The Backpack Reviews

Amazing. The staff were incredibly helpful. Clean rooms, the most comfortable hostel beds I've stayed in.

My second stay at The Backpack was just as fun as my first! On both visits I've found an incredible community of travelers, vacationers, and the hostel employees. I can't recommend this place strongly enough! LOVE IT!

Great atmosphere! The bar is a nice place to hang out and meet people. The view is excellent! The location very good. I would definitely recommend anyone to come and stay here. A great addon is the private storage in the room that you can lock up your stuff and there are tons of proper safes to use as well. For anyone worrying about security or keeping stuff safe, no need to worry over here. Everything The Backpack has to offer is great! Keep up the good work. Thanks!

No doubt the best hostel i've stayed in! Friendly and helpfull staff, clean and nice and awesome atmosphere!

I had an awesome stay there and I was their unofficial party organiser! I would recommend to all!

Very nice! Sooo clean! A little pricey, may be bexause I was traveling in December. I would highly reccomend it to anyone! Nice atmosphere, and the staff were helpful and friendly :)

It´s one of the best hostels I´ve ever been to! Great staff, delicious breakfast.

Many good things about the hostel but our room was small, dark, stuffy and rather noisy. Not worth the money we paid. Other facilities were good. Didn't appreciate the way the hostel thinks it's entitled to keep your key deposit for their charity without asking you first.

very good hostel with excellent car parking, close to long street with all the pubs, try the breakfast in a glass at the hostel bar

Fantastic place. Staff could have been more helpful. Otherwise highly recommend.

Loved the friendliness for all generations! Xmas-Bingo was funny and the complimentary Christmas dinner an unexpected wonderful surprise. Only family rooms need a real aircondition/heater as the fans don't help at all - sleep was a luxury under the rooftop with 35 C during the day...and at night it did not really cool down :-(

This place was so good, not only did my mum stay, but she loved it too. I stayed in both a dorm room and a private twin room and would recommend both/either. The staff are incredibly helpful and organised all our excursions. The rooms are clean & comfortable, with big lockers. The best is the courtyard/common area, which not only has a stunning view of table mountain but is the perfect place to hang out and meet other people. I recommend the breakfast menu - YUM!

excellent hostel, best i have ever been to. dorm room cleaned and serviced everyday! how good is that? some dorms without bunk beds... wow! superfriendly staff, top security, great location close by Kloof street bars and eateries, shopping and art galleries, the park and right on the way to table mt. iconic view from the bar. and a swimming pool, laundry, wifi... fantastic. little more expensive but worth it. aussie hostels: come and learn!! how to improve: free brekkie? reliable/stronger wifi?

The backpack has a great location in Cape Town! 3 kilometers to the Table Mountain cablecarstation and one mile to the downtown Cape Town. The sfaff in the hostel is very helpful and friendly but still I hope that the frontdesk manager Mary A. will learn some day to greet her customers!!!! I stayed 18 nights in the hostel and I realized that this is NOT a easy trick for her!!! Other stuff in the reception sold me really top-level tours -like THE GREAT WHITE SHARK adventure! OLLI HAAPALAINEN,FIN

Wonderful hostel with lovely staff. Can't beat having breakfast looking at table mountain to get you into the exploring mood. The only criticism is that the hostel could organise some more activities in the evening go get everyone mixing - BBQ, games etc.

When travelling I always stay in hostels and this one is without any doubt in my top 3 hostels: good location, very clean, excellent staff (in particular Primrose at the reception and Lucas behind the bar!)

IFood poisoning and very expensive. I was looking for a hostel with free wi-fi and a single room, I found this one, perfect!. What happened next? The only free wi-fi space was the cafe, where the prices are double than anywhere else in Cape Town. Breakfast is not included on the price so I paid. What happened next? Two hours after eating there I started feeling very weak, dizzy and sickening. Went to the clinic and they said I was food poisoned. Thank you for everything guys!

Great hostel and my first in Africa. The beds are really comfy and the room are really clean. Awesome facilities throughout: toilets, showers, kitchen, pool, tv, lounge, free wifi and lots of spaces all over. It's quite spread out so it takes a little bit to find your way around. It is easy to walk everywhere from the hostel and there are heaps of restaurants and bars near by. Would def stay here again!

Great atmosphere, laid-back and relaxed, communal areas great for socialising and picking up tips. Helpful staff - they extended my stay (twice) without any fuss and even managed to arrange things so I didn't need to switch bunks! Good amenities, clean and comfortable. Location is excellent, near shops for self-catering, restaurants and bars for eating out and for transport (Baz Bus, Cape Town tour bus, taxis) and a manageable walk into town, the V&A, etc. Probably one of the best I've visited.

Very nice hostel but a bit pricey. I chose to pay the extra because the reviews were excellent, but I'm not entirely convinced it was worth it, although I did have a great stay! - Great breakfast options, although breakfast included (or at least free tea & coffee) would be even better - Excellent views - The pool wasn't quite as nice as it looked on the photos, and sadly I didn't end up using it, but a pool is definitely a great asset!