Akko Gate Hostel

Location. Location. Location. That is the best feature of the hostel located on the noisy main Akko thoroughfare. Meet Walid, Walid, Walid and Chalid, your hosts and operators of the family-run accommodation. Rooms in this Ottoman-era building are large. Some have refrigerators and some have a bureau but ask for one away from the street if horse-drawn carriages of tourists, blaring Arabic disco music bother you. The room was clean but with an overpowering smell of air freshener and there were no top sheets between us and the blankets they provide. The so-called communal kitchen was dirty and lacking coffee, sugar and milk. There is no common area for sitting but there are tables set up outside at the next door cafe which they also own and operate. W,W, W and H were friendly and helpful, especially, as noted, Walid senior, perhaps a little too friendly. But if you are looking for just a place to sleep and shower, use the wifi and park, then the Akko Hostel is a good choice.