About
Location :
Added by Jopie, at 13 October 2016
Gallery
Add missing information
14 Reviews
-
28 March 2018
Amazing views of the mountains around Cape Town. 5 min walk to Kloof street. Friendly staff. The complex consists of several old houses. Very open and friendly atmosphere. Gate with security code and a entry office make you feel safe.
response / report this review -
20 March 2018
It is a very nice hostel and the employees are very nice and helpful. Please let me know if my postcards were sent. Thank you. Valeria Lopes Gomes from Brazil.
response / report this review -
29 January 2018
No words can explain what a amazing stay I had there. I spent four days at the beautIful Backpack. What a amazing time, beautiful friendly people amazing Bar area friendly very helpful staff big ups to Andrew who works there very helpful guy always willing to help if you’ll ever looking for place to stay in Cape Town this is definitely the place to be and very affordable. Will definitely be back to stay on my next trip it’s my new home 🏡 thanks you for a awesome stay. Keep up the Good work 🙂
response / report this review -
28 January 2018
I stayed here 8/22/7 to 8/27/17. I loved this place. The hostel does a great job with everything! They plan events well, have great cookouts, the view of Table Mountain is great, and they are the most helpful staff I've ever had in my travels. They helped me book multiple excursions, even helping me fix an issue with a whale watching company. Breakfast was always a great experience, which is included in your stay. Everyone in the kitchen is always joyful and singing and the food is delicious. I would recommend this hostel to anyone, 1000x over.
response / report this review -
22 December 2017
Look, there's nothing particularly terrible about this place. The hosts are kind and helpful (especially the breakfast crew-- Go Free Breakfast!). I guess the one downer about this place for me was that it was totally geared towards the "young & hip college crowd\travelers. Would I come back here again? Yes-- probably because l make sure to go for the single\private room. Makes it totally worth it.
response / report this review -
27 November 2017
Wonderful hostel located in the middle of everything! Walk to the majority of the touristy places (Company Gardens, etc). Great crowd of people always around the bar as well. Would stay here instead of a fancy hotel 5/5 times.
response / report this review -
16 September 2017
Great place for tourists with a great local crowd. Good service.
response / report this review -
14 July 2017
Well kept and cozy hostel with free breakfast. Convenient location but does get quite cold during winter nights as there is no heat. Extra blankets are provided.
response / report this review -
19 June 2017
Extremely kind and amazing people (both hosts and backpackers), safe and amazing location (2 blocks away from Long Street), beautiful view from the bedrooms (Table Mountains), very fair price, etcI highly recommend this hostel for anyone traveling in Cape Town and interested in meeting new, absolutely incredible people!
response / report this review -
11 April 2017
The place was looking very nice but it was full. Instead to throw me and my wife away like many places, they nicely helped us. Thanks guys, next time we come we pass by !
response / report this review -
17 March 2017
It's a beautiful friendly place with all the modern amenities. It's close to the city and all the restaurant is around. Secure and value for money
response / report this review -
27 February 2017
My first thought of this hostel was that it was just okay, but after staying there for a few days, I really loved the vibe! Everyone was super welcoming and friendly. People tended to congregate in the central patio by the bar. Their daily breakfast is also a really nice treat.
The location also is pretty decent, as you can walk to a few areas. Uber is accessible in South Africa, though, so best to use that.
A couple of downsides:
- Bring a power striptough to find plugs in the rooms
- Aside from breakfast, no food at the hostel. You'll want to grab food while you're out and aboutresponse / report this review -
11 February 2017
Friendly, relaxed, good value and they care about the environment and social issues. Rooms of many sizes. Nice outdoor spaces and a good bar area. A short walk from bars and restaurants.
response / report this review -
20 October 2016
Great location! Very close to restaurants/bars etc. The staff was really friendly, Simona helped us greatly with answering all our questions and booking activities for us. Breakfast was delicious and included!
There was a large group staying there who was very loud at night, sometimes till 3/4 am. The noise went unnoticed by the staff, until we complained. Overall, good experience, would stay there againresponse / report this review
