Hostels in Cape Town

29 Hostels and other properties in Cape Town, South Africa
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Villa Viva Cape Town

Hostel - 0.77km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Free Breakfast

Villa Viva Cape Town is a Guest House, a fresh, innovative social business, meeting and networking platform to share and express creative work, social projects and celebrating life. A place of togetherness with the vision: WATER FOR ALL ALL FOR WATER! Viva...

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Prices from €19
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Never At Home Green Point

Hostel - 1.76km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

Never At Home hostel offers clean , safe and modern accommodation for a modern traveller.

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Prices from €15
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Khaya Kite & Yoga

Hostel - 13.13km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Originating from Zulu meaning 'Home', Khaya Kite and Yoga Hostel is the perfect place for kitesurfers, digital nomads and lovers of adventure, ocean and nature. We provide a home away from home, but better. Come for the kitesurfing and stay for the family...

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Prices from €13
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Long Street Backpackers

Hostel - 0.31km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Accurately described as "The Soul of Long Street" (Lonely Planet, 2011), our famous hostel is the epicentre of action on Cape Town’s most vibrant street. There are literally hundreds of eating, drinking and entertainment options right on our doorstep, so...

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Prices from €12
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

The BIG

Hostel - 1.51km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Free Breakfast
Covid-19 safe

The BIG is a newly renovated boutique Lodge in Green Point, Cape Town and is the first of its kind. The Big offers its guests the best of two worlds – the style, service and cleanliness of a guest house/hotel, with the amazing social aspect of a hostel at...

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Prices from €38
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

CURIOCITY Green Point

Hostel - 1.87km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Welcome to CURIOCITY Green Point in Cape Town set in a modernist three-storey building in the heart of the city’s Green Point neighbourhood. Curiocity Cape Town is centrally located and handcrafted from top to bottom in our signature style. Through exclusive...

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Prices from €19
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Cape Surf Hostel

Hostel - 12.98km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

The Cape Surf Hostel are situated approximately 100m away from the Bloubergstrand beach and lie centrally between the some of the most popular Kitesurf,surf and windsurf spots of Table Bay (Cape Town). Bloubergstrand guarantees you a spectacular panoramic...

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Prices from €15
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Ashanti Lodge Gardens

Hostel - 1.29km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

Located at the foot of Table Mountain, Ashanti Lodge and Travel Centre is your gateway to Cape Town. Well-known for our superb facilities, outstanding service and excellent security, Ashanti Lodge is the fun, friendly, effortless way to discover the Cape...

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Prices from €17
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

A Sunflower Stop

Hostel - 1.99km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Clean, comfortable, safe and friendly, small enough to care. Become part of one big happy family.

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Prices from €13
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Never At Home Kloof Street

Hostel - 1.02km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Kloof Street is one of those eternally cool spots in Cape Town. It?s known for great boutiques, cool galleries and of course, fantastic restaurants. never@home is an adventure led accommodation and travel brand. We are a place...

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Prices from €18
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

MOY

Hostel - 1.1km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Calm, stylish and peaceful backpackers with luxury designer bunks in central Green Point.

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Prices from €18
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Zebra Crossing

Hostel - 0.82km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Clean, quiet and friendly, Zebra Crossing is situated at the foot of Table Mountain close to cafe's, cinemas, supermarkets and museums. Centrally located just up from trendy Kloof street, 5 minutes walk from vibrant Long street , 5 minutes by taxi from the...

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Prices from €12
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

91 Loop

Hostel - 0.18km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Free Breakfast

91 Loop represents all the modern traveller is looking for in a hostel. It’s clean, it’s safe, it's modern and it’s a hub of backpacker activity, right in the heart of Cape Town. With super friendly staff putting on a load of fun activities, you’d be forgiven...

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Prices from €12
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

@Nine

Hostel - 1.23km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

@Nine Lodge is situated in a heart of trendy Green Point, Cape Town. Green point is a center of activity, linking Cape Town CBD with Atlantic seaboard and the waterfront. The location is ideal for walking in and around city sites. It is also on all transport...

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Prices from €14
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Atlantic Point Backpackers

Hostel - 1.5km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

Now offering weekly and monthly stay options. Voted HostelWorld's best backpackers in both Africa and South Africa in 2012 & 2015, we are working hard to exceed your expectations. We're perfectly positioned, 1km from the waterfront and 750m from the new Green...

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Prices from €13
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Light House Lodge

Hostel - 6.8km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

Sustainable Eco Village at the foot of Table Mountain, Cape Town. Great tours,Best Car Hire & Travel Advice(Travel Desk )Table Mountain, Robben Island,Cape Point,Winelands. Overland Safari's, Namibia, Vic Falls,Zimbabwe,Botswana.

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Prices from €10
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Fantastic Cleanliness

Urban Hive Backpackers

Hostel - 0.37km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Urban Hive Backpackers offers you good accommodation in Cape Town.

