Brown Sugar Backpackers Reviews

Had a wonderful time. Friendly staff. Good food. Great people.

We really enjoyed our stay here. Decided to come back and stay again after a tour in Kruger. Great staff. Can't beat the free breakfast and wifi. Also, dinners are delicious and only R60 per person for large servings.

There are warnings spread all over the place for absolutely everything (as if the entire audience of that place where teenage Americans), unpolite to say the least. I asked for help to get a cab, the lady at the reception called a gentleman with no taxi license. The car was really old and with windows broken - and, of course, it was not able to reach my destination, it just broke in the middle of the way. Despite the fact the "taxi driver" charged me double. No care for guests.

The swimming pool is a nice place to relax in the sun. What I didn't like is the raillings to close the bedroom...I was feeling as in a prison. I didn't like neither the fact that the television was on all the time and I think that it breaks any opportunity to enjoy this place. That apart, globaly good hostel for 2-3 nights maximum.

great hostel, has everything you need in the one place.

a real breakfast with eggs as wish, slide of cheese , sausage, real muslie, real yugurgt etc..not like everywhere with the basic corn flake and milk ...

Brown Sugar is a very clean hostel, it's got a lot of character (big old mansion), Liesel and what I believe to be her counterpart were very helpful and friendly. The rest of the staff not so much but customer service can be hit and miss. It is more expensive than other hostels I stayed at in Joburg, and the internet is not free, but it is a fun place to stay for the experience and atmosphere. I recommend it for solo travellers especially! Thank you!

I loved Brown Sugar and I look forward to staying there again; very quiet and comfortable and the breakfast was OUTSTANDING. Keep up the good work. LOVED the breakfast! Bill Chandler

Nice Hostel. We stayed there because it was a pick-up point for safari. The staff working there is very friendly. The free airport-pickup-service worked well and perfect. Thank you! Notice: The hostel is in the north-east of Joburg and NOT central.

Good place to crash and helpful staff...plus breakfast included!

Owner extremely nice and helpful. Very comfy bed, great looking hostel. Location a bit far away from everything (supermarket..etc) and taxis more expensive then what you can get elsewhere.

The free pick-up from the airport is great, but to a ride back is really expensive!

Great hostel, staff is very friendly, PC with internet for 20 rand per day is cheaper than average in ZA, just location is quite far from city center - but since we're talking about Jo"burg, its pretty unsafe there anyways...