YHA Tunis Auberge Medina Reviews

DON'T GO HERE! It's a nice building but it's not in a safe area. After 6pm you can't leave the hostel without being shouted at by locals guys + criminality is high here. It's quite far from the central town, and facilities are poor. there's no internet, no locks and breakfast is bad. staff get really mad if a local friend pays you a visit.. I had to go, but didn't get my money back. For a little more you can find some really good hotels in centre ville which are way more comfortable and safe!

There's a lovely atmosphere about the place although this was marred by subpar toilet/shower facility (no hot water and toilet rolls!), no heating in the room (although the blanket was nice), no Internet, and abysmal breakfast. Location isn't bad; ask the cab to take you to La Kasbah and it's easy to find this place from there. The wedding was a nice touch to the experience.

It was a BEAUTIFUL hostel and the location was good for being really central in the old city, but finding it initially can be a bit tricky since the markets and stuff going through the old city are a bit of a maze and the hostel's pretty deep into the maze... but once you get there, it's really the most beautiful hostel I've ever stayed in!

Do think twice before booking this place as the Japanese receptionist doesn't speak aEnglish, my reservation was cancelled (?) and it's facilities is in incredibly poor condition!!!!!

The hostel is at an excellent location, easy access, the cleanliness is good. The only bad thing was that showers are not good, hot water doesn't come all the time and water force is very less. But that's not a big problem, there is a hamaam (traditional bathing rooms for men) near Masjid zaioutana which is 5 minutes walk away, it is very cheap just 2 dinars for a steam bath and shower.. if you want a traditional massage just give 5 more dinars and it is excellent.. definitely recommended

One of the only hostels available in Tunis - there was a wedding going on so we got free food and got to witness the wedding downstairs! However, extremely noisy, and they did not give us the room we asked for (private). After making this known to the owner the next morning, the lady was good enough to not charge us anything at all out of principle. Recommended if you want to witness live Tunisian music and parties (almost nightly).

This Hostel was ideally placed, and from what I've heard the best of the bunch inside the Medina of Tunis... however, it certainly wasn't too concerned with the comfort of their guests. Cold showers every day bar one in my three weeks there, the breakfast is left out overnight to make it easier for the staff - just bread and coffee, and the bread is quite dry by the time you get up to eat it - and the frequent weddings which run until 1am make sleep basically impossible.

In short: It is a beautiful place, the lady you have to deal with most of the time is unreasonably arrogant and the weddings will force you to leave the hostel up to 1 a.m. before you can sleep or otherwise get insane. As tourism broke down in post-revolution Tunisia, the manager now offers the hostel as a place for (incredibly loud, unignorable, absolutely fatiguing) traditional weddings. This is understandable but incompatible with travelers that need rest. I lost my last days in Tunis to this

Amazing building. Basic facilities. Fairly easy to find considering it is in the middle of the Medina. Sometimes there are weddings which provided cultural experience and (at least in my case) free food :). Downside is they are a bit noisy. Room didn't have fan / aircon, so they got quite hot when the temp was around 40 or so. Internet didn't work :(

Would never stay here again! So there is actually NO reception, NO fan or AC, NO wifi (it doesn't work has hasn't worked for a long time according to other guests), and when I wanted to leave, there was no one around to talk to or even PAY. The breakfast was terrible. Don't do it.

Located in the centre of the old city it was a great stay, especially during the Ramadan month. The streets are filled with people at night and from the hostel it was easy to explore the old city at night. The hostel doubles as a cultural centre, therefore in the evenings/nights things can be a little noisy.