Island Vibe Knysna
Location: 67 Main Road, Knysna, za
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
About this Property
Island Vibe Knysna: A Stylish Retreat Along the Garden Route
Chic Minimalistic Rooms: Experience modern comfort in our stylishly decorated rooms, some featuring private bathrooms for your convenience.
Relaxation and Recreation: Unwind on our deck, play a game of billiards, or explore nearby hiking trails. The Waterfront Knysna Quays is just a short walk away for a delightful waterfront experience.
Convenient Amenities: Enjoy free WiFi, BBQ facilities, and a cozy guest lounge with a TV. Savor a drink at our bar or venture out to nearby restaurants for a culinary adventure.
Book your stay at Island Vibe Knysna now for a memorable getaway along the scenic Garden Route.
Important Information
Dear visitor, we're currently experiencing drought conditions within this region. Please be aware that certain properties will need to comply with local water usage restrictions.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Terrace
- Family rooms
- BBQ facilities
- Express check-in/check-out
- Safety deposit box
- Tour desk
- Karaoke
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Board games/puzzles
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Concierge service
- Shared kitchen
- Evening entertainment
- Baby safety gates
- Entertainment staff
- Outdoor furniture
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Access to health care professionals
- 24-hour security
- Security alarm
- Pub crawls
- Television in common areas
- Express check-in
- Billiards or pool table
- Free wired internet
- Golfing on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Water park access (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Games
- Housekeeping on request
- Secured parking
- Garage
- Fishing nearby
- Charcoal grill
- Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
- Paddle boating nearby
- Accessible shuttle
- No accessible shuttle
Rooms Available
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Family Room (Twin en-suite 2)
2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed
Features a private patio
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - 4 bathrooms, towels, and a shower
Practical - Local maps and guidebooks
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Free WiFi
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
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Twin Room (Flashpacker 6)
2 Twin Beds
Features a private patio
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - 4 bathrooms, towels, and a shower
Practical - Local maps and guidebooks
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Free WiFi
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
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Family Room (Double en-suite 3)
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed
Features a private patio
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - 4 bathrooms, towels, and a shower
Practical - Local maps and guidebooks
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Free WiFi
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
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Classic Twin Room
2 Twin Beds
Features a private patio
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - 4 bathrooms, towels, and a shower
Practical - Local maps and guidebooks
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
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Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Toilet
- Dining area
- Barbecue
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Clothes rack
- Board games/puzzles
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Fire extinguisher
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
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Double Room with Bathroom
This room contains an private bathroom with shower.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Dining area
- Barbecue
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Clothes rack
- Board games/puzzles
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Fire extinguisher
- Reading light
- Earplugs
- Privacy curtain
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Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
This dormitory room has a shared bathroom with shower.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Toilet
- Dining area
- Barbecue
- Terrace
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Clothes rack
- Board games/puzzles
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Fire extinguisher
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
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Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Toilet
- Dining area
- Barbecue
- Terrace
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Clothes rack
- Board games/puzzles
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Fire extinguisher
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
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Budget Double Room with Shared Bathroom
Located 656 ft from the main house, this room has access to a shared bathroom which has a shower and toilet.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Dining area
- Barbecue
- Terrace
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Clothes rack
- Board games/puzzles
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Fire extinguisher
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
Guest Reviews
- Venter (6/5): - They did not advertise that they are a backpackers.
- Mellovestravelling (7/5): - Great atmosphere and friendly staff N/A
- Pierre (10/5): - This was the best value for money. The place is neat, the staff is great, all the facilities are there. The staff even light the fire for guests at 18h00 for the perfect braai. It is walking distance to the Waterfront mall. Everything was great.
- Maluleke (10/5): -
- Maluleke (10/5): -
- Felipe (10/5): - Excelent hostel. Very comfortable bed, spacious room, warm shower, good kitchen and staff. I recommend it!
