A Sunflower Stop Backpackers

South Africa , W. Cape-Cape Town-Garden Route
Cape Town, Main Rd, Green Point, 179
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50 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Would stay again

I loved staying at the Sunflower Stop. It was a clean, nice hostel. My only complaint was that the room I was staying in was pretty noisy so it was sometimes hard to fall asleep at night and the door was really difficult to unlock. I would stay here again though!

Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Good

Good value and location

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2019

Lisa

I had the best time ever everything is just cosy atmosphere everything is friendly

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2019

Lenin

Good quality backpacker

Very convenient, reasonable noise level,decent service,breakfast was a normal backpacking standard, not extravagant basic fare.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2019

Linnea Maria

Good location!

This hostel in Greenpoint is very cozy! Very good location aswell. Walking distance to city center and a bus ride or uber to the beach! Can highly recommend.

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2017

Dhey

Sunflower

Great staff, very welcoming and informative. I booked a mixed dorm and was given an option to stay in a women's only room with a bottom bunk or go into the mixed room as the only female. The free breakfast was just what's needed to get my day started. Sunflower is close to the waterfront, stadium, has a supermarket close and plenty of resaurants near that are walkable.

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2017

Sinikka

Great location, very clean, but a bit noisy

I found the hostel very pleasant and clean. The self catering kitchen was spacious, modern and it had all the utensils you need for cooking. Most of the time the wifi works well and the staff is friendly. At night time it got a bit noisy tho. You could hear the music from the bar all the way to the dorm and often the cigarette smoke would drift inside which I found a bit unpleasant. Overall a very nice hostel tho with good value for money.

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2016

Jeff

Comfortable and clean hostel.

Stayed in the dorm. Pros: good common areas, friendly and helpful staff, nicely stocked kitchen, comfortable bunk beds, nice showers with plenty of stalls, nice and clean hostel. Cons: really loud floors: You can hear people stomping around all night, terribly slow wifi.
Hostel is conveniently located near a bus stop, however not too much within walking distance.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2016

Bailey

Spring break

it was great! Although my fitted sheet had a small stain, and there was an issue with my card- the stay was great. Comfy beds, clean community bathrooms, and accommodating staff.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

For the price it was a good deal. Basic hostel with all that that usually entails. Location was excellent though, in a safe area and in walking distance of everything. Receptionist came off a but brusque and sarcastic at times but was probably just a misguided attempt at humour.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Can't beat the price

Very inexpensive. Staff very friendly and helpful

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

It's a great little hostel. Very friendly atmosphere and helpful staff. Easy to get to town. Would definitely recommend it

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Great hostel

Great location--within walking distance to V and A waterfront, soccer stadium, and many restaurants in the area. Workers were very attentive and helpful with information. Tours can be arranged through hostel

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2015

Thorsten W.

Very nice and helpful

We had a great time. The bar is very nice. It is close to the waterfront. we will come back.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2015

Annette

Good Backpackers

Room was well presented but basic. Bathroom facilities were very clean and well maintained.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Our stay

Great location. Friendly staff! I would use them again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2015

Sarah

Good location, friendly and clean

Good location, friendly and clean. People from all over the world to meet and share experiences with.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2015

Shaun

Great place!!!

Amazing service and friendly!

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2015

Jag.175

Great location and people

The location to the waterfront was great and the info on tours and activities were helpful so were the staff!

Family

4/10

Poor

05 Jan 2015

Jimmy

An boring hostel with some friendly staff

Hostel right next to the stadium, staff is really friendly, but the facilities are a minimum, and the security is a laugh.

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2014

Alex Khrapov

Great trendy accomodation in Cape Town on budget

Good location, friendly helpful staff. Ensuite room with the shower was great as well as kitchen with the fridge and cooking facilities. Safe and secure.we spent two nights at this comfortable place. There is swiming pool but it was too cold to swim at the time. Staff was very helpful with booking excurcions and accommodation. Recommended for the budget conscious travellers.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2014

Bob world wide traveller

Brilliant

Good roomFriend people Brilliant time every thing was good

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2014

james

Great location and friendly staff

Excellent and helpful staff with great kitchen and the weekly Braai was an extra bonus that we really enjoyed.

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Oct 2013

randy2

bedbugs

bedbugs everywhere, disgusting such a shame as the staff were helpful and friendly

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2013

Chambi

Cozy

Staff very helpful, room get cleaned&hot water available!

