Best hostels in Africa
Fun/social-ranked hostels across Africa, merged city by city into one ranked list using the best available social evidence.
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countries
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Marrakech — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listTaghazout — moderate recent hostel demandFez — moderate recent hostel demandTangier — moderate recent hostel demandEssaouira — moderate recent hostel demandTamraght — moderate recent hostel demandAgadir — moderate recent hostel demandCape Town — low recent hostel demandChefchaouen — low recent hostel demandImsouane — low recent hostel demandRabat — low recent hostel demandZanzibar — low recent hostel demand
Through the filter
We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.
No bed bug reports found in AfricaTop hostel cities in Africa
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
Marrakech
Morocco
Cape Town
South Africa
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Khaya Kite & Yoga
Amazing
127 reviews
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Surfhostel Cape Town
Amazing
119 reviews
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Villa Viva Cape Town
Good
2416 reviews
Zanzibar
Tanzania
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Jambiani Backpackers Hostel
Very Good
336 reviews
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Your Zanzibar Place
Good
577 reviews
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New Teddy's on the Beach
Good
948 reviews
Top hostels overall in Africa
Tamraght
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Morocco
2nd best in Tamraght
2nd best in Morocco
Original Surf Morocco
Punk Score
96%
GOATED
Swakopmund
·
Namibia
Best in Swakopmund
Best in Namibia
Salty Jackal Surf Camp
Punk Score
96%
GOATED
Taghazout
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Morocco
Best in Taghazout
3rd best in Morocco
Hostel The Endless House Anchor Point
Punk Score
96%
AMAZING
Cape Town
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South Africa
Best in Cape Town
Best in South Africa
Khaya Kite & Yoga
Punk Score
96%
AMAZING
Cape Town
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South Africa
2nd best in Cape Town
2nd best in South Africa
Surfhostel Cape Town
Punk Score
96%
AMAZING
Drakensberg
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South Africa
Best in Drakensberg
3rd best in South Africa
Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge
Punk Score
95%
GOATED
Zanzibar
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Tanzania
Best in Zanzibar
Best in Tanzania
Jambiani Backpackers Hostel
Punk Score
92%
VERY GOOD
