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SLOW in the City
Due to the financial constraints on the local and global business environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, SLOW in the City has taken the difficult decision to permanently close its doors.
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EXPLORE SLOW LOUNGE
Quality travel
THE SLOW LOUNGE BOASTS THE FOLLOWING:
- Seasonal, freshly prepared food
- Imported coffee prepared by a barista
- A business centre - a work environment of the highest standard (Samsung tablets, complimentary Wi-Fi access, printing and faxing facilities)
- A library filled with recreational and business books for your reading pleasure
- Private marble bathrooms
- Armani spa offering where you get a complimentary 15-20 minute treatment before your flight
SLOW DOMESTIC LOUNGES CAN BE FOUND IN THE DOMESTIC TERMINALS OF LANSERIA, O.R. TAMBO, CAPE TOWN AND KING SHAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT
IN ADDITIONAL TO THIS, THE SLOW LOUNGE AT O.R. TAMBO INTERNATIONAL OFFERS YOU:
IN ADDITIONAL TO THIS, THE SLOW LOUNGE AT O.R. TAMBO INTERNATIONAL OFFERS YOU:
- A front-of-house kitchen with a chef to prepare exquisite meals
- Private dens and studies to catch up on work or simply relax
- VIP private suite with en-suite bathroom for families travelling
SLOW DomesticLounges Opening & Closing Times
O.R. Tambo International Airport |
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Monday - Wednesday
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04h30 - 20h30
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Thursday
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04h30 - 20h30
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Friday
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04h30 - 21h00
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Saturday
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04h30 - 21h00
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Sunday
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04h30 - 21h00
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Cape Town International Airport |
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Monday - Wednesday
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04h30 - 20h30
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Thursday
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04h30 - 20h30
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Friday
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04h30 - 20h30
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Saturday
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04h30 - 20h00
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Sunday
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04h30 - 20h30
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King Shaka International Airport |
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Monday - Wednesday
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04h30 - 20h00
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Thursday
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04h30 - 20h00
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Friday
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04h30 - 21h30
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Saturday
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04h30 - 20h00
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Sunday
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04h30 - 21h30
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Lanseria International Airport |
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Monday - Wednesday
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04h30 - 20h00
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Thursday
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04h30 - 20h00
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Friday
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04h30 - 21h00
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Saturday
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04h45 - 19h45
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Sunday
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04h45 - 21h00
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EXPLORE BIDVEST LOUNGE
Business uninterrupted
At airports without SLOW Lounges or where capacity in the SLOW Lounge has been reached, RMB Private Bank Cheque and Credit Cardholders are welcome to use the Bidvest Premier Lounges.
Bidvest Lounges can be found at Lanseria, O.R. Tambo International, Cape Town International, King Shaka International, Port Elizabeth, East London, and George and Bloemfontein Airports.
Free access for children in Bidvest will be limited to 2 children per visit.
Bidvest lounge access rules
Bidvest Lounges can be found at Lanseria, O.R. Tambo International, Cape Town International, King Shaka International, Port Elizabeth, East London, and George and Bloemfontein Airports.
Free access for children in Bidvest will be limited to 2 children per visit.
Bidvest lounge access rules
- The Bidvest Lounges will not accept any RMB Private Bank cardholders with expired cards.
- The Bidvest Lounges will not allow the passenger into the lounge without an RMB Private Bank card present.
- The Bidvest Lounges will only permit the cardholder access to the lounges if the RMB Private Bank Credit Card or Cheque Card presented is in their individual name.
- Only one card (RMB Private Bank Credit Card or Cheque Card) will be permitted per client requiring access to the lounge and must be accompanied by a boarding pass (both the card and the boarding pass must be in the same individual's name).
- The partnership in question is between RMB Private Bank and Bidvest and not RMB and Bidvest. Only clients of RMB Private Bank will be permitted free access to the lounge, on presentation of their RMB Private Bank Credit Card or Cheque Card and boarding pass.
- View more information, including operating hours and directions.
- Access to Bidvest Premier Lounge is limited to 120 minutes for Domestic Lounges and 240 minutes for International Lounges.
- Free access for children in Bidvest will be limited to 2 children per visit.
