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Penthouse on long in Cape Town, South Africa

6th floor 112 Long Street, Cape Town

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Overall Rating: 89%From a total of 46 Reviews

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100% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (3)

Awesome, wonderful, warm. Location, Staff, Atmosphere, Cleanliness all fantastic!   Read Owner Comments

bacchaespices7128, Canada | Female 31-40 | 07th November 2009

90% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (8)

The staff is very accommodating and I enjoyed my stay. The very best location.

peggek, USA | Female 41+ | 26th October 2009

90% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (2)

Staffs are very helpfull, also they recomend you the best tours to do in Cape Town, Hostel it's clean. It was great to stay there, I enjoyed it.Very good value for money, to be recomended

nicolasgibert5897, France | Male 31-40 | 18th October 2009

100% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (2)

I felt like I was at home. Penthouse is very charming, safe and clean. The staff is wonderful and very friendly. I buy the tours with them. They were wonderful!

hiantc9857, Brazil | Male 18-24 | 12th October 2009

93% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (1)

I had a fab time staying at Penthouse. The staff were lovely and welcoming, which was important as I was solo. I had the most amazing experiences in Cape Town. Everything rocked!

lauren_langman5243, Australia | Female 25-30 | 08th October 2009

83% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (1)

Great hostel, great people.

leahtorrie8343, Scotland | Female 31-40 | 03rd October 2009

80% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (6)

A nice hostel. They run some great trips which you can book at the hostel. I did the peninsula tour which was really fantastic.

anna_24705744, England | Female 18-24 | 29th August 2009

76% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (1)

In general, the hostel is very good. Cleanliness was not the best because somebody slept in our beds before (there were hair in the pillow) and they didn't change the sheets. Another suggestion is that they must give a better information about the touristic places. We went two times to the Table Mountain because they said to us that the cable car was open and it didn't. So, if they don't know, it would be better to say that and not to give a wrong information.   Read Owner Comments

lyndatamayo202, Colombia | Female 31-40 | 23rd August 2009

90% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (1)

Had a great time overall and the staff were wonderful! Big props to Chris at the front desk who helped me figure out my entire stays' activities, especially with the weather constraint. The fire poi lesson on my last nite rocked! Also, excellent rooftop bar. Bruce was a great host upstairs and made it feel like home away from home. Definitely would recommend this place to others. The only suggestion I have is to maybe do more group activities for single travelers.   Read Owner Comments

chris4389, USA | Male 25-30 | 18th August 2009

90% Customer Rating

Novice Nomad (2)

The staff, location, facilities and general vibe was great. But, we were in a twin room and for the price, R400, it was far too noisy. Our room door was less than 2 metres from the kitchen and the noise went till late and started early. Apart from that the place was great, and I suspect all the other rooms were much more quiet.   Read Owner Comments

grahamchristo8720, New Zealand | Male 31-40 | 16th August 2009


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