The 4 Best Hostels in Cape Town (Updated 2025)

"Set in the energetic Green Point neighborhood, this is a fun party hostel and one of the few with air-conditioned rooms—great during peak summer heat—but the rooms are very basic with outlets, a shelf, creaky metal bunks and thin mattresses. What it lacks in comfort it makes up for with super friendly staff and an energetic atmosphere: they organize daily activities like trivia, braais and hikes, run an active hostel WhatsApp group, host daily happy hours at the bar, and offer bike rentals, a pool, a large kitchen and a few indoor workspaces if you work online." - Matthew Kepnes