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Reviews of Hostel Nele

Kaare 11, 41534 Jõhvi, Estonia

#11 of 12 hotels in Jõhvi

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Review Score

Based on 64 hostel reviews

7.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.9

  • Comfort

    7.0

  • Location

    8.4

  • Facilities

    6.8

  • Staff

    7.8

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free Wifi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: June 29, 2025

    7.0
    Get the room with shower
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    They said I must pay 2 euro to park my bicycle inside the building. I think this is greedy. So I declined and parked it outside. Their cheapest room comes without any access to a shower or bath. Not even shared. I find this very unusual.

    The view. Decent sized room.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: April 28, 2025

    7.0
    Good for one night stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Payment by cash only. The reception did not utter a single word during our interactions, even when tried speaking Russian. The rooms are not sound proof so sensitive sleepers should bring ear plugs.

    If you need a roof on top your head, this place is totally fine. The room I stayed in was clean and warm, very basic. The signs are mostly in Estonian and Russian so if you can understand either of these languages, then you can navigate.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: March 16, 2025

    6.0
    Clean but noisy
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No sound isolation, very loud cleaning in the morning, impossible to sleep

    Clean place, parking, near city centre

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 25, 2025

    7.0
    Good value
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The matresses were bad, so I used the 2nd beds blanket to cover the metal springs, and slept very well. Reception also did not speak English, which made it more difficult to communucate.

    Decent for the money. The only issue is payment- you need to either pay via Estonian bank transfer/smartID or in cash. They have a kitchen to cook meals (oven), and a water cooker, as well as cutlery and kitchen items. Loo was inside the room.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 4, 2025

    6.0
    Think twice if you want to get a good night of sleep
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hostel, despite being a small facility, employs people to work 24/7. Weirdly enough, they also make the workers clean the place during the night. I was surprised to hear mopping/cleaning/garbage bag noise behind my door starting from 11pm, which is legally quiet time. Since the doors are made of cardboard, I could here every step. I was really tired and tried to fall asleep but did not manage until at 1am I went out of my room to talk to the cleaner. They did not understand a word of Estonian and seemed to be confused that somebody's sleep could be compromised by them deep cleaning the corridor in the middle of the night. After that it was luckily quiet. What is more, when I came to the hostel in the evening, I was yelled at by the administrator, who had given me my room key less than eight hours prior: "Who are you and where are you going? Do you work here?". Never in my life have I been treated this way in any facility.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Staff didn't speak English so communication was hard and there was no card payment option. Also shower wasn't free.

    Cheap and good location.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: May 14, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Receptionist only speaking russian and also the check in gave an overall impression of old soviet times. Friendly but not easy-going! They charge extra for the shower which I didn't expect. Better to add it to the price than charge after ! It's definitely a minus for me !

    The rooms are clean and have enough space. Comfortable beds.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: November 26, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Solo traveler
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We can hear the neighborhood voice, it was cold , it hadn't good wc it was broken.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: May 28, 2023

    8.0
    Value for money, a traditional Russian hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Comfort Triple Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night

    The receptionist spoke only in Russian even though she was quite friendly. The payment had to be made with a bank account transfer (which was okay and smooth).

    A walking distance from the centre, good price. The common kitchen had spacious refrigerator/freezer systems.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 10, 2023

    8.0
    The place is good value for money, enjoyed the peace and stay in the rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    WiFi on the first floor was terrible, but second day was in the second floor and it seemed to be much fair.

    The location is perfect near the Pergi Kuskus mall, which makes it easier to access. And the Reception lady was amazing and helped me settle in the hostel. On your left there is a park good for relaxing and enjoying nature.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: December 1, 2022

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It isn't much, but it is quite enough for the money. The location is great. Room was clean. Staff helpful. Decent canteen, which is open from 7AM is a great bonus!

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The area was nice, there was parks, space outside and shops. The bed, shower and the room were clean.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: October 6, 2024

    5.0
    Reasonable for one night.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Was cold and noisy.

    Was clean and good price.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: August 13, 2024

    10
    A comfortable place that met all my expectations
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Only the fridge wasn't working. But everything else in the apartment was great.

    The receptionist doesn't speak English, but he is a super lovely and polite old lady He helped me with all the information.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: May 27, 2024

    3.0
    Really a bad decision by us to stay there
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We have to pay extra and went over budget because for the shower we have to pay 5€ at a time and it says it’s shared but have to pay , no one speak English on the administration team and refused to use google translate when we are tried to use it , even though we need shower without paying extra so we requested to upgrade our rooms but they only upgrade 1 room but it cost us 36 euros more for just 1 room . Really bad administration team , didn’t even update my booking with the booking process , I had to report the issue to booking to confirm the booking . Apart from that , they don’t have contactless payments they have cash and bank transfers . Any of our banks didn’t support their bank , as an example I have Swiss bank and swed bank , even wise and metropolitan bank accounts , nothing worked with their bank account

    It was clean and cozy

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: October 15, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shower
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing was bad.

    The building looks like a block of flats but the hostel is very decent inside. The room was big and very clean, more than I had expected from a hostel. The staff was very friendly and hospitable.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: August 20, 2023

    3.0
    Disappointing stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Staff only speak Russian, some are more helpful than others, some refused to use Google translate and communication was very difficult. I had booked a room with private bathroom but on arrival was taken to a room with a toilet and no shower and had to pay extra to get a room with a toilet and shower, which took a long time to communicate, in the end I just paid the extra fee to save any more hassle. They would only accept cash and wouldn't allow me to pay by card, so had to walk to find an ATM. Checking in took over an hour so beware.

    There was still availability at short notice, probably because people didn't want to stay there unless they had to.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: January 2, 2023

    10
    Nice
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    none!

    A clean and cozy place running by a friendly host! Also has parking spaces!

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 28, 2022

    10
    No better place to stay, Truly. The beds are holy.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    People who talk on hallways/sound isolation of doors (but maybe its just my problem i wake up at 9 haha) There aren't any really, Water of shower is warm!

    It truly is the best hotel ever for this price! In 2 years of hotels you truly get more 'then you pay'. Absolutely 'under qualified' (actually deserves 5 stars) Its very safe and easy with card systems so no keys!

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: August 3, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: July 23, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shower
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: July 16, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 7, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: May 18, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2025

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