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Posted by Raymond Gordon | Filed under Pages | Feb 25, 2008No Comments »

Hello welcome to Syria
I’m so sorry

The hostel is now undergoing renovation and expansion works .
Due to unexpected delays we hope works to finish and hostel to reopen late April.
We can take your booking for dates prior to end of April on the condition that if hostel is ready when you arrive we will accommodate you at hostel (in a room with bathroom)if hostel is not ready we guarantee you accommodation
in one of the followings(depends what is available at the time when you arrive)

A- An apartment just outside walled city we provide transport (included in room price )from and to apartment to the old walled city i.e. Bab Shaki or Bab Touma
Euros 50/night per room for 2 people
Euros 60/night per room for 3 people

B-we put you up in a room in a traditional Damascene house in the walled city near hostel. Usually in a room with shared bathroom with European students who live in the same house to study the Arabic language.
Euros 50/night per room for 2 people
Euros 60/night per room for 3 people

Whether you choose A or B we guarantee the quality of your accommodation and you can use hostel facilities and travel tours etc.
You are also welcome to have a complimentary breakfast at hostel between 9 -11 am
If you are not happy with the accommodation that we offered ,we can assist you find a suitable hotel OUTSIDE the walled city at no charge.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Our airport transfer and tour program continues as usual.
Raymond

Car and Driver

We can also provide a taxi and driver to take you in and around Damascus city for Euros 20 per day.

Walking Tour

We offer half day walking tours of Damascus for 20 Euros
The full day tour is 25 Euros

Our guides mostly consist of university students who are studying English

Option 3 - A room with a shared bathroom in a house with European students

A SINGLE room with a shared bathroom euros 22 per night
or Double/twin room with shared bathroom euros 40 per night

These houses are also in and around Bab Touma

Prices include breakfast at the hostel and the use of all hostel facilities.

Option 4 - We do have a wing at hostel which is not affected by the renovation works and closure.

Kindly note that the special social atmosphere that you expect to find at hostel may not be available until LATE APRIL when works are completed and things return to normal.

A – One twin/double room with private bath euros 44 per night including breakfast

B – One single room with private bath room euros 33 per night including breakfast.

Our regular tours will be running during the hostel’s partial closure and renovations.

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Nestled safely in the Christian quarter, we offer clean, comfortable, affordable accommodation for travellers from all round the world.

This is not the average hostel, this is a VIP hostelling , it is home away from home.You have a choice of TV lounge featuring hundreds of channels including BBC, CNBC, CNN, France 24 Hours, Bloomberg, and most European channels. We also have an Arabian lounge, sunset lounge and guests can sun bathe in private on the roof top.

It’s an ideal place for the solo traveller to meet others, and suitable for first time visitors to Syria where we can give you all the information on where to go and how to get there and the best way to do it. Damascus Hostel has a social atmosphere which often is derived from sharing dining tables, washing machines and much more with other guests.

Our Hostel organizes parties and excursions for guests, and many people can meet and get to know each other over a drink. In a hostel one is more likely to start a conversation with a fellow traveller or to be asked for advice, tips and information by someone you have never met before.

Hostels are a good place to make friends and meet people from many different countries. Hostel guests like to exchange tips on clubs, museums, shows, shopping and often share tours.

Enjoy city views over the wall to the East and Mount Kasioon to the West. We are not in any travel guide books yet because we opened in second half of 2007.

Location:

Situated in Damascus, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, Damascus Hostel offers a clean, comfortable, welcoming place to stay. Close to many internet cafes, inexpensive cafes and takeaway restaurants, the Hostel is a home away from home right in the heart of the city. View the main street from the roof courtyard or turret. There is an abundance of architectural styles, historical and religious sights to see within minutes from the Hostel. Upon arrival we will help you to familiarise yourself with the exotic Old City.

Immerse yourself in the local language and culture. Learn to read and write Arabic from our helpful and friendly local staff.

Damascus Hostel is based on the style of student accommodation begun originally by manager Ray Gordon in Australia over 21 years ago. Ray created long-term stays that attracted many international students from Europe and Asia, in Western Australia, next to Curtin University in Bentley. Ray now brings this style of welcome hospitality to the heart of Old Damascus.

bookings raymond@damascushostel.com

How to find us

1 – enter from Bab Sharqi, (one way traffic, taxi cannot enter) and walk 200m then you arrive to the new BEIT ZAMAN HOTEL. Turn left into our street Alabbara (opposit hotel) and walk past Oriental Hotel till you come to a Virgin Mary T junction

at the end of the lane way. You will see a water tap. Turn left for another 40m till you arrive at our door. The hostel has a lit cross on the roof and a flag on next to the front door and a lemon tree.


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2 – enter from Bab Touma (taxi one way only) or walk 300m till you come to Beit Zaman Hotel on Straight Street then turn left towards Bab Sharqi then turn right into our laneway Alabarra and follow details as above.

3 – If you are the sporty type, climb (a rope ladder) the Old City wall from the Airport road .You ask the driver to drive to the Roman arch of Bab Sharqi then continue on the road to the airport along the old city wall for 100 metters after Bab Sharqi untill you see the hostel over the wall and the hostel tower and ofcourse the rope ladder hanging over the wall ( look for picture for tower as below). Ring the bell next to ladder someone will drop electric hoist to lift your baggage and assist you climp rope ladder . Then enter our courtyard from the balcony on the Old City Wall ( you cant miss the white house), please let the driver know, he will assist you with lifting your bags by electric hoist. Look at the tower with flags and lights between Bab Sharqi and Bab Kissan, (St Paul’s Gate). If the ladder is folded, ring the bell on the wall and we’ll drop a ladder for you to climb.

in December we installed the firemen pale to slide down to the ground

The tower

Taxi to Damascus Hostel?

1-When travelling from Lebanon.

Go to Charles Helo square in Beirut for the taxi terminal. You will be asked if you want to go to Dimashq or Cham which mean Damascus. The journey takes 3 hours including border crossing and cost around USD 18. The taxi will arrive at Soumariya Terminal, 15 km away from the city of Damascus. From there take a yellow taxi to the old walled city which costs around 200 SP.

2- From Al-kadam train station

Take a yellow taxi to the Old City (Bab Sharqi, Bab Touma) which should cost around 100 SP.

3- From Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Palmyra, Tartus or Turkey

Your bus will stop at Harasta Pullman Garage. Take yellow taxi to the Old City, cost around 100 SP or take minibus to Bab Sharqi, cost 10 SP

4-From Jordan

The taxi terminal is at Soumaria, but usually you get dropped off at Naher Aishe (closer to Damascus), the yellow taxi costs 100 SP.

phone: +963 11 541 4115
mobile: +963 933 871 588

Bab Touma Al Abbarah street
Old City, Damascus, Syria

Latitude: 33° 30.444′N Longitude: 36° 18.978′E

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