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Buccaneers Backpackers

2.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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January 2025

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Outdoor pool
Aerial view
Outdoor pool
Deluxe Sea View En-Suites (1) | Living area
Budget Sea view En-suite (3) | Living area

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Chintsa West, Great Kei, Eastern Cape, 5275
  • Olivewood Private Estate & Golf Club
    9 min drive
  • Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve
    10 min drive
  • Cintsa Beach
    14 min drive
  • East London (ELS)
    51 min drive

Room options

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About the area

Chintsa

When you stay at Buccaneers Backpackers in Great Kei, you'll be near the beach and 9 minutes by car from Olivewood Private Estate & Golf Club. .This beach hostel is 2 mi (3.3 km) from Cintsa Beach and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve.
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What's nearby

  • Olivewood Private Estate & Golf Club - 9 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve - 10 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Emerald Vale Brewery - 14 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Cintsa Beach - 14 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Nahoon Beach - 44 min drive - 37.2 km

Getting around

  • East London (ELS) - 51 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The C Club - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪The Lagosta Pub - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Skebenga bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Milk Shed - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Areena Quays Restaurant - ‬15 min drive

About this property

Buccaneers Backpackers

Beach hostel with a nightclub and spa services
Buccaneers Backpackers offers 85 accommodations with safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Beds feature premium bedding. Bathrooms include showers. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 85 guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include safes and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a nightclub and an outdoor pool. This hostel also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
At Buccaneers Backpackers, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 11 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 11 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, French, German, Italian, Xhosa

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 8 AM–11 AM: ZAR 65.00 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Separate living room

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 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
The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately ZAR 65.00 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 350 per person (one way)
  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee

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

Property is also known as

Buccaneers Backpackers Hostel Chintsa
Buccaneers Backpackers Chintsa
Buccaneers Lodge & Backpackers Hotel Cintsa
Buccaneers Backpackers Hostel Great Kei
Buccaneers Backpackers Great Kei
Buccaneers Backpackers Great
Buccaneers Backpackers Great Kei
Buccaneers Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Buccaneers Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Great Kei

Buccaneers Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 13 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

YVONNE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Unit was quite run down. Location in nice dune forest. Have to wade through estuary to get to beach though.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

David, Johannesburg, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money with the best view
Awesome view. Incredible place to stay. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stop along east Cape
Had a good one night stay, beautiful location and great food. Accomodation itself is spartan, no fans or aircon so can get a bit hot in the rooms by day.

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay for a couple!!
We stayed in one of the premium rooms with an incredible view over the lagoon and absolutely loved our stay. Got a wonderful massage, our laundry done, great food and drinks. We explored the beaches. Highly recommended for all. You need not rough it here - it was a premium feeling, great beds and service.

10/10 Excellent

DOLLY, Pretoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A place to relax
It was a wonderful experience

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wunderschön gelegenes Hostel mit komfortablen und sauberen Zimmern. Das Essen ist super lecker und vielfältig. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Der Strand ist einfach idyllisch. Empfehlenswert ohne Einschränkung :) Immer wieder gerne!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

lionel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un vrai paradis !!!
Un petit paradis au clame avec tout sur place pour faire sa cuisine, boire un verre, profitez de la vue sur la mer. Cours de surf tous les jours, bar pour les plus fetards, propreté irréprochable, équipement pour faire sa cuisine complet (des repas sont aussi proposés) Je le recommande les yeux fermés
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Härligt ställe!
Härlig natur och ett mysigt boende där vi vaknade upp med havsutsikt. Fin frukost, bra utbud av aktiviteter.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jerome

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Vert unfriendly receptionist!
Receptionist ignorred us on arrival. we had bugs in our bed.

4/10 Poor

Wolfi, Hamburg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Oje
Diese Anlage profitiert einzig von ihrer hervorragenden Lage. Alles ist alt, marode und schmutzig.

10/10 Excellent

Roselia

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