Reviews of The Backpack & Africa Travel Centre

24 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Wonderful location on Kloof street (still lots of great things to do, but less touristy than the adjacent Long street), great staff, excellent rooms. 1-2 blocks away from the action, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

14 January 2010 JASON would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were so helpful at the Backpackers, they helped our group of 13 with so much advice, tours, bookings, restaurant recommendations and transport. I cannot fault them, especially Melanie. Thoroughly recommend this place to anyone going to Cape Town. Rooms were clean and well kept, ensuite facilities were very good too. Only negative was that the bar prices were probably slightly more expensive than the Cape Town average. Wonderful place none the less

Disliked: JASON left no negative feedback.

02 December 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The rooms are great and the area is safe. They also have a great view of Table Mountain. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

30 November 2009 Denise would recommend this property

Liked: The best hostel I´ve ever stayed at...

Disliked: Denise left no negative feedback.

28 November 2009 Rose-Marie would recommend this property

Liked: Very nice and clean hostel.

Disliked: Rose-Marie left no negative feedback.

22 November 2009 Jeffrey would recommend this property

Liked: very chic modern property with fantastically helpful and proficient staff clean pool within walking distance of Long St.and downtown

Disliked: Jeffrey left no negative feedback.

16 November 2009 Brian would recommend this property

Liked: The Backpack is more of a boutique hostel than your average place and the prices reflect this - but I still would say it is good value. I stayed in a nice private ensuite room (Wild Dog) with coffee facilities and a much appreciated wall heater - Cape Town can be chilly in Sept. The tour desk is very convenient. Prudence at the front desk was very helpful and friendly and the bar and restaurant are a good place to hang out. It's also very convenient for the City tour double decker buses.

Disliked: Brian left no negative feedback.

10 November 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: nice feeling

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

10 November 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good location, clean rooms, good travelinforamtion centre, nice people.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

09 November 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The friendliness and helpfulness of staff, the bar, the food , the friendliness of other guests, the on-site travel agency.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

27 October 2009 Laura would recommend this property

Liked: very friendly staff!

Disliked: Laura left no negative feedback.

19 October 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Expensive but really good place

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

19 October 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This kind of places make me restore to a state of harmony with Africa

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

29 September 2009 Caroline would recommend this property

Liked: Great place- brilliant facilities and friendly staff! A bit pricey though- especially the airport bus. Would reccomend to anyone.

Disliked: Caroline left no negative feedback.

27 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Clean and safe

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

26 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: actually all of it

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

12 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very friendly staff and a nice place to head to if just arrived in SA. Only complaint was the scale of the place - slightly like a supermarket of hostels... Great stay though.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

01 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Best hostel I've ever stayed at!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

22 July 2009 Ayesha would recommend this property

Liked: This hostel was fantastic! Staff were very helpful, rooms clean, great location. Great place to meet people. Braii (BBQ) night is definitely worth going to as well. Cafe/bar just lovely, try a BLT!!!

Disliked: Ayesha left no negative feedback.

19 July 2009

Liked: The bathroom was outside!! In winter is really cold!!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

18 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Facilities and staff were great, made my short stay and limited time valuable

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

03 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: staff were very informative, great location made my stay very good.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

30 May 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Easy access to Cape Town centre and facilities available.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

04 May 2009 Ann Kirstine would recommend this property

Liked: Very central, close to Long street. Super helpfull staff. Good service with hot water delivered at your doorstep twice a day. Clean bathrooms and rooms. Would definetely recommend to anyone.

Disliked: Ann Kirstine left no negative feedback.

27 April 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nice bedrooms and nice location. The only problem was the parking arrangement. There was parking, but a specific amount (R20 a night) needed to be paid to the guard to watch over the cars. The person watching cars was very forceful and specific about the amount we owed him, but he kept no record of what he had paid him every night. Paying R20 a night wasnt a problem, but the way he approached us constituted harrassment. Both guards acted suspiciously and their attitudes towards guests were dampener. When we did pay the guard he did not provide us with a receipt for the R20 to prove that we had paid him for that night. His attitude towards us was at times forceful and we felt we had to pay him just to stop us being harrassed. This was something we had to contend with everytime we came back from an outing. We had to keep on reminding him that we had paid him for the night before and it seemed like he could get aggressive if we felt we didnt pay our dues. Its a less than perfect setup because we felt continually harrassed. I would suggest that the hostel fix this problem by collecting the R20 a night "Parking guard fee" themselves and handle the money seperately with the guards, so that we dont have to be pay it to them direclty and be accosted by them every night. The hostel could handle that and inturn provide us with a receipt and a parking disc that would prove we paid. Formalising that payment would save alot of unnecessary iritation to the guests,.Other then the car guard harrassment, it was a friendly, well run hostel and i would come back again..

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.