Daddy Long Legs Art Hotel

Situated in the thriving cultural heartbeat of Cape Town’s Long Street, Daddy Long Legs is a backpackers with a difference. The friendly South African hospitality of a well-travelled team sets you on track for a hotel adventure through rooms designed by Cape Town’s artists, photographers, sculptors and writers.

Daddy Long Legs is South Africa’s first, and most affordable art hotel, bringing you closer to the collective imagination of the people of this diverse and dynamic country. Clean and comfortable, Daddy Long Legs offers private, air-conditioned double rooms with en suite showers and toilets and 100% cotton linen.

If you travel with music, ask for a room with an IPOD docking station. The lounge and bar also has a high-tech AV unit. The open balcony and bar is the perfect place to soak up the sun, take in the view of Table Mountain and watch the street below.

If you need help arranging tours, trips and services, our travel centre is at your service.

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Big Blue Backpackers

Big Blue Backpackers is 600m away from the world renowned V&A Water- front. The historic Victorian mansion that houses Big Blue was initially designed as a hotel and is therefore ideally suited for accommodating guests in comfort and privacy.
"OUR WORLD" is at your doorstep. Restaurants, pubs and Green Point's lively nightlife are a stumble away. A 10 minute walk gets you into Long Street and Green Market Square. Walk to the bottom of our road and you're on the main bus route to either the city centre or the trendy beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton.

We never close. Our reception and tour desk is open till 10pm. If it’s travel advice or a helping hand up the stairs that you need, one of our staff is always around to help.

The bar opens onto a shaded seating area flowing out to the pool, complete with sun deck and Zen garden. We offer a continental breakfast at the best backpacker price.

What we offer
· Amazing specials. Ask for info
· Free airport pick-up if you stay 3 nights with us
· Security lockers
· Overland trips
· Luggage storage
· Free Wi-fi enabled internet cafe
· Guest kitchen
· Free tea and coffee
· CCTV guarded on-street parking.
· Fully Eqipped kitchen

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33 South Boutique Backpackers

33 South is nestled in "OBZ" (Observatory), the bohemian student neighbourhood that is the centre of everything hot and happening! Packed with quaint bars, restaurants of all sizes, atmospheres and flavours, live music venues and so much more, as well as a stone’s throw from the train line, Obz is the place to be.

33 South is a "boutique backpackers" - where travellers can stay in backpacker-style accommodation and enjoy the luxuries of a guesthouse.

Each of our rooms is themed after a culturally rich "Capetonian" neighbourhood so you can choose to spend the night in District 6, the colourful Bo-Kaap, Khayalitsha Shack chic or the cool and breezy Kalk Bay room.

For photos and recent events, visit our Facebook group. And be sure not to miss our exciting parties, drum circles and Sunday "BRAAI" (pronounced BR-eye = South African barbeque!)

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Ashanti Lodge - Cape Town

Ashanti Lodge and Travel Centre is stylishly housed in an Afro-Victorian mansion, complete with a pool and more spacious balconies, palm-fringed sundecks and mountain views than you could possibly hope for.

Set in chilled parkland but within walking distance of the city centre, we offer all accommodation options, including private rooms with en suite bathrooms in our guesthouse around the corner.

Cater for yourselves in our smartly renovated and well-equipped kitchen. There’s always good company, delicious food and tempting cocktails at the legendary Kumasi Bar.

Ashanti Lodge is a relaxed, more-ish comfort zone, known for its outstanding security, friendly staff and the buzzing, on-the-case Travel Centre, who'll sort out any activities required, including overland safaris.

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Afrique Du Sud Backpackers Website

Afrique Du Sud backpackers has a new website. After many years of using the free hosting service offered by Mweb, Afrique Du Sud Backpackers has taken the plunge and registered their own domain. I did the site update for them using a template from Styleshout.

Site Summary for www.afriquedusudbackpackers.co.za

• Home Afrique du Sud is the best-positioned seaside backpacker lodge/hostel in Cape Town. It nestles comfortably between the Atlantic Ocean and Lion's Head.
• Accommodation and Facilities Position, position, position - close to the sea and Olympic size seawater swimming pool. Only a short bus ride to Waterfront and city as well as famous Camps Bay and Clifton beaches.
• Cape Town Backpacker Tours Afrique du Sud Backpackers has a up-to-date, well organised and informed tour desk that will be able to help you with any adventure you might want to go on.
• Cape Town Backpacker Information Backpacker Information on the cable car, tablemountain, Cape Point, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Robben Island, The Company's Garden, Constantia Vineyards, Boulders Beach, Chapman's Peak Drive, Beaches and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.
• Contact and booking information page Online bookings
• Resources on the web What Afrique Du Sud Backpackers has found out and about on the web for you.
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