The Backpack Shack

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• Tertius C

  20 septiembre 2016
  Unique Concept

  This place is really one of a kind, you honestly get the feeling that you are staying in a township, but it's comfortable and safe! The kitchen is also designed in a very unique way! Definitely worth a visit!

  

• StellaJ09

  05 octubre 2016
  Unique

  My friends and I had a fantastic stay at the Backpack Shack near an urban towship area of Mossel Bay. The rooms are decorated in an African township style and we loved the attention to detail like the pallet furniture and beer bottles as lamp shades. Rooms are very clean and staff very helpful and friendly. With a fully stocked bar, braai area and swimming pool this is definitely a stay I would recommend. We had so much fun and although it is situated near a township we felt extremely safe and had no problems whatsoever. Definitely a place to visit on your next trip to Mossel Bay!

  

• alifefulloftravel

  21 septiembre 2017
  Nice rooms, lovely staff, can be tricky to find especially at night

  The building appears to be shared between "The Backpack Shack" and "Hotel Portao Diaz". We made our booking with "The Backpack Shack" and were expecting a hostel but I have a feeling we ended up staying in the "Hotel Portao Diaz" area as I saw a separate corridor leading in a different direction with "The Backpack Shack" sign above it. The room we had was very nice and felt newly decorated. The greeting from the staff we had was fantastic, they were very friendly and offered us a welcome drink as soon as we arrived. It's very difficult to find in the night as there are no illuminated signs and it is located in an usual setting for a hotel, for a while I was convinced I was in the wrong area. It was very secure with electronic gates and plenty of parking for cars, I'm not too sure how I would feel about walking around the area safety wise and I don't think there would be much to see anyway but it's still fine if you're driving. It was fantastic value for money.

  

• Madeline B

  02 marzo 2018
  Basic rooms and facilities

  Basic backpacker rooms for a reasonable price. The location from the outside doesn't look very safe, however once through the gates it is fine. The rooms weren't soundproof at all and had a family group in some of the adjacent rooms who just shouted across the corridor all night. Also very thin windows and could hear everything going on outside also all night and morning! This didn't make for a very relaxing stay. However I understand that the hotel cannot control the guests, and for the price I would say it is worth a stay.