Cape Town Hostels

Pros: Localization is perfect

Cons: cleanliness is bad, Wi-Fi signal

Cons: I forgot my big batt towel hired n Uber to go ger it found a lady they said she is the Mananger there was told she is Browne she treated me so BADLY I didnt like the manner she hangled my case sje is way too rude and she will make your loose clients teach her manner

Pros: Amazing staff. Great Value for money. Loved the restaurant inside. Good breakfast, great burgers.

Pros: Location and kind staff!

Cons: Someone in my dormitories smoked in our bathroom. Hope backpackers put very strict rules on non-smoking in the room. My rooms were next to the road, so it was very noisy. I heard some rooms are very quite.

Pros: I have extremely enjoyed my stay at 91 Loop Boutique Hostel. I will dishonest to myself if I forward whatever complaint about the staff, or anything else. Whatever assistance I was looking for, the response was so quick, with a broad smile. I am going to let friends to use your facility next year when we come for the races, and above when one is touring Cape Town. The place is convenienient with everything, I swear. Keep the standard up!!!

Cons: As I have already indicated, I have got nothing to complain about. I heartily appreciate the courtesy I received from the first day of my stay till the end.

Pros: Very kind and helpful staff. Good position and walking distance to many places.

Pros: We were really satisfied! A very nice and clean backpackers with cool people. The hostel is perfectly located in a safe area in the middle of the city. The security men on the doors are really helpful. There are tresors in the Room. From here you can make a good hopp on hopp off tour or take an uber. We had a private double room, which is simply equipped but completely sufficient. The bar is also cool and the breakfast is completely sufficient, on one day there were pancakes and on the other day scrambled eggs. Toast, cheese, jam, some fruits and muesli are served every day. We especially liked the great offer of the hostel. We took part in two free walking tours, pointed from the hostel. Very good to get a first impression of the city and to learn something about the history. Great guides! Another special highlight was the sunrise hike up to the Table Mountain with JP. He lives in the hostel and offers these walks in small groups, they start at 4am and it's worth it! JP tells a lot about plants and other exciting topics. It was one of the highlights of our trip! We would stay here again.

Cons: Nothing, good hostel. Keep in mind that you are not in a Hotel.

Pros: The hospitality

Pros: Location, warm shower water and WiFi

Cons: Bed ladders impractical,difficult to get up the bed.The cutlery, bowls, cups and plates were not properly washed

Pros: I loved everything else about 91 Loop. Great location. It was two blocks from city siteseeing office/stop, Bo-Kaap, and so many more places. The front staff was all very friendly and helpful. The staff was quick to respond to the shower issues. The water was hot, which is major for me. Through the hostel I was able to do a Table Mountain sunrise hike tour. If hiking is your thing ask for JP. I would definitely stay here again.

Cons: I ordered to be picked up and the driver was 45 minutes late. This did not start my time in Cape Town on a good foot. It would have be quicker if I would have requested an Uber. In the all women dorms both the showers leaked. There were two bathrooms and everyday I was there there was a problem with one of them or both. Hate to complain about the breakfast since it is included in the price but it's very limited and I would eat there only if I was on an extreme budget.

Pros: The location was spot on. Being so close to everything made it so easy to get around. It was easy to get to the waterfront, city centre, camps bay etc. The staff were the best part of my trip. They made me feel so welcome and like family. They made my time in Cape Town 100x better and I hope to say I've made friends for life there. I also loved how many things were on offer to my friend and I with the various tours such as wine, paragliding and township. Loved the vibe and of course the Braai on Wednesday nights.

Cons: The only slight improvement I can think of, as everything was pretty much spot on would be the breakfast, as it was quite repetitive, but other than that everything was amazing.

Pros: Location and the breakfast. I stayed in a 8ppl dorm. The room itself and beding was comfortable enough for solo backpackers.

Cons: The shower wasnt drainning at all so it was very insanitary.

Pros: Young and enthusiastic atmosphere. Keen and active people that work and stay there.

Cons: Come on... All is perfect.

Pros: I had a nice stay there. I met really nice people. -It was cleaned every day. -They even made your bed every days. -Nice breakfast (egg, yoghurt with fresh fruits and granola, fresh muffin they made everyday different muffins, free bread, jam, butter and peanut butter). -They even upgrade my stay in a 4 beds room -Free access to tea and coffee all day long

Cons: One guy at the reception was a bit forcing to much about taking tours with the hostel. -Prices of the tours are expensive. -It's nothing to do with the hostel, but some girls let their underwears dry inside the shower, which could be okay. But don't take all the place, think about the others, because after, we don't have any free space to put our clothes and towels if we want to take a shower, thanks.

