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Simon's Town Backpackers

66 St Georges St | Simon's Town, Cape Town Central, South Africa
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Vancouver, Canada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013 via mobile

I booked a dorm bed for two nights and it was a great deal. 160 Rand per night and had the whole room to myself. There were only about 2 other guests in the hostel while I was there. It was about a 20 min walk to boulders beach to see the penguins which were awesome. Great location and friendly... More

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Zurich, Switzerland
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Passing by we stopped for a room at this backpacker since it was on the Coast to Coast book. We rang the bell maybe 4 times until somebody opened the door. We walked up to the Information desk. The guy behind the desk didn't look at us and we waited maybe 4 minutes until he finished to scribble something on... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

I have been to many hostels during my travel years but this was definetly the worst. Not because of the accomadation or cleanliness but because of the owner: I had to switch room during my stay because they were overbooked, so Keneth (the owner) told me to put my lugguage out in the lobby. When I came back that night,... More

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Lubeck, Germany
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

We stayed here for 1 night. We booked a double room en-suite. As we arrived at about 6 pm the gate was locked, no one answered the bell and no one answered the telephone. After 15 minutes waiting someone finally opened and told us that there went something wrong with the booking and they do not have a double room... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2013 via mobile

stayed 3 nights in a 4 dorm. my bed and pillow were infected of BED BUGS. woke up with extensive and painful, itchy bites all over my neck, shoulders, hips, and right arm. the manager and staff changed sheets in the room and sprayed the mats following my complain. said they were spraying all the time to get rid of... More

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Barcelona, Spain
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2012 via mobile

Unfortunately I have to say that this is one of the worst places where I've stayed. It's located in a nice spot, but the room was not cheap for a backpackers place. I spoke with two guys of the staff, one was friendly but the other one not too much. The room was big but was smelling like cat pee... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 October 2012

Unfortunately we stayed there for one night. WIth 500 ZAR for an double en suite it was the most expensive backpackers on our trip. It wasn´t worth the price. It was very loud until 2 am and the kitchen was totally dirty in the morning. No dishes where washed, opened food everywhere... The owner didn´t care about. We had toast... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 June 2012

On Saturday 23rd June 2012 we had booked into the Simons Town Backpackers as we were attending a function in Simons Town Cape Town. We had called on the Thursday morning and made the reservation and availability was confirmed in the Dorm Rooms for us. We decided to check into the Backpackers on the way to our function but was... More

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Kristiansand, Norway
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

We stayed here for 3 nights and we were not disapointed. We stayed in an en-suite which was clean and was well furnished. A good size bathroom and a shared balcony. Reception was friendly and helpful. Good location if you want to explore the cape and want to do some cage diving.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011

We stayed here only because I really wanted to see more of those penguins on the beach. I wish we hadn't. The rooms are dirty - I don't know when the last time was that they swept the floor. Shared coed bathrooms are okay, not terrible but not great. Reception is not friendly. The building is very poorly constructed and... More

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Address: 66 St Georges St | Simon's Town, Cape Town Central, South Africa
Region: South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Town > Cape Town Central
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Ranked #116 of 159 Speciality lodging in Cape Town Central
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