This Warm Cozy hostel offers 4 to 6 bed clean dormitories (linen supplied) as well as double rooms for couples in a home with lovely gardens in the up market northern suburbs. Sleek Travel Lodge & Backpacker and Accoustix Lodge & Backpacker have been in existence for 8 yrs. Monte Casino Lodge & Backpacker and Rosebank Lodge & Backpacker are our latest flagship creations, created through our many years of experience in this industry to become Part of The Lodge & Backpacker Johannesburg Group. All our Lodges are situated along different extensions of the same road. (FIFA Bookings are only confirmed on receipt of deposit for the full amount owed, due to the overwhelming amount of applications it is difficult to hold a particular room or bed or venue, once payment is received allocation will then only take place.) Please follow up on payment and send proof of confirmation of payment. Once we have confirmed receipt of payment and have confirmed your booking then the deposit will be seen as Non- refundable. The fully equipped kitchen offers self-catering facilities. There's a braai (barbeque) next to our stunning pool and entertainment area. Here you are treated. Steve is the owner and has been in the industry for a long time and is able to give invaluable information and assist you with planning your trip through South Africa. We can offer tours through the city and Soweto - see Mandela's house and Hector Petersen Museum and learn more about the Freedom Struggle. We also offer safari tours to either Kruger National Park or Pilansberg (Sun City). Our hostel is perfect for tourists wishing to hire a car as we have plenty safe, on-the-property parking. Our broadband ISDL computer connection is available at very reasonable prices. We offer Satellite TV in a cozy lounge area. In the bar area there is a pool table, or you may like to play some table-tennis. There is a selection of board and card games available, as well as a book exchange. We are on major bus and mini-taxi routes, making any destination within easy access. No curfew. For a great experience that will facilitate you in having a true multi-cultural cosmopolitan experience. We also accommodate large groups. Professional Music Instruments available for Playing at all times Ride, walk or run to Emmarentia Dam or Melvilles nature reserve along Spruit (River). When arriving at the Dam you can Sail or Row on/or swim in the Dam, next to the dam you then walk up the Melville Koppie (Natural hill) that look over JHB. Out of house entertainment (within a 5 km radius): Bars; clubs; live entertainment restaurant Theater; movie houses; coffee shops Take-a-ways; major shopping centers Shops Book Stores; Clothing; Art Stores; Arts and Craft; Daily Market; Pick n Pay; Spar; Upmarket Shopping Center all sports facilities. All major business districts Computer access Tours on Offer: Kruger Park, Lion Park, Soweto, Apartheid Museum Tours Bazz Bus, Overland Tours and many other venues. We offer a complete service from arranging all tours or finding solutions to all special requirements and needs that our clients may have. We also offer vehicle Rentals and river support. We promise our support for the best stay ever!