Pros: Best and safest location to stay in Cape Town. It is a 10 min walk to the beautiful waterfront and other places can easily be reached on foot or you can take an Uber (cheapest way to get around). I stayed in a dorm and it was very clean, beds were comfortable and they have hot water in the showers. Light and docking station present in every bed with possibility to put SA, European and USB adaptors/cables. The kitchen is fully equipped and breakfast was served from 7:30 until 11am and consisted in an egg, a bowl with yogurt, fruits and oat (delicious), a muffin, toast bread, coffee, tea, juice, milk, jam, peanut butter and honey. The staff is young and friendly. They also have a bar with happy hour (6:30-7:30pm, 2 beers for the price of 1, R25), a great chance to meet other travelers. Don’t miss the chance to stay at Atlantic Point Backpackers!

Cons: In south african winter it can get very cold and as the windows were not so tight, some nights it was a little bit tough. But I have to mention, that they have an air conditioner, which can also warm up to 30 degrees (Celsius), but if you stay in a dorm and other people don’t feel cold you have to adapt to them.

Pros: We stayed for 11 nights (after extending) and we enjoyed every minute. The staff was very friendly and service minded and made everything to make our stay comfortable, convenient and safe. Tim, the manager, is very keen on his guests well-being and he always helped us out with everything. He also helped us with very useful information in planning our further trip in South Africa. We would love to come back to Atlantic Point Backpackers again.

Cons: None

Pros: The breakfast is not good and we stayed 6 days with same breakfast

Cons: Same breakfast every day and some noisy environment

Pros: Easy to use, spacious and very comfortable. The people and staff were amazing and did their best to accommodate everyones needs to the best of their abilities. Best hostel I’ve been in.

Pros: Location was good - walking distance from main attractions. Staff gave very good recomendation with regard to hiking routes.

Cons: Be careful! Locker was broke into during my stay. Although, staff did do their best to assist. I was refunded for my stay and upgraded to another room. All in all, a pleasant stay!

Pros: Everything was perfect, the hostel is new, very clean, in a perfect and safe position, wifi is fast and the staff is super nice. Ps: there is a heater in the rooms that’s a very important thing during the winter...

Pros: I never authorized payment. I told owners I will pay when I get to venue. I will lodge a complaint with my bank

Cons: Bad

Pros: Almost everything ! I met superb new friends, staff is also ready to help. All facilities you need and a great choice of guided tours and activities is provided. Kitchen was big and you can find everything you need there. Great location too (really safe day and night) close to Signal Hill and Lion’s Head), 20 min to Waterfront and 30-40 min to City Center. Room and beds were also really clean, I saw cleaning staff coming every morning.

Pros: -fluffy cloud nine “down” blanket and red blanket if ya cold. I feel safe and cozy in it on top of the perfectly firm bed for my “old” 29 years old back haha. -clean rooms, many hooks for belongings. Locker and free towel! -clean, plentiful toilets and showers. Red buckets to collect water during shower to recycle and used in making our coffee. (JUST KIDDDING.) Likely garden use. Save water! -super cool, friendly, informative and helpful staff (Marnu, Kelly, Kaylee? and Devin). Love them all. Thanks for making me feel so at home and comfortable. -fun bar outside to gather and get to know people. -breakfast is nice (cereal, muesli stuff with milk, yogurt), variety of bread for butter, jam, PB. I use the panini press to make me grilled cheese in the morning. -laundry in the hostel! Can do it yourself in the washer for 70R and all that with line outback to dry your clothes. -Safe with codes and all that -ATM inside (sometimes working) This place is so nice and warm feeling (for the price!) that I would bring my mom and grandma here to stay.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The staff was amazing and they were extremely helpful. They even help us find an itinerary for a few weeks after we left cape town.

Pros: The place is really good and you can find everything you need! Staff are so friendly and they help you with whatever you need! They also offer free coffee during the day and this is awesome to coffee lover as I am hehe

Pros: I enjoyed sharing my room with other people enjoyed sitting at the bar

Cons: The beds are so small

Pros: Location Cleanliness of room Staff

Cons: It was hard to get a good nights sleep as our room was at the bottom close to the bar with loud music and people screaming. Otherwise everything else was great.

Pros: This place is so clean and the staff was friendly. It is close to many attractions and one can easily walk everywhere. The breakfast was also good. I will definitely come back. Thank you for the nice hospitality.

Pros: Rooms were so comfortable and clean. Staff were super friendly and the kitchen was impeccable! Overall amazing experience at a sunflower stop and will 100% be returning! Brilliant for students

Pros: I liked the location and the bar.

Cons: I didn’t like the internet access because I needed to reconnect every time and since it was a sign in out of wi fi configurations I couldn’t connect in my computer. I also didn’t like how the staff supported me as I had a sick accident and I got dirty the bed and I had to pay for change the bed clothes, it is ok, but they didn’t do it complete and I had to complain sometimes about this.

