The Backpack Reviews

V well organised and friendly . I would stay here again

A really nice backpack facility! Just one thing: a printer for the public computers would be great and apreciated by a lot of guests :-)

Well run operation with enjoyable atmosphere, if only a bit impersonal. The professional staff answered all my questions, but I felt their advise to be rather generic. Price wise a bit on the expensive side.

great place to stay

Loved it! Awesome location! Staff is amazing! Very clean, comfortable and a great way to meet people!

Can't say enough good things about this hostel. Fantastic, friendly , helpful staff. Great location. Really nice rooms. Fully equipped kitchen. Thank you for a terrific beginning and a wonderful end to our South African adventure.

At around £32pppn for a private en suite, excluding breakfast, you can certainly find cheaper accommodation in the city.However, the atmosphere and location are great and the staff brilliant. The private rooms all have safes and there are safes in communal areas for those in shared rooms. Breakfast, sandwiches and beers at the bar are reasonable. You can book a variety of activities through reception. Staff were helpful with recommendations and info. Would stay again.

Excellent hostel. Good vibes and great times.

Awesome staff, really sociable, good location away from the main strip so quieter, but close to all the attractions. Have traveled a lot and would stay there again in a heartbeat.

Great way to meet other travellers. Staff were very helpful in setting up tours and rooms were clean and safe.

misbooked room, and failed to arange tranfer from airport

Still the best Hostel I have ever stayed in! the travel team were incredibly helpful! awesome atmosphere can't wait to come back!

Great stay, clean and comfy with lively atmosphere. The pool was an added bonus to cool off in after a climb up table mountain. Would stay there again and recommend others.

Give free info about places to go and things to do, like restaurants, clubs etc.

This is one of the nicest hostels I have stayed in on any continent. It is quaint and fun at the same time. Staff are helpful, polite, and know the area and local activities well. Great food and microbrew beer (hard to find in South Africa!). Wifi is not free. Pool area is very nice.

Security guard was extremely arrogant and rude. Not any customer care from him. The night shift one.

Overall, we had a great experience and will recommend The Backback to friends.

Staff were great, and helpful, easy to find things to do at the reception, they even took us to a really cool local bar. Hostel itself has great showers and comfortable beds and its 2 minutes from 'long st' the cool happening strip of the city. also has an amazing view of table mountain from the bar area. I would stay here again without a doubt

This was the most expensive hostel we stayed at, but it was on some point worse then all the oter hostels. The reception people were not asking us anything and not enthausiastic (last time when i checked it out, much better). The room was small and the lock was 1,2,3,4 to easy and made a lot of sound to get in at night (everybody woke up). Also the sound of the road made it not money worthit. Last we found it weird we had to pay for parking and didnt get a lower fee while the hostel was rebuild

Had a double room with ensuite, however was in a converted attic. This meant , the room was stifling hot, and the windows had no fly screens so we were bitten by mozzies. We didn't get a fan in the room until the 3rd night. Hostel was however located in a convenient spot - was within a short drive all major attractions eg. Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront. Was also on the main road that connects over to Camps Bay, so an easy drive out of the city to explore Cape Point and the beaches