The hostel is located in Orlando West, corner Pooe and Ramushu Street, house no: 10823A. Not far from Merabi Hotel
Directions from Joburg: Take M1 South, exit 7 (Booysen road) and keep left. Left at 2nd traffic light, left at T-junction. Drive 11 km and turn left into Carr Street. 2nd right, 2nd left.
Catch a nice view of locals sticking out of moving trains
during rush hour.
Meadowlands - a
border township to the backpacker, famous for its vibrancy, for most
of the folks come from the ever popular Sophiatown a black spot
that produced world class artists like Hugh Masekela and Miriam
Makeba.
Mzimhlophe, meaning white house, another
border township famous for it's housing design the locals call
them elephant houses because of their roofs that are a domed shape.
The
single sex male and female hostel are
in close proximity to the backpackers.
These were mainly built for migrant labour however now they have
been transformed into family units.
The bonus of the backpackers is that it's housing is also
unique.
Locals call them train houses because
they are semi-detached.
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