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Old Jaffa Hostel and Guest House

8 Olei Zion St, Jaffa, Israel
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intrepidtraveller316
Southampton, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011
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There are some very enthusiastic reviews of this hostel in various travel books. I can only think that no-one from these publications has visited this hostel for many years. It is in a great location and the building is "authentic" but... It is dirty; the reception staff are not only rude, but incompetent; the communal women's showers are simply disgraceful... More

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5onholiday
Solihull, UK
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29 reviews
31 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2011

Plus points first - the hostel is in a lovely old bulding with lots of interesting features and objects; we found the staff, contrary to some of the comments made here, helpful and professional; the rooftop garden is really nice; the light breakfast is adequate and coffee was available until midday; and the location is very good, right in the... More

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Katia_spb
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2011

I ended up in this hostel by a happy accident, when I was on a derive walk along the coast and suddenly realized I have no place to sleep and the beach is not an option. Luckily, my outdated LP guide strongly recommended this place, and since I'd been to Jaffa before and really loved the area I decided to... More

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bazaarmind
Seattle, Washington
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3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2011
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I stayed in a dorm. The mattress is too thin and it's quite noisy due to the restaurants and bars outside. BUT, my biggest issue is with the staff. 1) Since the rooftop kitchen had no cups, I came down to the reception area's kitchen and asked for a cup. The older male staff member just started yelling at me.... More

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pjeng_v
Maarssen, The Netherlands
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3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2011

We (family with 3 children, 6,8,10 years) came at the hostel around midnight, because of a late arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. We got good information how to enter the hostel. When entering the hostel, climbing the stairs, we came at the closed reception area. A big sign for the late arrivals showed us the direction to our private room... More

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jimmyjimmy187323
Berlin, Germany
1 review
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2011
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people found this review helpful

you need a code to get in the hostel. the code was changed during our stay and nobody gave us any information about it! we stood outside the hostel at night and could not get in!!! the hostel staff is to blame for that. the staff is very rude, bad people skills. i didn´t feel welcome in the hostel and... More

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Dido37
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2011

This place has seen better days and needs a bit of a renovation. Everything works well and the staff do their best. Nice lounge area and good kitchen with roomtop terrace. A bit of a problem is that it has some very long stay guests who hang around all day. More

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Alextignes
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2010

this place is modest, but full of charm, with an authentic decoration, flowers and plants, and it's the cheapest dorm in town! the collective area (sofa, eating aereas, a very cute balcony, roof top terasse with tables, sofa,....) are very nice to stay, there is a collective kitchen where you can cook, leave your food in the fridge, etc... computer... More

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SanniH
Berlin, Germany
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Staying at this run down, unfriendly, extremly hot and extremly noisy place was the one big mistake we made during our Isreael trip. I have no idea how this place managed to get all the good reviews. We stayed 2 nights and the first day we had to request to be moved to another room because they gave us a... More

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