Florentine Backpackers Hostel

The atmosphere, friendly staff and location.

The location of the hostel, very close to Jaffo port and seaside. The terrace on the roof.

The neighborhood - it looks more like industrial district and less like residential one. Too far from the train station.

Very good atmosphere and very kind and helpful staff. The street and the hostel from outside looks quite unattractive and unsafe, however the hostel inside is really nice, clean and comfortable (however, I stayed in private double room). As it is in walking distance from Jaffo and the city promenade, this hostel is definitely an extremely good value for the money...

Staff was great, super friendly and helpful, giving maps, ideas on what to see, schedules, etc. I loved decor, every little detail! Great big terrace, to relax, meet other travelers. Location is good, about 20 minutes walking from bus/train stations. It's 10 minutes from old Jaffa town, and the beach.

Convenient location. Hostel provided detail instruction about how to reach by walk and it is very accurate. So only take one stop on the train 30 NIS to get to there.

Very helpful staff. Good location not far from bus and train stations. The possibility to store your luggage after you checked out.

Excellent location, very nice staff and clean place. We booked a room with private bathroom, so we can't tell about the shared ones. Very nice terrace

A bit noisy in the morning

Staff was excellent and friendly.the aura in that hostel is very friendly. It feels like you are 18 and you live at a university camp with friends. Location was quite good. But we had difficulties finding it first. Great value for the money.

the staff was very nice and they had common sense! The atmosphere was good as well.

Very nice and helpful personnel, interesting people around the world, clean rooms, rooftop terrace

Separate rooms are adjoined with a public hall and you will hear everything from there. Rooms are rather small and it is noisy in the morning.

Nice atmosphere, friendly & helpful staff, close to Old Jaffa part of town.

The walls were quite thin and we could hear the noise of cars throughout the night.

Considering that Florentine Hostel offers the cheapest accommodation in town, you really get value for your money. Plus, the staff and volunteers are very accommodating and flexible, and available around the clock, feel free to ask for their help with anything! Very affordable dinners/BBQs are organized on an almost daily basis, and the general feel on the terasse is cozy.

The showers/bathrooms and kitchen may be a bit cramped at times, although guests tend to be very friendly to each other and generally don't seem to mind. Also, the place tends to attract very young guests sometimes (with everything that this implies), which I guess is not really an issue if you are one of them.

staff is great and really friendly, atmosphere is nice, seaside and old Jaffa really close

windows in the dorms face a noizy road,so if you like to sleep in silence - book a private room - that's also possible in the hostel

I checked in at 2pm and personal send e instruction via e-mail and put stickers through my way to the room

I was pleased with the stay at this place. Good value for the price / performance ratio Good-natured and helpful staff. I recommend this place. Good luck Rafi and his team

The only good place to add the number of kitchen stoves in the kitchen.

The staff are absolutely fantastic. Everyone was friendly and helpful (including guests). The roof terrace is such a wonderful place to chill and have breakfast, lunch, dinner, or pre-game before a night out. Florentine is a cool and very friendly neighborhood, once you get over the first impression of it being run down. The kitchen is much nicer than the photo on this site makes it look. Downstairs rooms are quieter, though the metal press from next door is probably louder there than upstairs in the back. If you ask for a quiet room, the staff will do their utmost to accommodate you (they moved me after the first night when a bed freed up).

Apparently this is a norm throughout the region: The downstairs shower stalls have no base, so the water goes everywhere, including around the toilet, and the showers are always muddy, despite staff efforts to clean the floor a few times a day. It's an industrial area, so a bit noisy, but I wore ear plugs and this didn't bother me after the first night. I didn't stay in the upstairs rooms near the kitchen, but it seems like they would be a bit noisy from guests hanging out at night and getting breakfast in the morning.

Staff are friendly and very helpful. Facilities and atmosphere are great. Very much worth it for the price!

Close to shops and markets.

realy no wifi in the rooms. crowdy. extra 3% for card payment

The price. Location. Helpful staff/volunteers.

Noisy. Talk about drugs & alcohol from volunteers & guests. Breakfast not served until 9am; because everyone was enouraged to party &get drunk the night before.

Really nice staff!

Only for young tourists with no scare for noise a night

I liked everything from Florentine! The atmosphere, so relaxed, you could feel to be @home even after 5min you get there! We actually met there our trip mates for the rest of the visit in Palestine... So cool! If I go back to Tel Aviv (amazing city) I will go 100% there!

Nothing

great location, friendly staff, clean bathroom

Cheap and close to old Jaffa.

great vibe if you are independant traveler! you get to meet peole right away

nothing realy.. I wouldn't change a thing...everything has its charm.