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Prices from €11
Wonderful Location
Marvellous Staff
Excellent Cleanliness

Riverlodge Backpackers

Hostel - 6.99km from city centre - Show on map

River Lodge offers the best of both city and country living. A fantastic backpackers self catering, clean & homely, high ceilings cozy in winter, cool in summer

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Prices from €13
Perfect Location
Superb Staff
Good Cleanliness

Big Blue Backpackers

Hostel - 1.39km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

One of the closest hostels to the Waterfront, the Big Blue is a spacious (and we mean spacious) place....

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Prices from €11
Perfect Location
Marvellous Staff
Awesome Cleanliness

Green Elephant

Hostel - 4.81km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

BazBus stop. The Green Elephant - friendly, personal and experienced in travel - is in the student and academic area of Observatory. Closest Hostel to Groote Schuur Hospital and near the University of Cape Town. We consistently have the friendliest staff...

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Prices from €11
Wonderful Location
Marvellous Staff
Excellent Cleanliness

Mojo Hostel & Market

Hostel - 2.85km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

Mojo means charisma, magic and talent. You'll find all of that and more in Cape Town, and at the Mojo Hostel.

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Prices from €10
Perfect Location
Helpful Staff
Awesome Cleanliness

Cape Capsules Backpackers Muizenberg

Hostel - 20.89km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

Welcome to Cape Capsules Backpackers a small upmarket Backpackers overlooking the magnificent Muizenberg beach..

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Prices from €17
Wonderful Location
Brilliant Staff
Excellent Cleanliness

Sunset Beach Backpackers

Hostel - 12.74km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

With a great location, Sunset Beach Backpackers offers shared accommodation with competitive prices.

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Prices from €11

MoTown Backpackers

Hostel - 2.59km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

MoTown Backpackers is a wonderful hostel in Cape Town, come and discover South Africa staying in the best accommodation of the area.

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Prices from €11

Oak Lodge BackPackers

Hostel - 1.47km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Covid-19 safe

Oak Lodge BackPackers is a Stylish Self Catering backpackers situated in Gardens Cape Town and is equipped for communal Convenience and Comfort. The building was built in 1850 and has a rich history that mixes in with growth and urbanization of Cape Town....

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Prices from €17

Hout Bay Backpackers

Hostel - 15.01km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Hout Bay Backpackers is upmarket with two six-bed en suite dorms with great sea views, private doubles, and twins again all with sea views across Hout Bay and beyond!

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Prices from €15

Daddy Long Legs Art Hotel

Hotel - 0.16km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Free Breakfast

It all started from humble beginnings, one simple idea - offer travellers, spacious, creative, spotless

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Prices from €22

Cape Palm Royal Guesthouse

Bed and Breakfast - 3.94km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi

Experience the ultimate comfort and enjoyment in the warm and welcoming atmosphere of Cape Palm Royal.

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Prices from €10

Villa Garda Bed and Breakfast

Bed and Breakfast - 5.71km from city centre - Show on map
Free WiFi
Free Breakfast

Villa Garda B&B is one of the Mowbray guest houses and provides accommodation in 9 guest rooms for tourists visiting the Southern Suburbs region. Villa Garda B&B offers comfortable accommodation and old world hospitality in Mowbray, Cape Town. The rooms at...

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Prices from €35

We have 29 Hostels in Cape Town with an average rating of 8.2 based on 2,106 reviews.

About Cape Town

It’s easy to see why travellers flock to Cape Town, the most popular city to visit in the whole of South Africa. With an epic mountain backdrop, this coastal city is the meeting point for the cool crisp waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the warmer Indian Ocean. Stunning views are plentiful and nature lovers are in their element with beaches, hikes, gardens, nature reserves and tidal pools. Cape Town has even more to offer, with lively neighbourhoods, a thriving creative scene and so much history.

There’s a huge choice of high quality hostels in Cape Town. You will find hostels with common areas and balconies that overlook the mountains, swimming pools, delicious breakfasts and so much style! The city welcomes backpackers and the Cape Town hostels are full of travellers from all around the world, so it’s easy to make new friends and maybe explore the city together.

Cape Town’s hostels are located in the city centre, around the gardens, and in adjoining neighbourhoods. The more central locations offer the liveliest social scene, but another good option is Green Point, a central suburb between Signal Hill and the ocean, where you’ll enjoy incredible views. The hostels in the Observatory neighbourhood are perfect for those looking for a more bohemian location, with many stylish coffee shops, clubs and restaurants.

Finding things to do in Cape Town won’t be a problem, especially if you love nature. Climb Table Mountain and Lion’s Head for amazing views, walk along the coast visiting the many small beaches, enjoy the upbeat vibes of Long Street and get to know the country’s history in the South African Museum and Robben Island – where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated. Head out of the city and visit a vineyard to taste delicious South African wine and save some time to explore the Cape of Good Hope.

Cape Town’s airport receives flights from all around the world and it’s the main way of getting to the city. Renting a car is the best option for getting around the city, especially if you are planning to explore further, visiting the vineyards and beaches, or even an amazing South African road trip. Taxis are not that cheap and the public transport is affordable but not widely accessible. Many of the best hostels in Cape Town offer bus tours and various exploring options, which doubles up as a great way to meet your fellow travellers. Ask your hostel staff for the easiest way to get to places and they will be glad to help!

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