The B.I.G Backpackers Hostel, Cape Town

Excellent hostel. Great facilities and delicious breakfast. In a very central location and feels very safe. Friendly staff.

Not a big negative but the hostel could do more activities for backpackers. Feels like it’s now mainly private rooms and lacks a bit of atmosphere. It’s sold as a backpackers hostel but probably could also be described as a boutique-style hotel.

Perfect hostel. Absolutely helpful and friendly staff. Thanks again Yasmine and Ntombi!

Social, comfortable, great breakfast

Could have a water refill

Spacious, modern and cozy property with a great local vibe. Quiet and comfortable, the staff is very kind. It is the perfect spot from where ti explore the city

breakfast was great but with little variety, could be improved.

At The BIG you are warmly welcomed from the start and a part of the hostel community. Everyone is extremely open and kind. Also the recommended activities are wonderful and they helped me with everything even stuff to plan after my stay there.

I liked everything, especially how friendly, polite and helpful the staff was there, Ntombi and Joceline have helped me at all times regarding the hostel, and also advising me places of interest in the city, the area around the hostel is quiet and pleasant, the hostel is about 25 minutes from the airport, 20 minutes away is a large shopping center and also very close to the hostel there are restaurants and supermarkets. The rooms are cleaned daily. I really recommend it 100%,

The house is super comfortable and feels very homey. There’s plenty of areas where you can hang out and chill but it also never gets too crowded. The pool is absolutely perfect and the whole place is spotless cause they deepclean it everyday. On top of that, the staff is sooo lovely and literally makes you feel like you’re at home from the first second.

I think Some mattresses are a bit older than others, so depending on your luck, the bed is either perfect or just ok

Very friendly, nice decoration. Like family stay with people from other places, countries.

Nice big houses attached, turned into hostel. Very comfy beds, with warm blanket, as I was there in September. Location is good too, safe.

Its not really like hostel which maybe be positive if you are looking for a calm place or not if you want more interaction. Breakfast is limited .

Good location. Great friendly staff, that really showed that they cared for us and for our good time in Cape Town. Healthy breakfast. Clean and comfortable!

The only little thing is that one of the rooms (the 3 person shared bedroom) is very close to the kitchen and could perhaps need a better door to isolate the sounds better, as at 7am you can already hear the noise. But I would still stay in this place again as everything else was just great.

Extremely nice owners :). The beds are soooo comfy. And the breakfast is really good.

Very clean, friendly staff (Jocelyn was so lovely and helpful) comfortable bed and very very clean. All the staff at breakfast and dinner were really great. Safe and secure area.

The hostel mentions load shedding doesn’t impact the hostel but there were issues with this every night i was there. It was very dark when this happened.

Staff were friendly and helpful. They organise lots of events that you can choose to do. Room was big and bed was so comfortable. We loved the breakfast! The Big is located in a great part of Cape Town , we felt safe walking around.

Good location, big bedroom, good shower/bathroom, good breakfast. Good vibes

Very comfortable and clean. The best part about this place is the way it is managed. Joceline, Layla and Atti were lovely to talk too and I enjoyed the activities organized by them at the Big and Curiocity. The swimming pool is nice to have and is very well maintained. The electric blankets in rooms are a life saver on cold evening. I loved that they have Netflix in the living room so that I could relax and enjoy my evenings if and when I felt like staying indoors. I liked that the staff went over and beyond to ensure the safety of residents, gave good recommendations and they also remembered to make note of things like the tours that I had booked with another tour aganecy and provided me updates on cancellations, pickup times, etc.

Comfortable and homey place in a safe location. The breakfast buffet is one of my best I've had in a hostel.

The dorm room was a bit smaller than expected.

BIG is great. Breakfast was incredible and the staff was super helpful and friendly.

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As some describe it, you cannot call this a hostel but rather a hotel with community living. Magnificent decoration, modern and welcoming, with great taste. We appreciated this spirit of sharing common areas, the possibility of being able to use the kitchen, being able to help ourselves to fresh drinks in the fridge, the breakfast area in the morning and the useful advice from very friendly staff available. The room was spacious and comfortable, with the necessary privacy. The accommodation is located within walking distance of the WaterFront, which helps in getting around easily.

We didn't understand that the bathroom would be separate from the bedroom, not a big problem but perhaps slippers and a bathrobe could be provided for crossing the common areas between the two.

Amazing stay at The Big. Thank you to all the staff for their hospitality. Breakfast was a nice bonus

Super nice hostel, to us it hasn’t felt like one, but more like a cozy hotel, with beautiful deco, a pool, very friendly hosts. The bed is super comfy, the breakfast always rich in fruits etc The location is perfect, exactly in the middle of the two city centres (if that makes sense). Despite that it was calm at night.

If you’re located in the main building, you will hear the voices of the others having breakfast downstairs, overall poor isolation

Such a warm and welcoming place, it does feel like a big and caring family. On our first night there was a lovely braai, the perfect opportunity to meet fellow travellers. Breakfast is plenty and yummy.

How it’s an open environment, but you have privacy as well. The facilities are great. Our rooms were spotless and tidy clean when we came back everyday. And how safe and secure the property is. Also the honesty fridge is a great touch, being able to grab a drink whenever was very ideal.

I’m really struggling to find anything bad about the property. However at night during the time we came it got super cold, but once we found the electric blankets everything was fine. Maybe just emphasise that they are there if needed.

Amazing amazing stay. Stayed in the all female room. 3 beds, comfortable matras, big lockers (bring your own lock), big bathroom. The quality of the furniture is of the highest. Lots of work space. The staff is super friendly. Cannot recommend this place enough. Electric lock on all rooms.

Everything was exceptional. Note that breakfast is continental and not full breakfast.

The fact that the place was clean and quite

There is no bar fridge in the room. As runners, we need to keep our hydration stuff and booster drinks cold hey.

Place is close by to everything. Staff very friendly and proactive (Ntombi). Neat