Only five minutes from the airport and conveniently reached by a free, half-hourly shuttle bus, LIFE Airport Hotel at OR Tambo International Airport is a welcome and quirky addition to the world of Johannesburg airport accommodation.

Take the fact that your arrival snack is a fortune cookie, there are playstations and Wii-Fit in reception while an elongated outdoor swimming pool lets you do laps after a hard day's work or travel.

With four different hotel categories ? Airport, Chic, Easy and Safari ? LIFE Hotels is a new group on the South African hotel block and its refreshing take on the modern traveller is that of people who value personal choice, want the latest (and preferably free) technology, live healthily, and appreciate proximity to a city or airport along with stylishly-modern design ? all at an accessible price. In other words; 'fun luxury'.

At LIFE Airport Hotel at OR Tambo International, for instance, a bank of funky bright red lampshade-chandeliers hangs over the lobby with its 10m-long bar & reception desk, on a screeded floor.

? free wi-fi throughout?

An atrium chill area, mod lounges, a business centre, concierge services and an indoor restaurant with outdoor terrace are complimented by free Wi-Fi throughout. Along with the Wii-Fit and lap pool, other health facilities at the hotel include outdoor treadmills & exercise bikes.

In terms of 'fun luxury' within all the hotel suites you?ll find up-to-date conveniences ? to wit iPod docking stations, electronic safes big enough to hold a laptop, in-room wifi, LCD TV?s with satellite channels and multi-plug work stations ? along with the cosy, quality niceties one expects when travelling, from expensive mattresses to 300 thread count sheets and duvets, coffee & tea stations and individually controlled silent air conditioning.

Accommodation-wise, the hotel has 90 rooms, each consisting of one and a half bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchenette, lounge-dining area and a small outdoor balcony. Each hotel suite can accommodate a maximum of two adults in a double bed and one child under 13.

LIFE Hotels also takes note of the fact that sociability is an important factor ? especially in Airport hotels ? and along with the lounges and chill area, Life Airport Hotel at OR Tambo International Airport?s bustling atmosphere is enhanced by the central reception which also doubles as a bar & coffee shop while, across the lobby, is the Gourmet Restaurant & Deli with its exhibition kitchen.

For convenience sake, pre-prepared meals can also be purchased at the Deli and heated in your kitchenette at leisure.

With the airport precinct often being a convenient place for meetings and conferences, the hotel?s two conference rooms can each accommodate up to 150 delegates and 120 in banqueting format with both rooms featuring outdoor terraces for pre-assembly and tea breaks.

To find out more, visit www.lifehotels.co.za.

To celebrate this funky new kid on the hotel block we're giving away five one-night stays at the LIFE Hotel at OR Tambo International Airport ? perfect for that next business trip or stop-over. To stand a chance of winning all you have to do is fill in your details below?