Rock n Bowl
Location: 22 Nelson Street, Bristol, gb
Star Rating: 7.1 Stars
Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
About this Property
Central Location
Located in the heart of Bristol, Rock n Bowl offers convenience and easy access to popular attractions and shopping centers.
Amenities
Enjoy free WiFi, shared bathroom facilities, and complimentary use of ironing facilities and hairdryer during your stay at Rock n Bowl.
On-Site Bar and Restaurant
Indulge in a variety of beers, cocktails, and freshly made pizzas at the on-site bar and Ray's Pizza restaurant, where guests also receive exclusive discounts.
Book your stay at Rock n Bowl now to experience the vibrant city of Bristol with comfort and style.
Important Information
Please note, some rooms may be affected by noise disruption on weekends. Guests who are concerned about noise disruption should contact the property prior to booking to confirm any events during their stay.
Please note that groups larger than 6 people will need to pay a refundable security deposit upon arrival, depending on the number of people.
Please note our maximum stay is 2 weeks; however, we do offer temporary long-term stays to people in work/students.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
This property might host on-site functions, so noise may be audible in some rooms.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Table tennis
- Non-smoking throughout
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Board games/puzzles
- Shared kitchen
- Adult only
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Invoice provided
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Food delivered to guest room
- CCTV outside property
- Key card access
- Television in common areas
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
Rooms Available
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Single Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
Shared bathroom facilities are provided with this room.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Economy Shared Dormitory
6 Twin Bunk Beds
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Shared bathroom, towels, and a hair dryer (on request)
Practical - Safe and iron/ironing board (on request)
Need to Know - No housekeeping, shared accommodations, bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 12 (12 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Free WiFi
- Shared accommodation
- No housekeeping
- Bed sheets not available
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Economy Shared Dormitory
4 Twin Bunk Beds
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Shared bathroom, towels, and a hair dryer (on request)
Practical - Safe and iron/ironing board (on request)
Need to Know - No housekeeping, shared accommodations, bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 8 (8 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Free WiFi
- Shared accommodation
- No housekeeping
- Bed sheets not available
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8 bed private dormitory room with ensuite
The dormitory room features a washing machine, tumble dryer, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower. The dormitory room offers heating. The unit has 8 beds.
Max Occupancy: 8 (8 Adults)
- Shower
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
The dormitory room provides a washing machine, tumble dryer, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower and a hairdryer. The dormitory room's kitchen is available for cooking and storing food. The dormitory room features heating. The unit offers 12 beds.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
The dormitory room's kitchen is available for cooking and storing food. The dormitory room provides a washing machine, tumble dryer, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower and a hairdryer. The unit offers 4 beds.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Single Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
Shared bathroom facilities are provided with this room.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Economy Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom
The quadruple room features a washing machine, tumble dryer, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower and a hairdryer. The quadruple room provides heating. The unit has 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
The dormitory room offers a washing machine, tumble dryer, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower and a hairdryer. The dormitory room provides heating. The unit offers 6 beds.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
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Single bed in 20 bed male dormitory room
The dormitory room provides a washing machine, tumble dryer, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower and a hairdryer. The unit offers 20 beds.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Socket near the bed
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Earplugs
Guest Reviews
- Bokun (1/5): The hell - Nothing Everything
- Danielle (7/5): -
- Dan (9/5): Great staff, great location, great stay! - I had been to the venue for gigs several times but had never stayed ( as I lived in Bristol previously). Was really pleasantly suprised. Staff were very helpful and friendly! Only thing I think could have been better was maybe more of a food offer but you can't have everything and there were plenty of places nearby. I would definitely stay again and recommend to other travellers.
- Hafsa (7/5): Good for quick stay -
- Pedro (8/5): Great for the price. - Great location (besides the noise from the club downstairs), good price, friendly staff. Free usage of a towel. Clean enough. There was no dishwashing detergent on the kitchen.
- Medusa (7/5): Was ok - Staff helpful. Massive kitchen. Plenty of showers/toilets Not being able to sit up in bed on bottom bunk. Even though high ceilings beds too small. Having provisions for cleaning showers after other people.
- angelo jagatsingh (10/5): - Right in city centre everything on your door step Whats not to like . X
- Linette (2/5): - Die Lage ist sehr gut und auch der Check In und Check out war unkompliziert. Die Bäder waren in schlimmen Zuständen und sehr eklig und die Zimmer waren sehr schlecht ausgestattet.
- Wojciech (10/5): -
- Wojciech (10/5): -
- Corey (10/5): -
- Blessing (4/5): Stay was okay I wish the heaters were on at night - Value for money though it was cold, heaters were off.
