Citadel Youth Hostel

Nice
stayed four nights at citadel hostel in november. very nice and helpful staff, clean room (dorm), kitchen is nice, peaceful at nights (i am already forty). coming back next year.

Home away from Home.
The Citadel Youth Hostel was my teams of seven's home for a month back in January of 2006! Chris and Tony are sweet and hospitable! They became like family to us! I loved sitting out on the roof at night or early in the morning -- simply gorgeous! The mixed dorm on the bottom floor is so cool, like a cave! We loved meeting so many different kinds of people from all over the world. On rainy days, we didn't even leave because we had so much fun inside! Chris even made us a "family dinner" when we left for home. I honestly miss this home away from home! I will definitely be going there again soon.

Paradise
if you want to sleep in Jerusalem, the most beautiful city of the world, and not to pay much for that, if you want to meet people from every country in the world, and if you want to see one of the most beautiful landscape of the world from a roof every day, go to this place. special thanks to Simon, the coolest man of Jerusalem, and greetings to Fadi. This place is magic.

Great hostel
I loved staying here. There is internet. They are clean. The staff are very helpful and very friendly as well.

i went there may 2006, it was an amazing experience in the Old city. the lodge, wow, that building is just so great. everyone that comes to the Old City should experience the real lodging in Jerusalem!

The Location of the Hostel is perfect (in the Heart of the old city), the Hostel inside is oriental and very nice. the staff was very friendly and helpful, my room was oriental and very clean. the WC and the Kitchen were very clean as well. there was a wireless LAN in the Hostel and it didnt cost anything. the view from the rooftop is unique, i enjoyed it very much. this is a five Stars Hostel. i recommend it strongly.

This hostel is the most outstanding in the Old City! The staff is the highlight of the place, Fadi being particularly charismatic and helpful. I stayed for one night in a private room (shared bathroom) with a friend. It was a little chilly, but there were plenty of blankets available. Also, the view from the rooftop is nearly unbeatable. As a student of the Ministry of Tourism here, this is a find I highly recommend if your intent is an authentic, friendly, cheap place to stay.

Great Sucess. Nice place, very ancient looking and all that. right in the market. Rooftop view very nice. sleeping in the dorm wasnt bad either. Fadi and Sulieman, the hosts, very nice and welcoming and helpful and also very warm, but not too warm, if you know what i mean. so, nice -- i recommend.

I stayed in this hostel for a total of four months in late 2006. This hostel really made my stay in the Holy Land. First of all this place is in very Heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, where all the quarters of the city literally converge. You can really get a sense of that from its rooftop area where you get panoramic views of almost all of the Old City, the temple mount/ Dome of the Rock, the Mount of Olives, the Holy Sepulcher Church, and tons of other stuff. For that reason, the Citadel's multi-leveled rooftop is a fantastic place to just to sit back, relax, and enjoy a nice drink -- particularly in the evenings. This hostel's internal architecture and furnishings give it an amazing atmosphere, particularly in the lounge area where you almost feel like you've stepped back in time! The place is also a model of Middle Eastern hospitality. The guys working there are really friendly with a great sense of humor; they also went out of their way numerous times to make my stay more comfortable. Plus, the free internet was really appreciated. I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Jerusalem.

The staff are brilliant! I only got home yesterday and have absolutely no complaints! The staff really looked after us while we were there! I was traveling with another friend and we were worried about safety, but the guys at the hostel were fantastic! The hostel itself is situation in an ideal location. It was great to spend christmas in the old city of jerusalem! It was only a ten-minute walk from the new city! the view from the rooftop of the hostel was incredible! Spend one morning eating pancakes with other people from the hostel up there, was awesome! If you're thinking about visiting this hostel, don't have any doubts! I will definitely be going back!

I wandered into the city for the first time at 3:30 a.m. and knocked on the door. A friendly employee answered the door and made me a cup of tea. My stay at Citadel was great. I met a lot of wonderful people which lead to a lot of fantastic company while traveling throughout the country. Compared to other hostels in the Old City, it is very clean and nice and warm in the winter. A friendly staff and good atmosphere. Enjoy!

This hostel doesn't even get one star. Staff so rude and bad. It's very dirty. Not healthy at all. You can smell it from far away. Please don't go there.

I stayed here in Aug.06 - dorm room was 40NIS, rooftop 25NIS - fab views of the Dome. Only 1 PC - no CD writer, what a bummer, I couldn't transfer pics from my digital camera to CD. My Calvin boxer undewear were swipped! Satellite TV was great. The other guests were fantastic. One morning there was no gas - so no coffee or tea - mgmt didn't care. I had several cold showers - hot water was iffy. Stayed here 4 nights. Said they never heard of Hostelz.com. Warning: They sell a tour 190NIS - Masada, Dead Sea, Qumran NATIONAL PARK, and Jericho. Entrance Fees not included: Masada 61NIS (45 one way cable car); Dead Sea 25NIS; Qumran Park 18NIS, Jericho 10NIS, Lunch 45NIS - no options on stops for snacks/lunch. Ends early - not 7PM as stated.

Very dirty, filthy place, and hostile more than a hostel.

I loved this place. It really made me feel at home in Jerusalem. Incredible location, great people. It made my experience. And Chris is such a great guy, he really goes out of his way to make you feel at home. I'll be back.