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2012

Cape Town Vistor

Outta Sight!!

Most accommodating. Gracious, personable and friendly staff.
Had only three days to explore Cape Town - perfect location.
WiFi iffy ... Firefox (3.0) could be updated to 11.0.
GREAT!!

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2011

El Gato

a very good option for a short stay

This hotel was very well located and within walking distance to the ocean front. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable of the different tours around town. The rooms were clean and allthough there was no breakfast provided, they are some restaurants within walking distance of the hostel.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2025

Fernando

Gostei bastante da estadia, todo mundo super atencioso, nao tive problema algum

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2024

Gideon Jari

The staff and the other travellers have been very kind Land interesting.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2020

NAHUEL

Un hostel cerca de todo

El hostel es muy lindo, cuidado y limpio. Cuenta con una cocina amplia y con todas las comodidades. El personal siemore esta oara ayudarte. El jardin me parecio un lugar ideal para relajarse junto a la pileta, y cuenta con un bar aue los sabados hacen barbacoa. Las habitaciones impecables, los baños limpios y amplios. Es un hostel que se nota que le ponen onda y se siente esa buena energia del personal.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2019

Anna

Not as expected

This hostel is located very good BUT at the moment, and probably for a longer time of period ahead it is right next door to a big, very noisy construction site...
The tiny pool is freezing cold and the breakfast lacks a lot, so unfortunately this isn't a place a would re-visit for the rates their asking. It's ok clean though and the staff is friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Excelente localidade! Atendimento cordial!

Minha experiência é totalmente voltada a hotéis de 3 a 5 estrelas. Foi minha primeira (e última!) hospedagem com minha família em hostel. Os parâmetros de comparação entre tudo o que os hotéis (3 a 5 estrelas) podem oferecer e um hostel são completamente diferentes e prefiro não apontar os pontos negativos desse hostel aqui por achar que sairá muito mal avaliado e em extrema desvantagem. Porém, chamo a atenção para a cordialidade dos donos, pela gentileza de fazer check-in fora do horário limite e por atender nossos pedidos. Além disso, a localidade é excelente, perto de todos os pontos turísticos.

Family

4/10

Poor

03 Sep 2019

Marcio

Não recomendo para famílias

O hostel afirma ter estacionamento, mas não tem. Há vagas em frente ao hostel e nada é cobrado, mas o carro fica na rua. O café da manhã é bem fraco. Não recomendo o hostel para famílias com crianças e para quem gosta de silêncio. Na minha última noite, houve um churrasco na área da piscina, com muito barulho até tarde. Um grupo chegou tarde com mochilas, acredito que para fazer check-in. Era mais de 22:00 e eles fizeram uma algazarra nos corredores. Aparentemente, ninguém do hostel recomendou silêncio. Chegaram a forçar a maçaneta do meu quarto (possivelmente, um dos hóspedes novos que nem sabia onde era o seu quarto).

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Jul 2018

Kim

Inget bra

Extreeemt dyrt hostel. Vi hade ett privat dubbelrum och när vi kom dit var det smutsiga kuddar och lakan. Det var noll ljudisolerat och fönsterna gick inte att stänga. Det luktade också kiss i hela hostelet. Vi bytte 2 dagar efter till en egen lägenhet som kostade precis lika mycket bara några hundra meter bort. Jätte fräscht.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Not recommended

The breakfast were not good.
The toilets and showers were shared by both woman and men so I didn't feel safe enough to shower...
People smoke marijuana openly while having a barbecue by the pool
But the service and the woman who worked there was perfect and really kind

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Kiva hostelli

Suosittelen. Kiva hostelli. Mukava ja avulias henkilökunta, kiva sijainti vähän keskustan ulkopuolella, tilava huone ja siisti keittiö. Otimme lentokentältä taksin, mutta saimme vinkin käyttää jatkossa taxify appia.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2017

Robert

flott hotell i nærheten av by og sjø

Hotell opplevelsen var fantastisk siden dag 1. servicen vi fikk når vi kom inn hotelldøra var bare helt fantastisk. servicen fra resepsjonist og bar var veldig bra kommer defineetivt tilbake her

