HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel |
| A backpacker favourite, the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel is the only hostel in Ottawa with a breakfast cafe, complimentary WiFi, many private rooms w/double beds, a spacious guest kitchen, a 52 inch large screen TV w/satellite, lots of parking spaces and a short walk to all the major downtown attractions! |
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Character:
87%
Security:
87%
Location:
94%
Staff:
80%
Fun:
72%
Cleanliness:
80%
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76%
the hostel is very well located
and easy to find.
but double beds are noisy
and in the morning you
can smell the food being
made in the kitchen .
Lisa, from Brazil ~ Sep 10 2008
86%
Of course security is high in a former jail.
Tobias, from Germany ~ Aug 30 2008
64%
We booked our rooom a week before by internet and the day of our departure ( I traveled with a child) my husband phoned to confirm the reservation.
We were shocked when we arrived and our room was given to someone else. The concierge was rude & sarcastic and some time after we were given a dirty room with six beds (we reserved one with 2 beds). It was only for the 2nd night that we got a room which we reserved. After that first day, things became better & the concierge was very pleasant. In sum
Z. Anna, from Canada ~ Aug 28 2008
84%
Very nice place to stay in Ottawa.Close to everything.Interesting hostel.ThanX
Jakub, from Czech Republic ~ Aug 26 2008
86%
Except for the beds, the best hostel I have stayed in.
Adam, from Canada ~ Aug 18 2008
80%
It's very interesting hostel. I thought I was in a cell.
YunKyun, from South Korea ~ Aug 9 2008
86%
Great central location. Cool character- sleeping in an ex-jail-cell. I enjoyed my stay.
Alice, from Australia ~ Aug 3 2008
90%
Great place, stayed in an 8-bed mixed dorm so wasn't in a cell, room was huge, air-conditioned, cleaned each day, beds were new and large (6'4" and i fitted easily). Close to supermarket etc, and just a good place to stay, social atmosphere less interactive, not any hostel activities, but they seem to all be that way in Canada.
Christopher, from Australia ~ Jul 23 2008
94%
Loved the hostel, it was very clean, and the beds were spacious. Great hostel overall, Very cheap internet ($3/24hr), great lounge, individual lockers in fridge and close to a supermarket and grog shop. Thumbs up
Laura, from Australia ~ Jul 23 2008
34%
What can I say other than...awesome. This hostel is one of a kind. I've been in a ton of hostels and none were as unique as this one...i mean really..an old jail..pretty cool. It has a group area to chill, cheap internet, and is centrally located. The only quams with it was a lack of AC and the fact the staff looked like they could not wait for their shift to end...overall, i'd go here again in a heart beat!
John, from Canada ~ Jul 18 2008
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