- Suwaida (6/5): - I didn't read the advertisement properly so didn't see there were no quiet hour , so during my night there i struggle to sleep due to loud noice and also music that we're played through the night up until early morning hours
- Nadine (8/5): Gut für den Preis - Feuerstelle, große gut ausgestattete Küche
- Mareike (7/5): -
- WENJING (10/5): 很好～ - 位置很好，员工热情～晚上大家一起bbq厨房东西齐全，房间有独立卫生间床很舒服 入住的房间有奇怪的气味，感觉刚刚刷墙了？
- Bongani Kunene (10/5): -
- Katharina (8/5): - It’s a great and lovely designed place. Just the main road is a bit loud. But you are right in the center, so this is to be expected.
- Stephen (9/5): Very nice staff and very good location - Staff and location are excellent Shower could do with an upgrade
- Andiswa (9/5): - everything and staff was accommodating nothing
- Mellovestravelling (8/5): - Close proximity to Knysna mall Not applicable
- Hulbert (10/5): -
- Vaughan (1/5): -
- Themba (10/5): One of the best & value for money ….. friendly staff members easygoing and knowledgeable. Thank you - Friendly and helpful Nothing
- Sandra (9/5): -
- Amin (10/5): I had a good time with the rest of the tourists I met theee, we become like family - Its rawness , it keeps the grounded to their natural self Nothing exactly,
- boro (9/5): -
- Sipho (9/5): - I never had breakfast so I can't comment on that
- Norman (9/5): Loved my stay - The place is situated in the proximity of shops. The gate motor needs to be fixed.
- Lucinda (8/5): Its a home away from home -
- Zimasa (10/5): Comfortable - It was clean and the stuff was awesome people.
- STUART (10/5): -
- Phungula (7/5): -
- Sakhele (7/5): It was good - Location was good Need more parking space for vehicles.
- Brenda (4/5): -
- Mariska (8/5): -
- Salaheddine (9/5): - Lovely host and ladies behind desk, great staff, big room, clean and spacious. Cozy clean design. Noisy neighbours unfortunately
- Olivier (5/5): -
- Hélène (9/5): Logement avec un bon rapport qualité prix, bien situé pour visiter quelques parcs dans la région - Le logement était sympa, propre avec une terrasse et bien situé Un peu bruyant mais c’est fonction des personnes présentes ….
- Justine (4/5): Bad experience - Thank you to the volunteers and employees who made the experience a little better! First of all, everything in this hostel is old: the showers, the beds, the pool table… Secondly, it's completely disorganized. At 7:30 a.m. on the second night, the manager asked me to change dorms because a group of men was arriving. She could have asked me the day before to move… Anyway, I asked to have breakfast before moving. Then, while I was eating, they moved all my belongings to make the bed for the group that was arriving early morning. The manager didn't even apologize, as if this behavior was normal…
- Josh (2/5): -
- Dieter (8/5): angenehmer Aufenthalt - Dusche gut, sehr sauber, schöne Terrasse, Supermärkte in der Nähe im Dorm übernachteten Arbeiter; einige extreme Schnarcher
- Olivier (6/5): -
- Cameron (5/5): - Location was good The room was dirty
- Orell (8/5): -
- deysel (9/5): Road trip - We had one night there and will go back anytime All was nice
- Clint (8/5): -
- Eddy (8/5): -
- Mellovestravelling (8/5): Knysna business trip - Clean and comfortable accommodation Not applicable
- Patricia (7/5): -
- Adrian (10/5): -
- Bushe (10/5): -
- Anna (5/5): - Come donna non mi è piaciuto dovere condividere la camera con un uomo. So che funzionano così i dormitori misti, ma soprattuto se la struttura non è piena penso sia una buona cosa dividere le camere. So che è un pensiero soggettivo, ma penso sia utile per le future viaggiatrici sapere che potresti dover dormire solo tu e uno sconosciuto in una camera.
- Mu-een (9/5): Fun atmosphere. - Place was clean and well kept. Very lively atmosphere. Centrally located. Great staff team. Friendly accommodating bunch of people.
