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Seals Backpackers

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

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Hiking
Full Stop | Living area
Backpackers Fam | Front of property
Property amenity
Full Stop

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Da Gama Road, Cape Saint Francis, Eastern Cape, 6313
  • Seal Point Lighthouse
    3 min drive
  • Port St. Francis
    12 min drive
  • St. Francis Bay Beach
    13 min drive

Room options

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Front of property

Cape St Francis Resort

Pool
Pet-friendly
Parking included
Free WiFi
4.0 out of 5, Very good, (66)
The price is NZ$179
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
9 Dec - 10 Dec
Cape St Francis Resort

About the area

Cape Saint Francis

When you stay at Seals Backpackers in Cape Saint Francis, you'll be near the beach and within a 5-minute drive of Seal Point Lighthouse. .This family-friendly hostel is 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from St. Francis Links and 5.2 mi (8.4 km) from St. Francis Bay Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Seal Point Lighthouse - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • St. Francis Links - 8 min drive - 7.8 km
  • St. Francis Bay Golf Club - 10 min drive - 8.6 km
  • Port St. Francis - 12 min drive - 10.6 km
  • St. Francis Bay Beach - 13 min drive - 8.5 km

Getting around

  • Port Elizabeth (PLZ) - 100 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Christy's Catch - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Chokka Block Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Rambling Rose - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪St Francis Brewing Company - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Big Time Taverna - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Seals Backpackers

Family-friendly hostel with a golf course and spa services
Seals Backpackers offers 13 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to patios. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include a golf course and 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. There are massage/treatment rooms available. Services include deep-tissue massages, sports massages, facials, and body scrubs.
Make yourself at home in one of the 13 guestrooms. Rooms have private patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages and facials. After practicing your swing on the golf course, you can enjoy other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and gift shops/newsstands. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hostel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
Seals Backpackers has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 7 AM to 6 PM
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10 AM: ZAR 75.00-130 for adults and ZAR 50-65 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Golf course
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Horse riding/hire
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Corner/local shop
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Corner/local shop

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - sports
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in reception
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Electric kettle

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

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
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 7 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately ZAR 75.00 to 130 for adults, and ZAR 50 to 65 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 900 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: ZAR 450 (one-way), (from 1 to 12 years old)

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Seals Backpackers Hostel Cape Saint Francis
Seals Backpackers Hostel
Seals Backpackers Cape Saint Francis
Seals Backpackers Cape Saint Francis
Seals Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Seals Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

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

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

mbulelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

DANDO

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The bathroom needs a lot of attention-upgrade
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindeka

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ok - but needs a facelift!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Clarissa

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Hot place
Hard place to find. No signs on the street. We were lucky we found it. We got in the reception by the wrong door and an old lady screamed at us. The place is pretty hot. No fan or AC. But we were travelling on a budget. Worth the price we paid.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cape st francis resort
Boendet är trångt och lite slitet,men rent.Fantastskt trevlig personal på resturangen och receptionen.Området är fint med superhärliga stränder.
Stayed 20 nights in Feb 2018