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Chef Wondim Backpackers Hostel

1.0 star property

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Comfort Twin Room, Garden View | Laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi
Exterior detail
Garden

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet friendly
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Chiwua sfer Kebele 02, A3 Street Walia Kabre, Gondar, Amhara, 6200
  • Ras Gimb
    7 min walk
  • Debre Birhan Selassie Church
    10 min walk
  • Rain Bar & Restaurant
    4 min walk
  • Gondar (GDQ)
    48 min drive

Room options

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Comfort Shared Dormitory, Garden View | Laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi

Comfort Shared Dormitory, Garden View

  • 65 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Comfort Cabin, 1 Twin Bed, Garden View, Garden Area | Laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi

Comfort Cabin, 1 Twin Bed, Garden View, Garden Area

  • 32 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Double Room | Laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room

  • 43 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Twin Room, Garden View | Laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi

Comfort Twin Room, Garden View

  • 43 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Executive Double Room, Garden View | Laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing, free WiFi

Executive Double Room, Garden View

  • 43 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Gondar

When you stay at Chef Wondim Backpackers Hostel in Gondar, you'll be in the historical district, within a 10-minute walk of Ras Gimb and Debre Birhan Selassie Church. .This hostel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Royal Enclosure and 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Fasil Ghebbi.
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What's nearby

  • Ras Gimb - 7 min walk
  • Debre Birhan Selassie Church - 10 min walk
  • Debre Berhan Selassie - 3 min drive
  • Wolleka Falasha Village - 3 min drive
  • Empress Mentewab’s Kuskuam Complex - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Gondar (GDQ) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chocolate tree Cafe - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Kina coffee - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Four Sisters Restaurant - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Golden Gate - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Roseau Hotel And Spa - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Chef Wondim Backpackers Hostel

Hostel in Gondar with free breakfast
Chef Wondim Backpackers Hostel offers 8 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and slippers. Rooms open to patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms. Rooms have private patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include separate sitting areas and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This hostel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Take advantage of the hostel's 24-hour room service. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Arabic, English, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking options include a carport

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Free bottled water
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Electrical adapters
  • Laptop workspace
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 11:00 AM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

Pets stay free
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include window guards

Property is also known as

Chef Wondim Backpackers Hotel
Chef Wondim Backpackers Hostel Gondar
Chef Wondim Backpackers Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Chef Wondim Backpackers Hostel Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 9 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

avner

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not recommended at all!!
they did not keep the room reservation for us.it was festival time and they gave the room to someone else offered us a tent on the grass ( no mattress ). made us wait long time and behaved very bad. it looks nice in the picture but all around is tents and many people.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in Gondar.
I enjoyed my stay here. The facilities were okay and my room was very comfortable. I really liked the owners and staff and I had the most relaxed time. It was also a good place to meet other travellers. The wifi and the location were very good and the garden was really enjoyable. The breakfast was delicious too. It was a pleasure to meet Wondim and his brother who were very kind and warm hosts.
Stayed 11 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Pancakes at breakfast were great. The room was clean but the bathroom had a lot of water around the toilet because it was right next to the shower. Power was out one afternoon for a few hours but not sure if that was due to a wider city power cut or just the hostel turning the power off. I ordered a transfer from the airport which never arrived (although I had confirmed it with the hostel two days before I arrived) but it was simple enough to get a taxi from the airport instead.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice stay on a basic but suficiente environment
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Drew

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not safe for women
The place it's self is fine, but there was an incident there involving a guest (a girl) being harrased by one of the workers and the owner. The worker kept coming into her room and telling her how beautiful she was. The owner repeatedly messaged her asking for a drink and how beautiful she was. Eventually we all went to her room and she swapped with one of the other guys room. To stay with somone else. The place is run like a boys club, there's lots of guys always hanging out.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible
We had a terrible time at chef wondims. He tried to sell us a tour and when another operator gave us a price $100 cheaper he pitched a fit until the other operator said they wouldn’t take us. The hostel is dirty and our room has banana peels and other garbage in it. The shower had hair in it and the room was partly flooded. WiFi did not work at all. We had a terrible stay here and would not recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Hans-Joachim, Darmstadt

Liked: Staff & service
Bei dem Übernachtungspreis kann man keine großen Erwartungen stellen!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Begoña

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mala estancia en Wondim
El sitio ya sabíamos que era básico pero teníamos esperanzas de que fuera limpio, pero no fue así, tanto el baño compartido como el privado están sucios y en un pésimo estado. No hay presión en el agua y uno de los dias no había agua y es que el depósito se había vaciado y nadie se dio cuenta, tuvimos problemas durante el Timkat porque Wondim no nos quería mantener nuestras reserva de 2 meses antes para sacar más dinero, finalmente la discusión sirvió para que se atuviera a razoned. Servicio malo ya que ni nos hicieron la habitación en 4 días que estuvimos. No recomendaría a ningún amigo, si a algún enemigo.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019