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 Luckily, my outdated LP guide strongly recommended this place, and since I'd been to Jaffa before and really loved the area I decided to go for it. Well, it could never come into my mind that a reception may be closed after 6 or 7 pm, but the entrance door was open, and a person staying there told me to go to a place next door and ask a man called Zohar to let me in. Zohar was very surprized I had no reservation, but made a few calls and at last checked me in. And I loved the place so much that I stayed there for 3 nights. many other people I've met at the hostel told me it was their umpf-teenth time staying in Tel Aviv and they prefered to come back to Old Jaffa and preferred it over other hostels, so it's a good sign

Likes: a beautiful roof top with plants, a fountain and many couches (as if straight from a flee market, but I like that) - the place is great for hanging out at night, meeting people, eating together (there's a kitchenette there too). A nice view and you can smell the sea and hear the evening azans from a nearby mosque - that's unforgettable.
-a 10-minutes walk from the beach.

Not-so-likes:
- they provide bed linen, but no towels
-bring ear plugs if you hope to get some sleep. Our dorm windows faced a street bar area, pretty noisy one. And there are no curtains on the windows either.
-one of the staff members, a punky girl, was really nice, showed me a few places of interest on the map by my request and helped me book a bus tour to Haifa.(Btw: if you go with United Tours, then present your passport when you pay, then you're extempt from the VAT - the girl was unaware of that). The older lady who checked me out was pretty boorish. When I told her that maybe I come back in the end of the week and asked if she can book 1 night for me, she answered that when I'm 100% sure then I should call them, in a pretty rude way. So, well, after that I wasn't longing to come back.

Anyways, if I ever happen to return to Tel Aviv, I'd stay at Old Jaffa hostel again. Great location, nice old building, nice atmosphere of Old Jaffa at night... But I was happy I brought my ear plugs along).

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. Really. Obviously this must have been a major inconvenience for him. 2) During check in, I was told to pay later since the girl working the reception was busy. Later that evening, I went to the reception window to pay for my bunk and the new reception girl accused me of being a cheat for not paying earlier. WTF? I also asked her to repeat her rapid explanation of the "amenities" and she responded with a curt, " you don't understand English?" WTF?
Spend your money elsewhere. Jaffa is an easy walk from Tel Aviv and its numerous hostels. I walked it the next day.

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 with balcony. At our room there was also a sign to welcome us. We all slept well. The room was clean. Not the newest furniture but ok for us. Nice, cosy hostel, great location. Good place to start the holiday.

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 i didn´t feel comfortable to ask for anything.