HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel in Ottawa, Canada

82%(Avg rating)

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90%

We stayed here for one night and really enjoyed our stay. The atmosphere is great and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who would likes to be a little spooked since there really are bars on the door. The location is very convenient, only a short walk to the Market, which is perfect for a night out. Also the staff was very helpful in picking out restaurants and nightclubs. Thanks! Crystal, from Canada ~ 18th Nov 2009

60%

Noisy, bathrooms are not really clean, a multitude of little hidden costs not explained on the booking web site make it very expensive for a single person - I checked out after one night and found a motel with better facilities for a lower price. Michael, from Canada ~ 12th Nov 2009

Avg Rating

82% (28 reviews)

Character: 87%

Security: 82%

Location: 93%

Staff: 79%

Fun: 72%

Cleanliness: 78%

86%

The whole jail idea is really cool (though scary a bit), you will never forget this. I met some amazing people. Some showers are bad (but lucky I found one that is good). The only thing I disliked was the smell of urine in the bathroom (possibly because one toilet was not flushing well) Ilze, from Latvia ~ 21st Sep 2009

90%

Definetly 5 points for character. It's very unique hostel. I've never slept in jail before. It's intresting and unusual experience. The staff wasn't bad. It was also preety clean. Despite this, there are not free lockers ($1 every door close) and tour around hostel (jail) it's very expensive ($9). Anyway, Jail Hostel is nice place to stay. Michal, from Poland ~ 16th Sep 2009

80%

IMPORTANT: you will be charged more (here in advance and online) than going directly there and taking the room. That took me 4-5 times talking to different staff to figure out (that was most annoying). Also you have to pay everytime you use a locker and it's quite noisy due to a ventilation system. Nevertheless, the beds are good, staff is nice and the breakfast is quite good! Raphael, from Austria ~ 8th Sep 2009

100%

nice place, clean and safe. Rodrigo, from Brazil ~ 8th Sep 2009

90%

Very good hotel, ideally located. It is clean, fun with an abounding breakfast. Simon, from France ~ 21st Sep 2009

56%

the jail athmospher always still in the hostel. please put some music during the breakfast for example and clean the toilet sometimes. Zinsou, from Gabon ~ 16th Aug 2009

60%

The hostel is in a jail... but you don't get any fun from it. First, no elevator. Second, you have to pay to visit the jail (!!). To finish with, you'll have to pay an additional 5$ per person if you're not an HI member. To conclude, it's expensive for what you get (even the breakfast isn't that good). Jaime, from Spain ~ 4th Sep 2009

44%

Considering the price, I can't recommend this hostel. I booked the private room with USD 74.86 for 2 people, but I had to pay over USD 92.00. The staff said the price on the website is the price for members and we had to pay $25 to be a member of Hi hotels. Anyhow we paid for the private room. But the room was not a private room, but a dorm room with 4 beds. It was interesting that I can sleep in the place that was used to be a jail, but it was not. Forget about this hostel. Find another. Kyoungmo, from South Korea ~ 9th Aug 2009

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