- Ilona (10/5): -
- hong (10/5): - 入住2晚，位置很好，交通方便
- man (10/5): -
- Aarke (9/5): Gezellig hostel. - We kregen een gratis kamerupdate omdat het erg rustig was. De keuken is erg ruim en netjes. Hier leerden we hoe de braai werkt, superleuk! We vonden de locatie iets minder, omdat er niet veel is in de buurt en op zondag hangt er een grillige sfeer in de buurt. Het toeristisch centrum was 45min wandelen.
- Arnold (10/5): - Everything
- Lehtem (10/5): -
- Nandipha (10/5): -
- Henrique (7/5): Good cost benefit - Location and cost benefit were good. Staff was friendly and they have kitchen with fridge and also the table pool. Since the rooms are close to the road, it's a bit noisy even during the night. The lights out of the room are on the whole night and the curtains are not enough to block the brightness. The parking lot is a bit small and there was always a guy with a big van blocking the way (even though he was not part of the staff)
- henri (8/5): -
- כהן (10/5): -
- כהן (10/5): -
- Mellovestravelling (8/5): -
- yongxin (9/5): -
- Nigel (9/5): -
- Anna Karoline (8/5): Good! - Place is good and easy checkin. Clean and nice place Bad wifi connection…
- Marina (9/5): Knysna has always been a great and quiet place so it wasn't my first time in the area even Island vi - Everything was cvilised, I will come back again and again. Nothing at all.
- Nadeem (6/5): -
- Rachel (1/5): -
- patience (5/5): -
- James (5/5): -
- Wilfried (10/5): -
- Neville (9/5): - Friendly staff location excellent. Excellent prices. All in order
- Poondla (8/5): -
- Tsietsi (9/5): -
- Mellovestravelling (9/5): - Cool atmosphere No complaints
- Tauno (10/5): -
- Tsietsi (10/5): - Welcomed wam at the place Packing was smal6
- Jarid (10/5): Excellent and clean - I had the private room with bathroom, excellent, very clean, slept wonderful. The hostel is close to downtown
- NoAh RLV (7/5): - Zentrale Lage, tgl Feuer, grosse küche, nette community, Die niedrigschwellige Habgier einzelnen Personals - Rezeption könnte bzgl. 'vor Ort info' durchaus etwas fitter sein...
- C've (8/5): -
- Mellovestravelling (8/5): -
- Ramona (6/5): -
- Tanner (3/5): Would not recommend -
- van rensburg (7/5): -
- NANDI (10/5): -
- NANDI (10/5): -
- Callum (8/5): -
- Moacir (8/5): -
- Maria José (8/5): -
- Sabrina (10/5): - The staff is very knowledgeable about what Knysna has to offer and they are happy to give recommendations and help with bookings. I did a Rastafari tour to Judah square which was really interesting and fun.
- cec (10/5): -
- Mawild (10/5): -
- Njongo (8/5): Great experience - All the staff members were so lovely, and made fire for us for us to be warm. I loved it. Even next year i will book that place 👌😊 Its only the fact that there were no lockers in the dom to put our bags in, but i was happy with all other things.
- Boreham (7/5): Good -
- Minette (8/5): need more geysers for hot water - Friendly staff, Cold Shower on Saturday afternoon (around 5h00) Cold Shower on Sunday morning (around 7h30
- Angelique (8/5): Perfect location and worth the price - Very spacious and clean. Friendly staff People were a bit noisy but it is back packers after all.
- Maryke (8/5): Very good -
- Gareth (8/5): Central and comfortable - Central location that was comfortable, clean and affordable.
- Carmen (5/5): Passable -
- Cec (10/5): Exceptional -
- Isaac (5/5): Passable - 6-bed dorm was really comfortable and clean with two ensuite bathrooms. Fire area has good potential. Staff helpful. Potential for high season Positioned on the main road and a fair distance from any of the main sights in Knysna. Car required to make the most of your visit. Large group which were quite rowdy for the entire time was there which made less enjoyable.
- Kahn (3/5): Poor -
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