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Reviews of Chain Gate Hostel

Chain Gate Hostel
Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Reviews

5.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 26 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 26 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

5.4/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Gili

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best location EVER!
Fantastic location! Great showers and breakfast. Loved being next to the Temple Mt and Western Wall! Could easily pop in our hostel for a mid day rest or break. Could walk to everything! Mt of Olives, tunnel tour, Western Wall, Mt Zion (dormition church, St. Peter gallanticu), old city quarters, and even took a bus to Bethlehem. Never once took a taxi or had to walk far. Everything right outside our doorstep. Would totally recommend and stay here again! Towels provided.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The "receptionist " was rude and too busy on her phone to focus on checking me in. Floors were all wet all the time. I had to go through police to even get to the hostel area because its a muslim only area. Which, with me not being from here, i didnt realize when i booked. Random people would scream at me and say i couldn't be there because i wasnt Muslim. The room was nasty and falling apart and there was a HUGE pile of dirty laundry piled up just like, right there in the room. I booked two nights but i stayed with a friend the first night and was honestly worried about my luggage i kept in my room because the whole hostel and room was open and unlocked and accessible to anybody. This whole place just felt unsafe. The next day i left early didnt even stay the 2nd night. i just couldn't.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Watson,Peter, Bethlehem, Palestine

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was one 2m square toilet, with a theoretical showerhead right next to it on the wall. The door was a concertina one that did not securely lock. I did not use the shower, and didn't hear anyone else using it while there.There was no provision to put or hang clothes or towel. The paper towel dispenser next to the hand sink was empty the whole time. No cloth to wipe up in kitchen Best things about this hostel were the generous breakfast, and particularly, location, location, location.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ingris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Very good
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Turkish prison, but nice enough considering the
It was an experience, probably similar to a Turkish prison. Small yet cozy. The staffmdoes try real hard to please. Location can be tricky, be aware.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chain gate Jerusalem
Nice place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Derrick

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Great, if your desire is to be near everything in the old city. Probably not the best choice if you are carrying any luggage, seeking comfort, or would like lots of facilities and services.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

Leonid, New York, NY 10029

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredibly unpleasant, dirty and cramped. Around the hostel, in rooms lurking huge black cockroaches. Shared showers. Absolutely bad experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mahida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hostel did it's job. It was central to my needs, clean, welcoming and the right price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wouldn't stay at again!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Had to wait in the reception area and did not get checked in despite booking in advance.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

2/10 Terrible

Ann, Al qattain chain gate

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best location but worst experience
The only good thing about this hostel is the location. The moment we reached this place we are greated with a very rude reception. The room is super small. Then we return to the hostel in the afternoon we found our room door wide open. The say its for cleaning but they just leave it ajar. The room is at the ground floor and there is alot of people walking around and we don't feel secure. There is even people sleeping in front of our room just along the corridor which is meant for people to walk to the bathroom. The worst part is when we were sleeping in the middle of the night, the rude reception open our door to look inside. We had locked it but she got a key. Make me awake and got me so shocked and shouted. So I will never go back to this hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Interesting but not clean, friendly or social.
Interesting place to stay. In a great location. Probably the closest you can stay to the Golden Dome. I didn't really enjoy my stay however, staff were not helpful, the dorm bunks were very squeaky. Washer and dryer were in the dorm room themselves. I don't think the sheets get cleaned very often. Difficult to get to and find with all the street closures in old Town Jerusalem. No communal or hang out areas. Water from the shower leaked into the toilet stall. Breakfast while included was an afterthought, as the bread was still frozen.

2/10 Terrible

Kamel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grosse arnaque
réservation annulée par l’hôtel, car pas de chambre disponible, j' ai été obliger d'aller voir ailleurs
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

tom33, 日本

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
立地が抜群に良いです。（嘆きの壁まで徒歩3分ほど） 部屋は狭く、値段なりです（個室宿泊）。お手洗い、シャワーは共同で、 鍵がかからないので、女性にはお勧めできません。 朝食と飲み物が自由にとれるのはとてもありがたいです。 コストを抑えることが最優先の人にはお勧めです。
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das drei Monate zuvor reservierte Privatzimmer konnte nicht zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Der Preis für zwei Betten im Schlafsaal (100 Schekel = 25 Euro) war kaum günstiger. Alternativen waren zu dem Zeitpunkt auch nicht mehr zu erhalten. Englisch sprechender Mensch war lediglich zu sehr ausgewählten Zeiten anwesend (im Prinzip um zu kassieren). Das Hotel ist in einem Ausgangstor der Al Aqsa / des Tempelbergs. Räume sind klein aber ok. Gemeinschaftsraum ist der Gang. Essen sind billige Salate aus dem Supermarkt (Humus, Aubergine... für 12 Schekel je 900 g). Mit Koffer muss man einmal durch den kompletten Suk; oder durch die Sicherheitskontrollen an der Tempelberg-Mauer. Jerusalem ist teuer und war an Ostern voll - auf diesem Hintergrund war's ok. WLAN ist vorhanden. Dafür ist die Verbindung ins Netz sehr schlecht. Das ist eine einfache Absteige, aus der man etwas machen könnte - ein Hostel ist das nicht.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Akito

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
兎に角立地という方には推奨
兎に角立地だけでチョイスするなら申し分無い
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

MUHAMMED

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Sadece Konum...(Only Location)
Sadece konum olarak tercih edilebilir.Kahvaltı dahik dese de kahvaltıyı yok diyebiliriz.Temizlik Kötü.Tek avantajlı tarafı mescidi aksaya komşu olması önemli bölgelere yakınlık bunun dışında tercih etmek için başka bir sebep bulunmamakta.Fiyat olarakta benzer yerlere göre pahalı
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Will, denmark

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Indifferet staff
A great place if you want the feeling of staying in a hostel from the Middle Ages. Don’t expect to find any service from the one person who works there. The is no common room except for a one meter wide corridor. Breakfast is bland and sparse but free. Expedia does not offer an address for the place but here is a hint... From Jaffa Gate go down David Street. If the police try to stop you from entering the street, tell them that you are going to the hostel and they will let you through. The hostel is at the Chain Gate at the very end of David Strret + Chain Gate Street. (You will soon realise that “street” is something of an exaggeration I old Jerusalem)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Melina Edith

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Mal
Nunca hicieron la limpieza de la habitación ni del baño, la Señora que está ahí nos quería cobrar todos los días y nos quería sacar antes de la fecha estipulada, ahora me están haciendo un doble cargo siendo que yo pagué en el establecimiento, reservé del 2 al 7 de septiembre y les pagué el 4 de septiembre, el chico que atiende está muy poco.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

vincent

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
surbooking et désinvolture !
Il n'y a pas eu de séjour ! nous avions réservé par hotels.com 1 mois 1/2 avant, mais en arrivant, notre nom apparaissait bien dans le listing de l'hôtel, mais on nous a juste dit qu'il n'y avait plus de chambre libre (arrivant à 18h) ; et rien n'a été fait de leur part pour nous aider à trouver une solution (en pleine fêtes de Pâques et avec une ville bondée...).