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.
Debre Birhan Selassie Church - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
Wolleka Falasha Village - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
Debre Berhan Selassie - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
Empress Mentewab’s Kuskuam Complex - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
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 public transport
Free self-parking on site
On-site parking options include a carport
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM–11:00 AM
24-hour room service
Coffee/tea in a common area
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Front-desk safe
Guest services
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Tour/ticket assistance
Outdoors
Firepit
Garden
Outdoor entertainment area
Outdoor furniture
Picnic area
Terrace
Spa
Massages
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
More
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels
Food and drink
Free bottled water
More
Electrical adapters/chargers
Laptop-friendly workspace
Restaurant dining guide
Separate sitting area
Slippers
Soundproofing
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
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
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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.
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.
Matthew
Stayed 11 nights in Jan 2020
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
Travelled with partner
4 Jan 2020
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.
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.
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.
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
8/10 Good
Hans-Joachim, Darmstadt
24 Jan 2020
Liked: Staff & service
Bei dem Übernachtungspreis kann man keine großen Erwartungen stellen!
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.