The rights to the Holiday Inn brand were originally held in South Africa by Southern Sun, who bought out and rebranded the hotels in 2005. This marked the end of the presence of the international Holiday Inn group in South Africa. The Holiday Inn Sandton, Rivonia Road has been built according to the latest Holiday Inn specifications. Holiday Inn is in the process of re-launching their revised brand standards – already implemented in the Holiday Inn, Rivonia Road – into their 1800 Holiday Inn Hotels worldwide. This brand-new, four-star luxury Sandton hotel has been designed to provide value-conscious guests with a global standard of hospitality. With a world-class brand and local hospitality, the Holiday Inn Sandton, Rivonia Road is poised to become one of the ultimate destinations on the Johannesburg hotel scene.