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

アクセス便利。グットロケーション

近くにバス停があり色々な所へのアクセス良い。周辺にレストランやスーパーがあり数日間の滞在も不便なく過ごせた。wifiがあるが部屋では使用出来ず共用エリアのロビーやリビングでのみ使用可能。2段ベットの下を使用したが、上のひとが動く度に揺れたのが気になった。それ以外には全く不便なし。スタッフもフレンドリーで親切でお手頃価格のステイを楽しめた。

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2016

Pat the Cat

Holiday in Cape Town

It's very nice hostel with really nice people who're working here. I stayed here for almost two weeks and on Saturday we could bring our meet and they cooked it for us. The atmosphere was great. I would come back again for sure! :)

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2016

Javier

Good hostel without the hassle og big party hostel

Good hostel with good beds and relaxed atmosphere. Close to supermarkets and the centre. Safe area.

4/10

Poor

08 Feb 2016

Joachim A.

Nicht empfehlenswert

Toilette und Dusche über den Flur. Nicht einmal ein Waschbecken im Zimmer. Unsauber.
Mitarbeiter jedoch sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Decent

Spendt two nights. Looks and smells like most backpackers (green).

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2015

Jean Marie

Une belle expérience

Une auberge sympathique et accueillante dans un quartier calme plutôt coté plages. Personnel aux petits soins.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2015

Kira S.

Hyvä hinta-laatu suhde

Helppo tulla ja liikkua joka suuntaan. Upea, auttavainen henkilökunta.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2015

Jennifer

Mysigt och prisvärt vandrarhem med toppenläge.

Mysigt vandrarhem med fina rum och trevlig personal. Högt i tak, sköna sängar och bra läge. Ligger bredvid kapstadens stadium med bra bussförbindelser till hela Kapstaden. Har ingenting att klaga på. Rekommenderas varmt!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

It an OK place to stay for the price...

The room is very small but clean. Since it's is a very old house with old wooden floor, you can hear people walking next door or in the hallway. When it happened at 4 AM, it's kind of annoying... They don't replace towels for you, you need to take your own old towels downstairs to exchange. In this case, room service is kind of pointless... You can do laundry there it's very convenient. however, the laundry room is kind of messy.
The last thing I would recommend is the airport pick up. We schedule with them weeks ago and double check before our trip. But they never showed up at the airport to pick us up.
We called them at the airport and they said they are coming. However, they never showed up. So we just took a taxi there, and the front desk didn't even ask how we got there...., so apparently he sent nobody to pick us up!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2015

Annica

Nettes familiäres Hostel

Das Hostel ist sehr familiär und nett eingerichtet mit vielen Sitzmöglichkeiten und einem Pool. Die Küche ist etwas älter und könnte von den Gästen etwas mehr gepflegt werden...
Es gab am Samstag einen Grillabend und kostenlose Salate. Jeder hat sich sein Fleisch selbst mitgebracht und gegrillt.
Da die Toiletten mitten im Gang sind fehlt hier etwas Privatsphäre (kein stilles örtchen)

Fussläufig zu erreichen ist die Waterfront. Man kann aber sonst auch ein Taxi in die Stadt nehmen oder ein Minibus

2/10

Poor

27 Nov 2014

MONCEF

Cauchemar

Ce sundlower est vraiment horrible . Le seul point positif est l'amabilité du personnel . Pour le reste j'ai vécu 4 nuits de cauchemar .

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2014

Markus

Sehr schönes, internationales Backpackerhostel

Das Hotel liegt in direkter Nachbarschaft zum WM Stadion und der Touristenmeile Waterfront also sehr zentral.
Die Zimmer sind sehr sauber und eine kleine Bar im Vorhof bietet die Möglichkeit sich mit den anderen Gästen auszutauschen. Das Personal ist sehr nett und kann gute Tips geben.

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2014

Biltong83

Gut gelegene Unterkunft, mit Atmospähre...

Das Sunflower ist angenehm in der nähe der waterfront gelegen, so dass man mit dem günstigen taxi in wenigen minuten mitten in die stadt an die long street, oder andere relevante plätze gelangt.
Ein unkomlizirter aber doch zuvorkommender umgang unter den gästen und dem personal sorgt für eine tolle atmospähre und bringt eine gute mischung zwischen lockerheit und qualität. Die zimmer sind zwar eher klein gehalten, bieten aber alles was man braucht und sind sauber.
Für mich war das sunflower die perfekte mischung zwischen BackPackers atmosphäre und hostel Qualität und absolut empfelenswert.

Family