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Fam­ily Room 4 Bed Ensuite

Family 4bed ensuite loft room The Backpack Cape Town

Look­ing for a lux­u­ri­ous room while trav­el­ling with friends or fam­ily, then try our 4 bed loft room. Exquis­ite views of Table Mountain.

Ensuite facil­i­ties, pri­vate safe included, with extra bed on request. Per­fect for groups.

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Fam­ily Room 3 Bed Ensuite

Loft room with a view! Perfect for 3 peo­ple or a fam­ily, this ensuite room has a dou­ble bed and 2 sin­gle beds. Exquis­ite views of Table Mountain.

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Dor­mi­tory Lux­ury 4 Bed Shared

The best way to meet peo­ple and have your com­forts. Spa­cious room with 4 sin­gle beds, with linen and pri­vate safe included. To book the whole room, be sure to ask for the Fam­ily Room.

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Twin Room

Eth­ni­cally dec­o­rated twin-​bedded rooms with linen and pri­vate safes included. En-​suite or shared facil­i­ties available.

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Dou­ble Bed with Pri­vate Bathroom

Loft room with a view! Per­fect for 3 peo­ple or a fam­ily, this ensuite room has a dou­ble bed and 2 sin­gle beds. Exquis­ite views of Table Mountain.

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Sin­gle Room

Enjoy the lux­ury of your own room, with all the com­forts you need; and if you can afford the extra, go for the en-​suite option!

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Dor­mi­tory 8 Bed Shared

Spa­cious, clean and com­fort­able; a great way to meet other trav­ellers! These dorms sleep 8 peo­ple. Bed­ding is sup­plied, please bring your own towel.

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Girls Only Lux­ury Dormitory

Safe, serene and spe­cial, with all the extras that girls like to spoil them­selves with. Great linen and toi­letries included in this 4 bed ensuite dorm.

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Con­tem­po­rary Stu­dio City Apartment

Look­ing for a lux­u­ri­ous room while trav­el­ling with friends or fam­ily, then try our 4 bed loft room. Exquis­ite views of Table Mountain.

Ensuite facil­i­ties, pri­vate safe included, with extra bed on request. Per­fect for groups.

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We are able to accom­mo­date up to 100 peo­ple. At The Back­pack you won’t find the stan­dard, high-​rise build­ing with floors of rooms that are all the same. All our rooms are unique, spread over four 100-​year old Vic­to­rian houses, with court­yards and gar­dens. 

  • Linen is pro­vided with all room types

  • 24-​hour check-​in

  • Check­ing out time is 10H00

  • Check­ing in time is 14H00

  • Chil­dren not allowed in dorms unless whole room is booked

  • Fam­i­lies and groups wel­come

  • Our rooms are pop­u­lar so make sure you book in advance!

  • Our Air­port Shut­tle Ser­vice is avail­able on request. Sim­ply email us your name, flight num­ber, date and arrival time and we will arrange your pickup and add the cost to your invoice.

  • Shut­tle prices from the air­port to our hos­tel costs R210 for one person, adding on R70 for each addi­tional per­son in your group. 

  • For a shut­tle from the hos­tel to the air­port the cost is R250 for up to 3 peo­ple

About The Backpack

We are situated in central Cape Town with magnificent views of Table mountain as well as being in close proximity to all services and travel routes.
74 New Church Street Cape Town 8001 South Africa
+27 (0)21 4234530
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One of the worlds ten coolest hostels!”…


Voted as South Africa’s num­ber two hos­tel 2011


Voted as South Africa’s num­ber one hos­tel 2010