If you want to stay in a home away from home where community lives and a spirit of kindness then look no further.I stated in the double bed room nice and spacious with basin and bathroom and shower was communal.The place has aged considering I stayed here in 2016 yet it still clean and managed well and its rooms dont exactly look like the picture yet all smooth.The bathrooms were excellent thats always a first priority.Naz was my shining star always ready to help and of service especially on weekends when there is no reception.All the staff were kind friendly and helpful, place was kept clean.I was gonna give this place a 5 star yet I found it interesting that one morning I had misplaced my bank card. I wanted a R50 breakfast and told the gentleman who makes breakfast that I would pay when I comeback from the ATM, he didnt even have other options and asked if I was staying an extra night (which I wasnt at that moment (ended up staying an extra night) hes case was because of so many other guests he needs immediate payment because he has huge bills of unpaid breakfasts. I found this disappointing and understandable.Otherwise wise choice situated within walking distance of everything.Made new family and friendsAlways a great choice.

Very comfortable and clean. Nice rooms. Well situated in an interesting area. Good friendly service and reasonably priced. I highly recommend this place.

Good value for money and the staff are always willing to assist

A local bnb.The room is small but comfy.I found the bed too small for me to fit on and im only 1.85m.The lights did not extinguish completely so i slept in light most of the night.The roof is zinc and rats were running across it a few times during the night.The bathroom is ridiculously small and cramped.No plugs are available next to the bed for charging.This will only be a one night one time place.

Its a great backpackers type lodge with a warm, welcoming vibe ! Perfectly situated, well priced & well managed. My time spent with you was a special,unexpected gift ! Thank You 🤩👌😎

Very good hostel, clean and tidy, great place to socialize and meet new people. Great atmosphere.

Still active.Lovely place.Tent out at R150.00 per night.Also have hostel and Full rooms.Bar upstairs (not active level3)

Best available. Great staff, great vibe, great location. I couldnt have asked for more!

Really beautiful building with massive swimming pool. Friendly helpful staff.Cosy rooms.

Super chilled vibes awesome people best barman (you Dave)

Very cost effective lodge, lovely bathrooms and kitchen, with simple down to earth people in general staying both short and long-term. Thanks to the managers, very helpful indeed

Thank you Ashanti and all the people there you guys are cool 😎

Chilled, quite, clean and organized. Highly recommended.

Transparent on their services, youll get what you paid for. Amazing experience

Excellent hostel my friend and I stayed here before going off on the garden route. Got my washing done over night which was so helpful. We stayed in a private room, the beds were super comfy. The bar upstairs is great fun as well.

Chilled place..and 420 friendly! Will definitely go again!

Really enjoyed my stay. Staff are so friendly and helpful. Its safe and very clean. Good coffee in the bar lounge upstairs. Great views. Good mix of travellers.

Stayed in the guesthouse. Good security doors. Lovely place about a 3 minute walk from the actual lodge. Good sized room with shower and toilet. Lots of nice food places around. Shower pressure wasnt great though.

Nice place very close to Kloof street (where you can get great food and nice place for drinks). People are very friendly and help you with everything. You can even get a South African SIM card here! Also close to the starting point of hikes into the mountains. Great atmosphere..

Fantastic location, within walking distance of Long Street and with the red tour buses passing at the bottom of the road, you can get to most places in Cape Town easily. The excellent staff are extremely helpful - able to help with directions, advice and onward bookings. Great atmosphere and food in the bar too. Have stayed 3 times with large groups and they managed them very well. Will be back. And good value!

Great location in Cape Town. Everything was impeccably clean. Breakfast was a little light, but the upgrade breakfast deal was really good! 50 rand for a full buffet with real coffee. Great deal.

My stay with my kids was superb. I intend visiting again soon with my elderly mom. We had a good nights rest before our CPFS race the next morning. Staff helpful n environment accessible n user friendly. Big up Ashanti Lodge.

Stayed in the guest house. Room is nice with big en-suite bathroom and nice big shower. Breakfast was included in our package at the lodge but wasn’t always the nicest breakfast experience.. always something missing, the eggs, the glasses for the juice, the cutlery, or the tables were full of dishes not cleared yet. And we were unfortunate with our neighboring guests in the guest house. They were always loud and woke us with their shouting in aisle around 5am (not new years).

Ok.Very pricey!Good to have security boxes in the room but power plug were barely working in the room and some case under bed were not accessible due to furniture in the room.Very noisy, our room was on 1st floor just under the restaurant... And even if is was supposed to close at 10pm we were able to hear a lot of screams and jumps since really late and same furniture moving in early morning.Pool is cool and convinient but could be crowded at some time of the day.

Nice rooms with save and luggage storageGood service and clean rest roomsThe breakfast is very easy but there is a possibility to store your own stuff in a fridge and order some easy food at the bar.All in one a very nice backpackers lodge

The place is super cool, however some staff members especially the ones in the dinning are not so friendly.

The private rooms were good and with an excelent breakfast, the doorms are too small.sometimes it was very loud and the bar is not very nice. During the day it is a good place. Staff was very nice and helpful.

