Got there allright and went to reception, from here on everything goes downhill... The guy didnt show up at first and when he did he left for another 5 min, we later guessed that he left to get the room <ready>. We get in the room and its absolutely freezing not mentioning the terrible smell in the room. We then... More

We really enjoyed our stay at Gemini with my students , Gemini will be home of home we will come back and recommend to other schools and university, Thanks Aaron for great tours and hospitality .

This is a real backpackers bit old but they have friendly an helpful staff ,it is a quite place at nice location , like their free wireless internet i really enjoy my stay at gemini backers i will recommend this place Thanks for everything Aaron .

You need your own transport if you stay here, or as I did, just stayed for one night on my last night in South Africa. You can order food pizza as there are no restaurants around. They have a very convinient free pick up from the airport, and only charge another R150 to take you there the next day. Rooms... More

I wasn't especially impressed with Gemini Backpackers. The location was pretty inconvenient, although offering free airport transfer did help with this. I will say the grounds were nice, very spread out with a fire pit and other amenities. The main drawback was that the structures seemed rather poorly insulated so it was absolutely frigid inside (had to buy a sleeping... More

I stayed there for a couple of weeks. The staff is really nice and Piet is great but the place is a little bit dirty. So you pay cheap but you are far from the city centre and main attractions. You will spend more in taxi.

We went to South Africa for the world cup so lodging was pretty slim. We've traveled a lot and are use to cheap hostels, but this was place was unreal. First of all, its on the edge of the township Alexandria, and upon arrival, the first thing you're told is not to walk outside the compound because its too fangerous,... More

I have happily backpacked my way through 88 countries in the past 20 years but this place will last long in the memory as an awful hostel run by a bunch of chancers. We soon nicknamed it the Hostel of Doom. The first and biggest con is that they promise a free pick-up and drop-off shuttle service - vital as... More

This place was awful, such as disappointing end to our trip to South Africa. It was really hard to find, and on the edge of a township which is easy to end up in if you miss your turning. They got our booking wrong and we had to stay in a shared dorm when we booked a double room, eventhough... More