Pros: The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, my private room was quiet after 10 pm on a Saturday night. The location is close to many attractions and good restaurants in Cape Town. Couldn’t ask for more for the price really.

Pros: The location is great if you want to have a great time and meet people. Its conveniently located and the bar is always a popular spot for locals. The staff are all incredibly friendly and helpful. When I return to Cape Town (hopefully soon) I will be staying here again and I will recommend to anyone I know as well.

Cons: I loved everything about this place

Pros: location and breakfast

Cons: they increased the rate 2 times after enquiring which was sneaky, because when you select to book you have one rate when you finish the rate went up by almost 10% never the less the stay was nice.

Pros: The fact that the MyCiti bus route was located within walking distance.

Cons: My dissatisfaction with my stay at 'Once In Cape Town' has been documented and communicated whilst I was staying at the premises. The room that I was booked into, which I had paid for, had a serious plumbing leak (the mere fact that we were still booked into the room and that it took me to highlight this issue to the staff after the fact says it all) the leak was there well before our arrival, further to this the stench of sewerage was the first warning sign when walking to our room on the 2nd floor, this too, had to be pointed out to the front of house staff. To add insult to injury, the staff (aside from one staff member who truly went above and beyond to assist in making alternative arrangements) have or show little interest or at very least the right attitude, especially when faced with serious problems such as that aforementioned. Further to this, the serious lack of general hospitality and friendliness (I find the 'CEO' title accorded staff a contradiction in terms as no one that either I or my friend encountered lived up to this designation. The kitchen ( provided for hostel travellers) leaves much to be desired, it should be spotless given the amount of people that make use of it, however this is not the case. Rusting and oily enamel tin cups are available to you if you want to hazard a warm beverage, of which coffee (even a cheap brand) is not available to you - however one tea spoon, for the whole hostel, is. Having travelled through South Africa's major city's and experienced other back backers in our major City's of Johannesburg, Durban and other Cape Town hostels, this has been by far the worst stay. Its title says it all, it was my only stay at 'Once' which I find to be truly disappointing for a well known brand.

Pros: Clean linen, 2 pillows, decent shower, good bar/ restaurant and plenty of other eating options nearby

Cons: Stuff ups with room allocation - I got a double bed in a share room with a person i had never met before! The previous evening I was booked into a female share dorm that was already full and ended up in a 4 bed mixed dorm . It was VERY noisy ( bar downstairs) and hot. The ceiling fan was a little help.

Pros: Didn't have breakfast. Location very convenient.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: awsome staff super helpful, and awsome hostel

Cons: Threre is no elevator

Pros: Breakfast was fine, good location

Cons: Breakfast was not ready on the 25th at 7am, only could get it after 8 due to stock unavailability. The dorms a bit smaller than i thought

Pros: The location was perfect, and a supermarket was just down the road. You could choose between a croissant or muesli for breakfast and the coffee was excellent. Each person had two personal power sockets and storage space for valuables above their bed. The room was cleaned every day.

Cons: There was a slight musty smell in the room that never went away and the storage space above the bed was dusty. The shower had no curtain so the floor always got wet around the edge. The storage cupboards were not big and space in the room itself was also limited.

Cons: The pets

Pros: Great location

Cons: Breakfast

Pros: The rooms were comfortable. Friendly and helpfull staff. Hangout spot at tv room snd tea station...sociable. Free wifi so kids games are sorted. Computers availsnle fir use incase your do not have theis Tablers or phones. Above all the place is located near v&a, the stadium, bus stop for mycity busses and near sea point.

Cons: Parking on the road was worrysome on arrival, however i got to learn it was safe and cctv monitored.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Bathroom is too far to another floor

Pros: Everything is great Staff Friendly Decent breakfast Superb location

Pros: The balcony had quite the view. We really enjoyed it.

Cons: The bed. It was very uncomfortable. I woke up exhausted.

Pros: The beds were clean and comfortable

Cons: The fact that the bathrooms are shared by the whole house

Pros: The room was clean ,and the toilets is clean they are friendly its a good place to stay it felled like home.

Pros: Only the WiFi

Cons: The place not clean,old fashioned facilities. Mostly the parking space.The rooms no TV.The noise level. The pat sitting on the couches.The bad smell on the linen.

Pros: IT WAS NICE TO STAYING IN YOUR LODGE IT IS SECURE AND QUIET JOHN LEE IS FRIENDLY TO THE GUEST BREAKFAST IS ENJOYABLE

Cons: I WOULD LIKE YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR BUNK BEDDING TO TWO SINGLE BEDS SEPARATED LIKE ON MY ROOM THE WAS NO LADDER TO CLIMB UP.