Wonderful place with friendly staff and nice amenities, beautifully decorated and very clean. I would definitely stay there again.

Its close to the famous table mountain in Capetown and they offer any kind of activity you might think of that is available around.All forms of accommodation that suites both your pocket and your liking. The staff there is very kind and helpful from the lowest level to the highest ;they will make you want to stay more days than you expected trust me i have been there.

Had a great stay at the Ashanti Lodge, kind and helpful staff. Nice and cosy atmosphere at the bar. The pool was very nice to hang arround. Breakfeast was correct. Rooms are ok, big space to lock your bags under the beds and small safe’s can be found in the room too.Bathroom were clean.Love the view on table moutain and the newspapiercut about it!😉Close to grocery store and nice places to go out on kloofstreet.Warmly recommend this place!

A nice place to stay in Cape Town! Located at the heart of Gardens, this hostel is just a short walk away from Long Street with its numerous cafes, bars and restaurants. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I stayed here with a group in February 2015 and we had a good time at this hostel. The food served at the bar is fairly priced and quite good. As this hostel is frequented by a lot of young people, it can get loud on the weekends. The sanitary facilities and the kitchen area were clean. The rooms are a bit small and can get crowded, but then again, this is a hostel. Also has a toilet with a fantastic with of Table Mountain - they call it the loo with a view ;)Overall, a nice place to stay if you are traveling on a budget.

Friendly staff but Id definitely not stay a night here again. For the price not even a TV in my room, noisy till midnight. Not the place to get an early night sleep if u needa be up early next day. Also outside parking was sketchy. Narrow street to park in and you get told not to leave anything in your car or itll get stolen.

This is a good hostel.Good people work here.Nice travelers stay here too.

Had a great stay. Safe and sufficient. All attractions and entertainment close by...

Clean and affordable. Nice vibe. Great value for money!

Very accomodating. Rooms go very quick in the near-term.

Ein fabelfafter Platz. One of the best places Ive ever experienced.

Best place in Capetown for experiencing the Capetown Spirit and meeting great people! I travelled by myself and met amazing people!

I worked in the hostel for almost 7 month and it was just awesome. the stuff is like a family and also includes the guest into this family atmosphere. if you want to go to a special hostel.. here you are welcome

Lovely atmosphere, great staff. I will definitely stay here again. Rooms were clean and well looked after :).

Very cool spot, nice location and atmosphere. The pool and bar area is top notch for a backpackers.

Friendly, accomodating, and knowledgeable staff. Facilities are clean and the property is well secured. Can be noisy at night but did not bother me much. Situated at top of Long Street and takes about 30 minutes to Waterkant area, to the waterfront about 45 minutes on foot. Uber is cheap so wont dig into finances. I would definitely return in a heart beat.

Not for me it was boring I spent the weekend didn’t enjoy it. I preferred the backpack. Awesome vibe good people and in a good location

Not bad.. hostel was loud on weekend.. pretty safe area and very nice grounds. Hostel beds outdated but nice enoigh

It is not too far from attractions and there is a small but good pool. It has a overall great atmosphere.

Safe and they helped us a lot. Especially with safety concerns. Lovely breakfast OMG

Staff and location were wonderful. Short walk to great spots, especially the Gardens.

Happy hour at the bar is between 7pm and 8pm. Pizza is delicious. Booze is affordable. Whats not to love.

Had a great time, Lizette the travel manager was absolutely brilliant and assisted me and my girlfriend constantly with any needs we had. One downside to our stay was that a little money was taken from our room! Overall a great stay though with very friendly staff

My friends stayed here i visited twice, what a lovely vibe, friendly staff

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Relaxed vibe, amazing staff, central and affordable. What more could a person ask for

Very friendly staff, good facilities, easy booking, simple accommodation, and very centrally located. Its a great base to explore Cape Town from.

The Ashanti lodge gardens is in a nice central location. Its clean and the staff was friendly.

Very cool Hostel located a few blocks from long street. The building is an old house refurbished and the pool it has is great for the hot days.

Amazing place to stay, great people and some of the best days of my life. I cannot reccomend this place enough. If you like to meet weird and wonderful people on your travels this is where you must go. The staff are so welcoming and really go the extra mile. 5 stars. I will definately be coming back.

This place is awesome theres a bar inside ATM, swimming pool to name a few

The best backpacker lodge in Cape Town. Within easy reach of Kloof Street and Cape Town city centre, friendly staff, and great facilities.

From the outside this place looks great & mostly it is with swimming pool and gardens but on inside it gets a little more complicated. My experience of this place was good in general but there are a few key things that i require as a full time traveller. 1. good internet i have to say that although useable to was extremely slow at times making it difficult to get any work done. 2. Good cooking facilities, now they do have a few fridges and a kitchen but the kitchen is totally inadequate for purpose as mostly it was big groups staying here and trying to use the stove was a waiting game sometimes more than one hour as the groups used all the available space on the hob as well as the staff cooking every night. I would recommend that the staff use the professional kitchen in the cafe upstairs as most travellers whom i spoke with complained about not being able to cook due to the staff & groups. they defiantly need a second hob here.The bathrooms are new and extremely clean but others parts of the hostel need a refresh as they are quite old.One of the main issues we had was the fact a drunk guys made one of our night hells as he woke up up over 10 times from 11pm to finally the security coming at 4am to remove him. This guy was totally wasted and bleeding heavily from the head he should not have been allowed in the room in the first place we had to get the security to come and get him out but after that he still came back to the room 20mins later.All in all it was a good stay but if you need good wifi & cooking space i would look into staying in another place.i do have to say the views of table mountain are great..

