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Once In Cape Town

3.0 star property

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2 bars/lounges
Property grounds
Breakfast area
Surfing/boogie boarding
BBQ/picnic area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
73 Kloof Street, 73, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001
  • Kloof Street
    1 min walk
  • Long Street
    6 min walk
  • Bree Street
    7 min walk
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    21 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds

Premium bedding, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room, Private Bathroom

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

Premium bedding, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Shared kitchen

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (4 people) | Premium bedding, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (4 people)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking, Mountainside

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Once In Cape Town

3-star hotel in Cape Town City Centre
Along with 2 restaurants, this hotel has 2 bars/lounges and a coffee shop/cafe. Self parking is free. Other amenities include a business center, concierge services, and dry cleaning. Housekeeping is available on request.
Once In Cape Town offers 50 accommodations with safes and ceiling fans. Beds feature premium bedding. This Cape Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Irons/ironing boards, hair dryers, and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's 2 bars/lounges. This 3-star property offers access to a business center.

This Cape Town hotel also offers a library, a terrace, and barbecue grills. For a surcharge, an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Yours Truly - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Up Yours - Onsite bar. Open daily.
Hudsons - This restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, German, Spanish, Xhosa, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Hudsons
  • Up Yours
  • Yours Truly

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Bicycle storage
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Library
  • Mountain biking

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • No plastic drinking straws

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Ceiling fan
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 300 per person (one-way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Saasveld Cape Town
Saasveld Lodge
Saasveld Lodge Cape Town
Once Cape Town Hostel
Once Hostel
Once Cape Town
Saasveld Hotel Cape Town Central
Once In Cape Town South Africa
Once IN Cape Town Hotel
Once IN Cape Town Cape Town
Once IN Cape Town Hotel Cape Town

Once In Cape Town Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 49 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Joze

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Will look at other options
Private room was ok, no tv, staff act lije they do u a favour, had the tidy room sign out and that evening still on door sith nothing done, parking a hudge problem, place a disappointment for the price being charged for private room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nadia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place. A little noisy, but common area is awesome, friendly staff, good room but small. Love the two bars. Wish they were cutting access to the room area tho
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place. Had a lovely time. Room is small but comfy. Two bars on site. A little noisy in the evening and breakfast is very small. Common area is awesome, restaurant and bar are fun and staff is super nice. Save parking at the back
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cape Town Stay
I really enjoyed my stay. Clean facilities next to a great restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Muhammad

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall it was good stay with cooperative staff
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Set up and location is amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location with many cool bars and restaurants nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel in cool neighborhood
I really liked my stay here. Comfortable rooms, bedding and clean bathrooms. Really nice bar/resturant on the first floor with good food. Terrace bar closes at 10 and the first floor bar closes at 12 so things got quite for a good nights rest. It would be nice to have air conditioning but the ceiling fan worked ok. I would like there to be charging stations on the back patio. Overall a very good place to stay and I would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall, I'm satisfied with the services and facilities. However, I had negative experiences during my stay. I will show you those positive and negative experiences below. [Positive Experiences] 1. The original event in this hostel took place everyday. It was easy to socialize other guests. 2. Some staff hired the specific tour company. If you want to join a tour, they can accommodate one! 3. All staffs were really courteous and friendly. [Negative Experiences] 1. The security key to enter my room frequently voided. I and other roommates always asked the receptionist to revaild it almost everyday. 2. The electricity circuit in the certain floor was broken. During my stay, it was sometimes impossible to charge my phone and other electrical devices.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Jesus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mutombo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fun times
Great place to stay! The staff is great and the rooms on the lower floors seemed better updated. Very loud on weekends nights. This is the place everyone seems to go to hang out!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The hostel is in a great location in Cape Town and has a thriving bar downstairs,especially on Saturday and Sunday. The service on arrival was great and the reception team were mostly very friendly (the occasional staff member who seemed to think serving customers was above them) and helpful, booking a few excursions for us. The hostel wasn't the cleanest that I have stayed in, in Cape Town which definitely let it down a bit.A bit more attention to detail on the cleaning front would make a real difference. Overall though a great location, especially for the younger crowd and a great place to meet people whilst in Cape Town.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great atmosphere
Great vibe, room was a little noisy as it was right next to the bar and super hot in the evening. But staff were amazing and super friendly

8/10 Good

Eva

Liked: Cleanliness
The attached restaurant is very noisy and crowded from late afternoon till closing. Full of young travellers drinking- seems a bit of a pick up joint. Typical hostel atmosphere. Seemed expensive for value received. All in all I enjoyed my stay, the friendly staff at the reception make up of other shortcomings

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were great - very helpful and friendly.

4/10 Poor

Susan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed bugs and excuses for failures.
Location excellent. Bar and car park noise intrusive. But extra person put in my private room with no notice while I was dining, inexcusable, (small monetary compensation a token). But the huge welts on my arms, neck and chin from BED BUG bites appalling!! Susan's husband stayed, not Susan. (Oh yes, and I bet you choose to remove this review!!)

10/10 Excellent

James, Leeds, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay at Once
I had never done hostels before and I decided to stay in at Once when I was in Cape Town. Best decision every! I met some great people and the staff any brilliant. Stay at Once during my time in Cape Town has been awesome.

10/10 Excellent

Natalia, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Can't wait to go back
Really enjoyed my stay- fun and caring staff, creative and trendy spaces and decor, clean and comfortable rooms, easy access to everything you could want to do!!