Green Elephant Backpackers, observatory, Cape Town, South Africa - the Backpackers with the personal touch! Located in Observatory, cape town with online tour info, bookings, accomodation and advice on travel in South Africa

Accommodation at Green Elephant Backpackers

We are an ideal location for visiting students and interns wanting accommodation close to Groote Schuur Hospital (2 minutes walk).

We have 3 houses - the main house with our 24 hour reception, bar and swimming pool also houses our dorm rooms.

Our other houses have our quiet private rooms.

Looking to stay for a few months? - There are plenty of options from rooms in student houses to private apartments in the area. We recomend booking in with us for a week which is normally enough time to find good accommodation and view it in person.

Rooms & rates

Linen is included in rooms. Please bring your own towels. We also have one dorm room exclusively for women.

Our rates include FREE UNLIMITED WI-FI in the lounge of the main house.

Please book all accommodation through our Green Elephant Online Booking System or e-mail us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for group bookings or any special requirements.

Group Booking Info

Facilities

• FREE UNLIMTED WI-FI
• 24 hour reception
• Swimming Pool
• Guest kitchen
• Internet access
• Luggage storage
• Bar
• Pool table
• Braai area
• Tour desk
• Laundry facilities

Meals

We serve breakfasts on request at R30 per person, but recomend a stroll to Lower Main Road where you will find a host of excellent coffee shops, some with all day breakfasts where you can take in the sights and sounds of Obs (it's a hard life being a traveller in a student town). We highly recomend our themed dinners where our staff (and sometimes our guests) transform into gourmet chefs. Here are examples of the meals we offer:

• Pizza
  Home-made dough with delicious toppings (tomatoes, onions, green pepper, mushrooms, an assortment of meats) and Mozzarella cheese.
• Spaghetti bolognaise
  Pasta with rich tomato & mince sauce, served with garlic bread and salad.
• Chicken curry & rice
  Indian style (hot!!)
• Braai
  South African barbeque with chicken, beef and lots of salads
• Boerewors rolls & potato salad
  South-African sausage rolls with Chakalaka sauce, served with potato & egg salad and green salad