The staff that was nice and helpful. Even the common room was good with a TV and lots of channels. HOWEVER, the kitchen was infested with cockroaches. When my girlfriend opened the fridge there were roaches inside as well. The cabinets were full of them and the dishes were filthy as well as smelled horrible. The rooms had clean sheets... More

I came to this place late at evening, a woman travelling alone. They told me that tehy lost my reservation although I made it a month earlier back home and got a confirmation. Then I had to stay in a dorm with ten others both men and women. I did not at all feel at ease with this. One good... More

Cockroaches all over the place, in the kitchen (together with all their other insect-friends), the couch and the rooms. Also spotted some rats. Sheets were dirty, bathroom was not clean at all. The staff is just lazy and do not want to help you with anything. The hostel is located in the Red-Light district in Durban, not the place to... More

I hated it here. We were booked at another hostel and they overbooked and sent us here. We arrived from an amazing few days in Cape Town to this disgusting, poorly cleaned disgusting excuse for a hostel. I'm not really a priss, and my boyfriend and I have travelled all over, to dingy places for $3 a night in Asia,... More

Dirty, rats, poorly managed .... What more can we say? Area not very salubrious. Kitchen really dirty - were rats and in need of a thorough scrub, with disinfectant....No action was taken by the owners against guests indulging in prohibited substances. Very disappointing. Recommend you find other accommodation. They seem to think affordable accommodation means that it can be dirty... More

I have stayed in over a dozen hostels and this was by far the worst place I have ever been to. I arrived late and was so looking forward to falling right asleep. I even paid the $200 R for a single because I wanted a good nights sleep and a little bit of privacy after spending weeks in another... More

I found the banana back of,ers to be absolutely horrendous. When I arrived I was severly shocked by the conditions there. There were holes in the walls, smashed windows, glass on the floor, smoking inside, unattended raw meat in the, very dirty, kitchens, and no locks on the doors. I felt unsafe and insecure there. I personally would not reccommend... More

Dorms were cheap, clean and airy, the staff were happy friendly and easy going, there was 4m diameter pool in the courtyard area, one of those plastic things standing on the ground. The showers had seen better days, the kitchen was again worn, and I did spot a rat disappearing into one of the cupboards, staff were suitably shocked! WiFi... More

I was booked into the Banana Backers by a friend of mine, with a large group of others. I took no part in the planning of this trip. A few weeks ago I began to hear news of the alleged Banana Backpackers. Unfortunately, they weren't mixed reviews. "I had a friend walk in, and immediately walk back out again" I... More