The Jerusalem Hostel

Start with the positives. Good location, and helpful staff. The building and rooms? Well, the building is old and tired (did I say tired?), and our room was noisy (people arguing in the halls during the night), the doors were thin, the beds were too short (and I am of average height), the carpets and padded headboards were well worn and dirty looking. The temperature is centrally controlled and our room was too warm and stuffy (the central heating was on as it was cold outside). The bathroom was cold as the bathroom window could not be shut tight. According to a sign on the door, the hot water is turned on at 7:30 a.m. and we had to check out at that time so we avoided the cold shower. Breakfast is not available until 7:30 a.m., so we missed that.

Thanks for the comfortable stay here. The place is well maintained. The breakfast is fresh and succulent (hummus, egg salad, veg salad, bread, yoghurt and the likes!). Their coffee is good as well. The front desk staff staff is kind and helpful and this includes their breakfast staff who prepare this nice food! The location is hard to beat of course. In walking distance of all major attraction such as old city and Jewish market. Very accessible to others.