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Johannesburg Backpackers

14 Umgwezi Rd | Emmarentia, Johannesburg 2195, South Africa
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Johannesburg Backpackers
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Ranked #26 of 55 Speciality lodging in Johannesburg
3.0 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
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Folsom, California, United States
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Not Happy!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012
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We stayed here for 3 or 4 nights in mid December 2011. The low point on our Africa Trip. Read further if you want to know details, otherwise I'll save you some time- DON'T STAY HERE!! The only reason we stayed that long is we were prepaid and the internet, when it worked, was decent for Africa. It looked as... More

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AndyCTBP, Manager at Johannesburg Backpackers, responded to this review
8 February 2012

Hi, Thanks for the review ,we pride ourselves on making our place a fun and friendly home away from home for all our guests and to be somewhere that they want to come back to again and again. We fell short of that standard for you and we are sorry. We have taken on board your comments and are making... More

Dublin, Ireland
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Ok”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012

A clean place but very basic rooms. Only stayed as a stopover to the airport but found it fairly pricey for what it is. More

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Sao Paulo, SP
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“VERY WELCOMING AND A GREAT PLACE TO STAY!!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2011

I had a tight schedule in South Africa but Beauty, who works there, booked a unforgetable 6 day experience for me in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Be back for sure!!! More

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Camberley, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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“Not ideal”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2011

We arrive to a vary indifferent staff member and were shown a room full of ants, our concerns were not really taken on aboard and we moved to a different hotel, not staying the night. More

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14 Umgwezi Rd | Emmarentia, Johannesburg 2195, South Africa
Price range (per night):* 103 AUD - 616 AUD

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