On various business excursions over the last ten years I have stayed at the Swellendam Backpackers and enjoyed it very much. The location is awesome with a beautiful garden and as it runs down to the river makes for a great space to hang out. The staff are friendly and helpful. I took them up on the opportunity to go... More

This was the nicest hostel we stayed so far. We stayed in a double en suite room which was new and very nice. The rooms were a bit noisy but the environment and the place made up for it. We wished we could have stayed one more night.

I felt very welcome right from the beginning. The staff is great and I had 3 very relaxed days there. They are building at the moment but only during the day so u don´t really have to bother with it since u don´t want to spent your whole day at the Backpackers. Swellendam is a nice place to go for... More

We booked a double en suite room ahead telephonically, on arrival there was no staff to meet us, only the cleaning lady. On inspection of our room, we noticed that construction was being undertaken right next to our room. It was very distracting and noisy. No mention of this was made when we had made our booking. Although we wished... More

From the moment we slept in until the moment we check out host didn't pay any attention to us, she just was constantly on the phone all the time. One thing we head from her that we need pay for accommodating and if we brake glass on light candle we must pay 20 Eur. For Internet need pay. And when... More

Travelling as a young couple we stopped here for two night so that we could enjoy some of the local hikes. Having backpacked and stayed in hostels for the last 5 weeks around South Africa, we have stayed in quite a few hostels to see what is good value and what is not. Unfortunately this hostel has the potential to... More

Very good location for hiking and some nice restaurants nearby. The staff were friendly and helpful but the hostel itself is very tired and in need of maintenance. We had booked the double on suit room and paid 410 Rand which was expensive for the quality of the room. We arrived late evening and had to catch and release at... More

The location is pretty, next to the Marloth nature reserve. Also a great bird-filled backyard and a comfortable bed. And that's all the positive things i could think of thinking of my stay. The place is very worn down, the showers were cold all weekend. Not very clean as well. The communal kitchen is very small & old and only... More

We spent 3 nights in a wooden hut at the adventure lodge. The hut was compact, but very comfortable and cosy. Plenty of oil lamps where provided for light and the bedding was warm, so we where not cold at night. The shared bathroom facilites were adequate and clean. It wasn't very busy when we stayed, so we never had... More