I stayed at the Greenpoint Lodge. Thanks so much to Dave Nyienda for looking after me so well.

Nice hostel, a bit pricey but you get what you pay for. Clean, safe and organised well.

Loved it. Great facilities, great location and super affordable.

Nice staff, fair prices for food and drinks.You are pretty close to the stores and bars, but it is actually pretty quiet at night.

Nice place l get nice trips for uber

Set with beautiful views and just a 40 min walk to the waterfront. Staff are friendly as well.

Lovely guest house, comfortable room and felt secure.

Great for backpackers. Easy to get to Long St.

Best hostel in Cap Town, with a pool and sun beds! Clean and nice atmosphere in the bar

It was the best Experience & hospitality recieved....the people we met added to having the Best Holiday Ever....Ill def return.

Very hospitable, great atmosphere organised and functional. Suitable for hikers, explorers, photographers and anyone not traveling with children.

Great ambience and nice rooms but l didnt like the kitchen.

Very cool hostel located in an old house. Hast alles great time and met cool people.

Ashanti was a great stay! I stayed in 2 hostels in cape Town and Ashanti trumped it for me. The hostel staff was friendly (I did have a little hick up at the end regarding a deposit for the bed tag saying there was no mention of it on my stay but he eventually gave it to me. I mean how would I know about the deposit if I didnt pay for it) and very knowledgable of activities to do around the town. My roommates were top notch and was around from all over the world! (one of the major reasons why I stay in hostels!) it was just a great time talking with everyone from around the world! It also has a nice restaurant very nearby (not the one on premises but right down the street). Now the one issue I did have was the internet. I was in another hostel in cape town so I know what slow internet is in cape town. However, the wifi at Ashanti was not usable 90% of the time for me. I hope they upgrade their internet to the higher one. Overall, I would stay here again!

Its a deserted guest house. Its so annoying that reception is located elsewhere and the guest house looks so dry and feel very unsafe.

Great treatment by the stuff and good breakfast, very affordable

Fantastic atmosphere, friendly helpful staff, clean and comfortable and the price is just right

Its our first time but its great place

Nice enviroment. Lots of weird people to meet. .must be a people person to stay here

Lovely brekkie while watching the Springboks play rugby

I cant say anything, but good things about Ashanti. It truly is the best backpackers in Cape Town. You will not regret staying here

A really nice hostel to stay at in Cape Town. The food is fantastic, best ham and cheese toastie ever! Its got a very chilled out vibe.

Good accommodation in a safe area bit cheaper accommodation in town

After two days of cancelled and delayed flights we tried to cancel our rooms that were booked through our tour group, Acacia, and were told Ashanti Gardens refused to refund us. We were planning to return at the end of our trip and stay there again but we will now book somewhere else and tell our friends to do the same.

Very disappointed with stay. Room was supposed to be serviced - not doneCalled reception request at lease for coffee to be replenished. After they said someone will the there in a few minutes no one ever arrived. Did call again - same story - no one ever cameWill never see me again!

Rented a private room, that wasnt very private. Was right outside the pool and bar area. Lots of noise most of the night and cleaning staff making an obnoxious amount of noise as early as 7am banging bins around. You had to walk outside and around the pool to get to the bathroom which was quite annoying if you needed to go in the middle of the night. Staff was kind of strange as well.

Awesome hostle awesome fun and clean Vibe

Hostel with young vibe and a chilled sometimes crazy bar vibe ;)

Good services and friendly ,the place is clean ,safe ,the kitchen is well organised keep it up

Arrived here pretty late on a tuesday eve, very nice house, great people, decent prices at the bar and a very welcoming atmosphere.

A simple backpackers place, a little outside the city center.

Fantastic

The Ashanti Lodge has a great location. Just a short walk to Long or Kloof Street.With 190 Rand for a bed in the dorm not the cheapest options but its a nice place and comes witj a pool and a bar.The staff was very helpfull to answer my questions.

A lovely, livley, fun Backpacker. Clean, professional. In a large old Mansion. quite special.

Very cool, very chilled vibe. And some evenings it can get Wild. Ask for Ricardo.

It was a nice. I cant complain about anything

Great for meeting people and spur of the moment happenings

Very good professional service even at 4am in the morning

Very lovely place with a bathroom that has an amazing view of table mountain

Wel situated nearby center of city. Clean rooms, has kitchen, pool and bar. The ashanti people are very nice and helpfull. There is also a possibility to pitch your tent, its impossible to reserve a tent spot in adcance: first come first get. Do NOT leave bags or anything of value in your car nearby ashanti! Your car window will get smashed and your stuff stolen...

Sketchy cleaning staff. Raid the customers refrigerators and customers belongings.