- Hamid (9/5): -
- Hai Anh (10/5): -
- Rémi (6/5): -
- Prakashraj (5/5): -
- Kwaku (9/5): Brilliant, have that home feeling - Kitchen Area, different travel communities and age groups. Availability of adequate clean separating toilets and showers. Premium location with local chain stores. Walkable onsite social activities/entertainment space (Bar & Food) Temperature control ( but not an issues as dorm rooms can’t please everyone) No privacy curtains and bed light.
- Louka (7/5): - L’emplacement est proche de tout le centre ville Des draps pas très propre, j’ai donc changé de lit
- Wojciech (10/5): -
- Ngoc Dung (6/5): - Location, many bathroom My room has smell of smoking
Clean should be improved
Very loud outside
Guest in room talk too much at night
- KWAI YING (10/5): Highly recommend - wonderful No clear entry indication until I met the local bakery shop worker off duty.
- Kris (9/5): Much better than expected - Beds, room was a good size. position, staff were great, also security.
Reading the reviews I was a bit concerned BUT it was great, those reviewers must be really fussy. The noise downstairs from the pub I didn't hear, (I was on the 2nd floor).& Kitchen wasn't always clean but that's up to the people staying thereIt's a backerpackers Needs rubber mats on the shower floors.
Be aware that there seem to be semi permanent people living there but they seem to have different areas.
- Mosab (10/5): -
- Ryan (3/5): The level of noise from downstairs meant that nothing else actually mattered. - Bed was fairly comfy
Good location Ridiculous amount of noise on Friday night, it’s not above a bar it’s essentially a night club.
- Claire (10/5): The staff was amazing and welcoming. - The place was close to everything. The property provided for everything that I needed
- A (9/5): Had a great stay!! - The staff were really helpful and friendly The common room was a bit grubby
- Xiaoye (4/5): Worst accommodation ever stayed - Nothing Dirty, especially kitchen, very worried about rat 🐀
- giacomo (1/5): -
- Michael (6/5): - Big kitchen. Heating. City centre card entry. Noise!
Must be the noisiest hostel. Late night karaoke below doesn't fit with guests paying for a night's sleep
10 beds per room is too much.
- Adhrit (6/5): -
- Alba (7/5): Gracioso - La amabilidad de los anfitriones, la limpieza de los baños y habitación. El karaoke, el olor a alcohol por todas las instalaciones y el ruido por la noche. También la suciedad de la cocina común
- Wojtek (10/5): -
- Mohamed (7/5): - Location, friendly staff, hot running water and large kitchen There is a bar downstairs expect loud music
- Jagannatha (9/5): -
- Ashley (6/5): -
- Sam (6/5): Not a bad place to stay. Get's the job done. - Not a bad hostel as they go.
Very clean & great location Music going till 3AM. Although we were made aware of this it's still not ideal.
We we're next to the Kitchen & this was also very load till 5AM. Pot's & pans smashing around
Our keys didn't work over & over again however they staff we're helpful in getting us back into our rooms
- Damilola (8/5): -
- Thomas (7/5): -
- Delilah (9/5): Very good will come again - Really good for what you pay, room was clean and staff were really nice, didn’t expect it to be so comfortable. The shower was too hot
- Jason (10/5): -
- Takunda (5/5): One stay- never again ( respectfully ) - Location convenience Well… it’s a hostel… so expect hostel price facilities and amenities. And the people… you WILL be sharing a room with at least a couple homeless people so have that in mind…
- Nicholas (10/5): Perfect hostel with lovely staff and great rooms and facilities. Perfect location too - Location was perfect - right in the centre of town. Exactly what I needed from a hostel. Price was fabulous and staff was lovely. All facilities clean and working and a towel was provided. No negative feedback.
- Ang (9/5): - Beds were well equipped with 2 power sockets per bed. The layout of beds also made it somewhat more private. Some toilet facilities were damaged, but did not cause much issue, never had to queue to shower or use the toilet.
- Pilar (8/5): - Si
- Margit (6/5): -
- Antofou (6/5): - The location and the staff The overall state of the hostel
- Kerem (8/5): - Konum iyiydi, yataklar rahattı. Odalar ferahtı ama tuvaletler biraz daha temiz olabilirdi, ortak alanları hic kullanmadım bilmiyorum
- b49ddd760caf7255ae6e37f0ea733831 (4/5): -
- 15e71c636491725f95709920a445abe7 (4/5): Regular - La cama y la ubicación Olía mal, está sobre un pub, nunca vi a nadie del personal
- a1e1f0daf7ea7219b802cbd70153a78c (5/5): -
- 564c661effa170247211b8b077e6514d (8/5): -
- 5bf3c35139d573b3090cd1a836169d43 (10/5): Pleasant - The staff were very helpful and friendly The room was a bit small and not a lot of room for storage
- 6c091f6437417303e662413d23ceea84 (10/5): -
- 08756f2d87fe7284552a5c61891e1331 (10/5): Great, welcoming staff able to answer any queries promptly and worked with me for my flexible stay as I booked a few mor - Location, staff, and other residents all friendly and welcoming, providing a clean stay with versatile utilities - noise can be heard late, which was fine for me but may concern other guests wishing to stay somewhere central.
- 96a383e06a297114e6fc03281838abb2 (6/5): - The staff was friendly The hostel was not clean, the bathroom have hair everywhere, the kitchen was greasy and many thing was nos useful anymore....
- b2f8510ddc0d733b809551b16f081bf6 (2/5): Stay elsewhere unless exigent circumstances arise - Location was good Room smelled awful and the shower head was broken and there was no hot water
- Mac (10/5): -
- Adam (3/5): Terrible experience terrible stay - Very little - maybe the central location but as I was on a hiking holiday using temple meads train station a lot is was too far to walk to every day The showers were either freezing cold or scolding hot with no intermediate adjustment.
The kitchen was filthy with plates cutlery and pans stacked up in or next to the sink with drains blocked with food al- the staff were uninterested in organised it even though they were using it.
The hostel is directly above a music venue were music events last until 0200 am in the morning - every morning I did not get a single solid nights sleep.
The staff were disinterested and absent (unless they were in the kitchen eating)
- Liam (9/5): -
- Celtic (8/5): - The location was very convenient for me, especially to get to and back to the coach station once I arrived and left. Their could have been a bar or latch to use my padlock on for the storage compartment for my belongings to be locked away.
- Damilola (8/5): -
- Amelie (3/5): -
- Veronika (7/5): Great budget party place - Skvělá lokalita, fajn personál, ocenila jsem soukromé sprchy se záchodem a umyvadlem. Ručník zdarma. Dole club se super akcemi a točený tmavý Budvar. :) Na pokoji nebylo hluk z clubu slyšet. Pohodlná postel, kuchyň na vaření, zásuvky u postele. Vybavení pokoje bylo jen ok - chyběly mi třeba věšáky, zrcadlo, lampičky u postele. Čistota nebyla 100%. Nejvíc mi vadila sprcha - ten typ, kde si namočíte vlasy, i když nechcete a pouze jedna teplota vody, která na mě byla moc horká a nevydržela jsem v ní. Potom když už máte mokré vlasy, je tu jen jeden fén na celý hostel, takže jsem musela čekat asi 40 min, než na mě přišla řada a ještě moc nefoukal. Bylo těžké ho vůbec najít a v místnosti, kde byl, byl dost nepořádek.
- Sophie (8/5): Extremely friendly staff, number on booking is not the same one to call - Easy location No lift
- Jani (8/5): -
- Michela (6/5): Only for one night - Good location. Nice staff. There was no such problem of noise because my room was at the second floor. But anyways, you can check if the days you'll go there is any event at The Lanes. The bathrooms were quite uncomfortable. Small, always full of water everywhere and many of them didn't work properly.
The room is big but ther are not enough lockers (and anyways you can't use your own lock) and no tables of sort.
- Steffen (5/5): - Near the city centre and close to the bus interchange, good security sxstem Everything is a bit worn down and shabby. Two of four showers are out of order as well as some of the (few) toilets.
- Debbie (5/5): -
- Mohamed aly (10/5): - 👊🤩🤩 ascensor muchas escaleras 🥊
si vienes con mucho equipaje 🎒🎒🎒🎒🎒 todo fue súper .
- Justine (7/5): - Auberge de jeunesse fonctionnelle et pratique , la cuisine est un vrai plus. La cuisine n’était pas très propre, les sanitaires non plus. Assez bruyant. Les femmes de ma chambre n’étaient pas très respectueuses (allumaient la lumière dans la nuit, téléphonaient dans la chambre…) même si je sais que ce n’est pas du ressort de l’établissement
- Alfie (10/5): - Easy process,kitchen very good loads of space and lovely staff very helpful
- James (10/5): - Lovely staff and comfortable room. Ideal when travelling from Wales for work.
- Thea (10/5): Girls dorm was great - Friendly, not noisy even at the weekends on the third floor
- Ivan (7/5): -
- Donna Snowdon (8/5): Another stay over. I will return as soon as possible - It's just a nice place Leaving
- Adam (7/5): Fun experience - The staff was very friendly and very helpful and polite. Was close to most things in town as good location and I got on with all that was staying there so no problems and would stay again. many thanks, Coby ?
- Dahir (1/5): - Near town Very bad more shouting every person open the doors
- Lulu (10/5): -
- Vita (4/5): - I liked that are there the private toilets and showers (like cabins). Location is also good. is it possible that there was not hot water? