This chilled backpacker lodge has a breezy hillside position with sea views and is nicely decorated with old Cape Town photos. Rates include a buffet breakfast.

Ashanti also has another party-orientated branch in Gardens.


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1. Three Anchor Bay

0.26 MILES

This small, rocky beach has easy access from the promenade. It's from here that the bohemian poet Ingrid Jonker, considered the Sylvia Plath of South…

2. White Horses

0.29 MILES

The running aground of the SS South African Seafarer in 1966 was the inspiration for Kevin Brand's White Horses. The ship's cargo included plastic white…

3. Green Point Urban Park

0.34 MILES

One of the best things to come out of the redevelopment of Green Point Common for the 2010 World Cup is this park and biodiversity garden. Streams fed by…

4. Putt-Putt Golf

0.39 MILES

Get some putting practice in at this fun course on the promenade at Mouille Point. Note, it's closed if there's bad weather.

5. Rocklands Beach

0.4 MILES

You can easily wade into the sea from this rocky beach at a kink in the Sea Point Promenade near the animal-themed Promenade Pets benches.

6. Promenade Pets

0.42 MILES

Rest on one of these pieces of public art by Rocklands Beach; the seats of the benches are held up by pairs of blue seagulls, black sea lions and pink…

7. Blue Train Park

0.48 MILES

A fixture of the Mouille Point seafront for generations and great for toddlers, this child-sized loco and carriages chugs around a creatively landscaped…

8. Kids Playground

0.52 MILES

Next to Green Point Lighthouse, this is an imaginatively constructed playground with a giant ship-shaped climbing frame. Nearby are other family-friendly…