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EXPLORE BIDVEST LOUNGE
Access rules
- Use eBucks Travel to make your next flight booking and earn an up to 8 Bonus Visits per annum
- All your entries into the lounges are non-transferable. All unused visits will not roll over to the next calendar year
- If you do not meet the qualifying criteria for free visits or you have used all your available free visits you will be charged for entering the lounges
- Your free visits are determined from your Reward Level at time of entering the lounge, which is updated around the 8th of each
- Access will only be permitted on presentation and swiping of applicable card by the cardholder
- Only valid cards will be accepted. No expired cards will be accepted
- Only one card will be permitted per cardholder per visit and must be accompanied by a boarding pass
- Both the card and the boarding pass must be issued in the same individual's name
- SLOW reserves the right of admission and retains the right to deny access should they deem necessary
- Cardholders under the age of 18 years will not be permitted access unless accompanied by an adult over the age of 18 years
- Children younger than 2 years old may access the SLOW Lounge for free
- All FREE visits will be allocated at main client level and can be used/ accessed by any card (cheque, credit, Fusion or additional credit)
- All qualifying cheque and credit cardholders who have access to Bidvest Lounges will only be allowed to enter 120 minutes before their departure time at Domestic Lounges and 240 minutes before their departure time at International Lounges
- You may be charged for stays beyond this time limit at the applicable rate for the Lounge.
- Should you leave the Lounge for any reason after the expiry of this time limit, youwill be charged at the applicable rate for re-entering the Lounge.
- The partnership in question is between RMB Private Bank and Bidvest and not RMB and Bidvest. Only clients of RMB Private Bank will be permitted access to the lounge, on presentation of their RMB Private Bank Credit Card or Cheque Card and boarding pass.
- View including operating hours and directions please visit the Bidvest Premier Lounge website (www.bidvestlounge.co.za.)
SLOW Domestic Lounges
Peak times:
Monday to Friday: 13h00 - 17h30
Sunday: 15:00 - 17h30
Peak times:
Monday to Friday: 13h00 - 17h30
Sunday: 15:00 - 17h30
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SLOW LOUNGE
Access rules
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SLOW Domestic Lounge |
SLOW International |
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Boarding time
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Access to all SLOW Domestic Lounges is limited to 90 minutes before boarding time
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The SLOW International Lounge is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Children
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If you are on reward level 1, 2, 3 or 4 only your first guest and first child between the ages of 2 and 18 years will benefit from your complimentary entries, and you will be charged for every guest or child thereafter
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If you are on reward level 1, 2, 3 or 4 only your first guest and first child between the ages of 2 and 18 years will benefit from your complimentary entries, and you will be charged for every guest or child thereafter
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Your reward level
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If you are on Reward Level 5, children under the age of 18 years will have unlimited entries
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If you are on Reward Level 5, children under the age of 18 years will have unlimited entries
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Free visits
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If you do not meet the qualifying criteria for free visits the fee per person per entry is R250
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If you do not meet the qualifying criteria for complimentary entries the fee per person per entry is R400
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SLOW and Bidvest Lounge access rules
- All qualifying credit and cheque cardholders who have access to SLOW Domestic Lounges will only be allowed to enter 90 minutes before their boarding time
- Should the SLOW Lounge capacity be reached, RMB Private Bank customers will be granted preferential access
- All unused complimentary entries do not roll over to the next calendar year, except for the month of July where the allocation from the month of June will be applicable until around 8 July.
- If you do not meet the qualifying criteria for free visits or you have used all your available free visits you will be charged for entering the lounges
- Your free visits are determined from your Reward Level at time of entering the lounge, which is updated around the 8th of each
- Access will only be permitted on presentation and swiping of applicable card by the cardholder or by scanning a valid QR code at the Lounge reception
- Only valid cards will be accepted. No expired cards will be accepted
- Only one card will be permitted per cardholder per visit and must be accompanied by a boarding pass
- Both the card and the boarding pass must be issued in the same individual's name
- SLOW reserves the right to decline entry should any of the lounges be full Access is subject to availability, per SLOW Lounge capacity
- SLOW reserves the right of admission and retains the right to deny access should they deem necessary
- Cardholders under the age of 18 years will not be permitted access unless accompanied by an adult over the age of 18 years
- Children younger than 2 years old may access the SLOW Lounge for free
- All FREE visits will be allocated at main client level and can be used/accessed by any card (cheque, credit, Fusion or additional credit)
QR Code Rules
- Only one QR code is required to accommodate Lounge entry for the cardholder and their guest(s).
- Both the QR code and the boarding pass must be issued in the same individual's name.
- A QR code can only be successfully redeemed if the cardholder has sufficient funds in their account to cover the cost of entry, irrespective of whether or not the fee will be reversed.
