Reviews of HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel

75 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 7B9

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79.3%

258 out of 297 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel'

Atmosphere
82.4%
Location
96.0%
Facilities
69.6%
Cleanliness
76.0%
Staff
83.2%
Value
65.6%
Safety
82.4%

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88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Frank Pratka

04 September 2007 Frank would recommend this property

Liked: Location, location, location

Disliked: Frank left no negative feedback.

74.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

23 August 2007 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Free internet and clean kitchen

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Cynthia Phillips

22 August 2007 Cynthia would recommend this property

Liked: location, staff, kitchen/dining room. My only complaint is that I sprained my foot getting out of the upper bunk. There is only only one step and it is tricky.

Disliked: Cynthia left no negative feedback.

74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

20 August 2007 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location. The breakfast was good for the value.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Jennifer MacDonald

19 August 2007 Jennifer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff was great, friendly and helpful. When I had to take my son to the hospital in the middle of the night and needed directions the girl at the desk told me how to get there. Then when we returned even though the front desk was closed she was still there to ask how my son was and if everything was ok. In addition to the great staff I have to say that of all the hostels and hotels I have stayed in a jail cell definitely gives you the safest and securest feeling. We spent the night in a room designed to keep people in, with bars on the doors and 6" thick walls.....how can you not feel safe in there?

Disliked: Jennifer left no negative feedback.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 60%

Bodil Helbech Hansen

15 August 2007 Bodil Helbech would recommend this property

Liked: location near the university of ottawa

Disliked: Bodil Helbech left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

nicholas grose

12 August 2007 nicholas would recommend this property

Liked: the fact that this was a unique oportunity to stay at a jail house with many of its many original features still intact. Very authentic. Great experience.

Disliked: nicholas left no negative feedback.

45.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 40% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 20%

Customer review

03 August 2007

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

54.3%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 60% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 40%

Customer review

29 July 2007

Liked: a

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

27 July 2007 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the fun charaxcter of staying in a jail. great the way so much has been preserved in the renovations.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

57.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 20% Safety - 40%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

WEI-CHEN LEE

27 July 2007 WEI-CHEN would recommend this property

Disliked: WEI-CHEN left no negative feedback.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 40%

Customer review

07 July 2007 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Social program, atmosfere, kitchen facilities

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Melanie Longmuir

07 July 2007 Melanie would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were awesome... and of course its ambience... comfortably spooky :-)

Disliked: Melanie left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

helen adams

28 June 2007 helen would recommend this property

Liked: Charactor, staff, location

Disliked: helen left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Camilo Gómez Durán

26 June 2007 Camilo would recommend this property

Liked: Historical site and staff.

Disliked: Camilo left no negative feedback.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

25 June 2007 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: every thing - it was a cool place to stay

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 80%

Emily Anne Logan

21 June 2007 Emily Anne would recommend this property

Liked: What a great location! Walking distance to everything, including the bus to the airport!

Disliked: Emily Anne left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 40%

Customer review

19 June 2007

Liked: great location in relation to places to see and things to do

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

71.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 20%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

07 June 2007 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The old atmosphere

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

30 May 2007 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: cool atmospherefree internet accessdirectly located in downtown

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

62.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 40%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 40%

Customer review

13 May 2007

Liked: Too much noise

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

77.1%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Kit Chau Yip

03 May 2007

Liked: That is exactly a Jail! Wanna experience criminal bedroom , it would be a nice choice! But you can imagine the bedroom like .......really a jail-style bedroom!

Disliked: Kit Chau left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Customer review

23 April 2007 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The placa, really bizarr !!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Timothy Byant

15 April 2007 Timothy would recommend this property

Liked: The historical aspect. The great staff. The locale. The people I met.

Disliked: Timothy left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Bill Yeo

20 March 2007 Bill would recommend this property

Liked: Cleanliness was impressive. Everything I needed to know was well explained and the staff person was knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. And staying in a former jail was neat! When a correction to my booking details was needed, it was done hassle-free and quickly!

Disliked: Bill left no negative feedback.


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