveliness of the garden. It’s perfectly situated for getting around Melville, and for zipping to both Wits University and UJ. Perhaps most importantly, though, I stayed there when maintenance was being done on Joburg’s water infrastructure and so much of Melville and surrounds was without water. Not only did we have water at Lucky Bean thanks to clever forward planning (there are tanks and water is bought in), but we were all kept abreast of developments. It made for a reassuring stay.

You can't go wrong staying at the Lucky Bean! the owners, Conway and Natasha, are the most welcoming, helpful and lovely people. They will help with travel arrangements as well as transport, and have great guide recommendations. Their staff are equally helpful, kind and welcoming. Rooms are clean and comfortable, very well appointed with lovely views from each. Highly recommend the Lucky Bean!

Lucky Bean Guesthouse is a peaceful haven in Melville, Johannesburg. We were 4 including teens of 13 and 19. Conway was very kind and helpful already before arrival. The rooms are great (we had two), each with their own entrance and an area outside to sit. The pool was very much appreciated. The recommended tours - Streetart in Jo'burg + cycling in Soweto - were great. Murphy and Sifisu were so kind and graceful and made the nicest fresh breakfast. All in all a great stay. I can highly recommend it to everyone who appreciates a peaceful place to come back to after busy hours in the city.

Stayed at the Lucky Bean on a work but my time at the Lucky Bean seemed more like a holiday. It is a wonderfully peaceful guesthouse. All of the staff are so welcoming. Breakfast as delicious, the honesty bar a treat, the beds so comfortable with a variety of pillows, rooms have everything you need. The WiFi was excellent and made working easy. Thank you to Conway, Murphy and everyone who made my stay so enjoyable.

The Lucky Bean is a haven. The rooms are spacious and elegant and nothing is too much trouble for the staff. There is a great pool to have a dip in the morning, areas to sit outside and a communal kitchen which is open all the time for tea, coffee and wine. We were served fresh and delicious breakfasts by Murphy and her team. Great African art throughout. I would not stay anywhere else on future trips. Thanks to everyone for making it such a relaxing trip.