General rules for Bonus Visits earned through eBucks Travel bookings
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As an RMB Private Bank customer you can earn up to 8 additional Bonus Visits when making a flight booking on eBucks Travel
- Bonus visits are subject to General Lounge access rules, including but not limited to
- Access to SLOW Domestic Lounges will be limited to 90 minutes before boarding time
- Access is subject to availability, according to SLOW Lounge capacity and safety rules.
- Complimentary allocations received from your eBucks Travel booking will be added to your annual complimentary allocated visits as 'Bonus Visits'.
- The Bonus Visits will automatically be added onto your annual visits once your travel booking is made through eBucks travel, and can be used by swiping a qualifying bank card or by scanning a QR code on the FNB App.
- The cardholder making the booking needs to be on a qualifying reward level in order to earn Bonus Visits
- When the cardholder accesses the Lounge, the Bonus Visits will be depleted first, before the annual allocated visits, provided that they are still valid.
- The bonus visits are valid for up to 7 days after the flight date and can be used by either the main cardholder or any secondary cardholders at any point before expiry.
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The spouse* of the main member can earn an equal number of Bonus Visits as the main member under the following conditions:
- If the spouse is on the Spousal Pricing Option, or
- If the spouse holds a qualifying FNB Card that falls within the same segment as the main member and both are part of one family banking profile
When the cardholder makes a flight booking for themselves and their spouse, Bonus Visits allocated to the cardholder will be deducted from the cardholder's allocation and Bonus Visits allocated to the spouse will be deducted from the spouse's allocation.
*Rules also applicable to the Spouse
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SLOW IN THE CITY ACCESS
Business meets convenience
Day access qualifying fees and criteria
Qualifying product |
Qualifying criteria |
Qualifying entries per calendar month |
Fee per visit when qualifying criteria are met |
Fee per visit when qualifying criteria are NOT met |
Fee per additional entry (over and above the qualifying entries) |
| RMB Private Bank Cheque or Credit Card | eBucks Reward level 1 | 4 Free visits, including guests | FREE | R249 per person | R249 per person |
| RMB Private Bank Cheque or Credit Card | eBucks Reward level 2 - 5 | 4 Free visits, including guests* | FREE | R249 per person | R249 per person |
Additional Private Wealth rules
- All free entries will be allocated at main customer level and can be used/accessed by any card (cheque, credit or additional credit card)
- Unused free visits do not roll over to the next month
SLOWmembership | Ten
For a monthly fee of R1400, qualifying RMB Private Bank Cheque or Credit cardholders can apply for a 10 day SLOW in the City membership.
Membership access qualifying fees and criteria
Qualifying cards |
Cardholder qualifying criteria |
Qualifying entries per calendar month |
Fee per additional entry (over and above the qualifying entries) |
| RMB Private Bank Cheque or Credit Card | Active cheque or credit card in good standing* | 10 Free visits** | R249 per person |
Qualifying cards |
Cardholder qualifying criteria |
Qualifying entries per calendar month |
Fee per additional entry (over and above the qualifying entries) |
| RMB Private Bank Cheque or Credit Card | Active cheque or credit card in good standing* | 20 Free visits** | R249 per person |
*Good standing: This means that none of your RMB Private Bank or FirstRand Bank accounts and credit agreements should be overdrawn, or be in arrears, or be in default, nor should the account holder be undergoing sequestration, or be subject to any legal process with RMB Private Bank or FirstRand Bank as defined in our terms and conditions.
**Only 2 FREE guests per visit per day
*** With SLOWmembership Twenty you receive access to SLOW in the City for the full month
Guests must accompany the member at all times. More than 3 guests at a given time require prior arrangement.
All bookings must be made directly through SLOW in the City.
Contact number: +27 (0)84 777 SLOW (7569) E-mail sandton@slowinthecity.co.za
Address: Opposite the Gautrain station, Corner of Rivonia and West Road, Sandton, Gauteng
Operating Hours: Monday - Friday 7h00 - 19h00
SLOW in the City is a cashless facility. Only card payments accepted.
For further information on SLOW in the City please visit www.slowinthecity.co.za. Terms and conditions apply.
All bookings must be made directly through SLOW in the City.
Contact number: +27 (0)84 777 SLOW (7569) E-mail sandton@slowinthecity.co.za
Address: Opposite the Gautrain station, Corner of Rivonia and West Road, Sandton, Gauteng
Operating Hours: Monday - Friday 7h00 - 19h00
SLOW in the City is a cashless facility. Only card payments accepted.
For further information on SLOW in the City please visit www.slowinthecity.co.za. Terms and conditions apply.
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