AREA: WEST COAST

STREET ADDRESS: R45, Vredenburg, 7380, Western Cape (10km from Vredenburg toward Hopefield)

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PHONE: +27 22 766 1645

WHATSAPP: +27 83 290 7641

EMAIL: andy@windstone.co.za

WEBSITE: N/A

ACCOMMODATION TYPE: Guest farm and group lodge. Backpacker wing with en-suite 6-bed rooms, large dormitory wing for groups (100+ capacity), and a grassy campsite for overlanders.

PRICE RANGE: Budget. Camping from ~R150 per person; Dorms from ~R120–R180 per person; Family/private units from ~R650–R1,150.

AREA: WEST COAST

STREET ADDRESS: Plot 307, Main Road, Jacobs Bay, 7380, Western Cape

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PHONE: +27 22 715 3034

WHATSAPP: +27 82 822 0047

EMAIL: manager@jacobsbaybackpackers.co.za

WEBSITE: jacobsbayaccommodations.co.za

SOCIAL: Facebook

ACCOMMODATION TYPE: Boutique glamping and backpackers. A-frame bedded tents (sleeping 2), a characterful "Stone House," private en-suite rooms, dormitory, and campsites. Small property with a genuine West Coast fishing village character.

PRICE RANGE: Budget to Mid-Range. Camping from ~R150 per person; A-Frame tents from ~R450 per unit; Private rooms/Stone House ~R750–R1,100.

AREA: WEST COAST

STREET ADDRESS: 88 Main Street, Langebaan, 7357, Western Cape

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PHONE / WHATSAPP: +27 71 880 3561

EMAIL: info@langebaanholidayhomes.com

WEBSITE: langebaanholidayhomes.co.za

ACCOMMODATION TYPE: Traditional backpacker hostel and kite house. Mixed-gender dorms, female-only dorm, and private double rooms with shared or en-suite facilities. On Main Street, Langebaan — 5 minutes' walk from the kite beach and Die Strandloper.

PRICE RANGE: Budget. Dorms from ~R250–R320 per person; Private rooms from ~R650–R900.

AREA: West Coast

STREET ADDRESS: R366, Elands Bay, 8110 (at the point, adjacent to the Elands Bay Hotel)

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PHONE / WHATSAPP: +27 83 252 4326

EMAIL: info@elandsbayhotel.co.za

WEBSITE: elandsbayhotel.co.za

SOCIAL: Facebook

ACCOMMODATION TYPE: Surf-focused backpackers. "The Barracks" dormitory accommodation, basic private rooms, and a self-contained caravan unit. Operated alongside the Elands Bay Hotel. The break is visible from the property.

PRICE RANGE: Budget. Dorms/Barracks from ~R250–R350 per person; Caravan/private units from ~R450–R650.

AREA: West Coast

STREET ADDRESS: Soldaten Bay, Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, Paternoster, 7381

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PHONE / WHATSAPP: +27 79 820 6824

EMAIL: info@seashack.co.za

WEBSITE: seashack.co.za

SOCIAL: Facebook

ACCOMMODATION TYPE: Eco glamping inside the Cape Columbine Nature Reserve. Ten individually themed wooden shacks (each named and designed by local artist Dianne Heesom-Green — Oyster, Dolphin, Barnacle, Mossel, Seagull, and others), permanent tents, and a family unit ("Spongebob"). Off-grid: solar and gas power, eco long-drop toilets (reviewers unanimously confirm they are very clean), gas-heated shared showers, and a fully equipped communal kitchen. On the water's edge.

PRICE RANGE: Mid-Budget. Front-row oceanfront shacks from ~R990–R1,210 per unit sleeping 2; second-row shacks and tents from ~R650–R790.

AREA: West Coast

STREET ADDRESS: 14 Strand St, Elands Bay, 8110, South Africa

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PHONE: +27 21 556 6012

WHATSAPP: +27 72 541 2936

EMAIL: info@elandsbayguesthouse.co.za

WEBSITE: elandsbayguesthouse.co.za

SOCIAL: Facebook

ACCOMMODATION TYPE: Surf house and backpackers. Shared dorm bunk rooms, private annex units, and a larger self-catering main house available for full hire. Elands Bay.

PRICE RANGE: Budget to Mid-Range. Dorm beds from ~R300–R400; Annex units ~R750 (single) to ~R1,650 (4–5 persons); Main house from ~R4,250 full hire.