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Once In Cape Town

3.0 star property
Hotel with 2 restaurants, a quick walk to Long Street

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BBQ/picnic Area
1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, iron/ironing board
1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, iron/ironing board
Exterior
Property grounds
In the heart of Cape Town, Once In Cape Town offers a vibrant retreat. With cycling activities, bike rentals, and stunning views from the rooftop terrace or garden, this hotel near Long Street is perfect for active travelers. Enjoy breakfast at one of two on-site restaurants or grab a coffee in the cafe to start your day off right.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

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

Room options

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds

Highlights

Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Ceiling fan
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room, Private Bathroom

Highlights

TV
Ceiling fan
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
In-room safe
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, iron/ironing board

Standard Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Ceiling fan
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Shared kitchen

Quadruple Room

Highlights

Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Ceiling fan
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (4 people)

Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (4 people)

Highlights

Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Ceiling fan
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking, Mountainside

Highlights

Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Ceiling fan
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
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About the area

Map
73 Kloof Street, 73, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001

What's nearby

  • Long Street - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre - 2 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Two Oceans Aquarium - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Cape Town Stadium - 3 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Camps Bay Beach - 4 min drive - 4.4 km

Getting around

  • Woodstock Station - 5 min drive
  • Cape Town Station - 7 min drive
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kloof Street House - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Van Hunks - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Yours Truly - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Blondie - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Once In Cape Town

Hotel near Long Street
Located close to Two Oceans Aquarium and Cape Town Stadium, Once In Cape Town provides a terrace, a coffee shop/cafe and a garden. Active travellers can enjoy cycling at this hotel. At the two on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and happy hour. In addition to a library and dry cleaning/laundry services, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self-parking
  • Bike hire, a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and tour/ticket information
  • Concierge services, multilingual staff and a 24-hour front desk
Room features
All 50 rooms have comforts such as premium bedding, in addition to perks such as free WiFi and safes.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and shampoo
  • Communal kitchens, ceiling fans and housekeeping

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return 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 centre

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organised 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 at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types at the property

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

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Once In Cape Town pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Once In Cape Town?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Once In Cape Town?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Once In Cape Town?

Checkout is at 10 AM.

Does Once In Cape Town provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of ZAR 300 per person applies.

Where is Once In Cape Town located?

Located in Cape Town City Centre, this hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Long Street, and within 3 mi (5 km) of Two Oceans Aquarium and Cape Town Stadium. Camps Bay Beach and University of Cape Town are also within 6 mi (10 km). Cape Town Station is 23 minutes by foot.

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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

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is an amazing hostel with great free activities, friendly helpful staff, an excellent location, and excellent dorm rooms.

6/10 Okay

Joze

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

8/10 Good

Felipe

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

Boa localização e bom custo beneficio.

Hostel em localização boa, atendimento bom. Quarto tinha um tamanho razoável. Café da manhã deixou a desejar. Atendimento simpático e cordial dos funcionairios.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Jesus

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

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

8/10 Good

Muhammad

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

Overall it was good stay with cooperative staff

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Guilherme

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Infelizmente nao vale a pena, apesar de ser um hotel barato, com muutos jovens e clima de hostel, o tratamento que tivemos na nossa estadia nao foi legal, a falta de organizacao, o pouco caso dos funcionarios e o estado do quarto, deixaram muito a desejar.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

felix

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Einfach und Günstig aber super Lage

Das für Backpacker ausgelegte Hotel liegt an super Lage. Leider hatte ich noch Schuhe unter dem Bett vergessen. Bei zweimaligen telefonischen nachfragen ob sie diese suchen könnten, wurde ich mit "wir werden zurückrufen" hingehalten. Zurückgerufen wurde aber nie.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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 traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Tatiana

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

Muito bom!

Ótima escolha para Capetown e para conhecer pessoas. A localização é ótima, tem comércio e ótimos bares/pubs na rua e próximo a tudo. O hostel tem um bar no térreo e outro no último andar, facilitando a interação dos hóspedes. O café da manhã apesar de simples é bem gostoso e a equipe muito simpática. A única coisa que senti falta foi de um cofre no quarto compartilhado. O hostel não oferece toalhas, mas você pode comprá-las, por um preço não muito barato. Me hospedaria lá novamente.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018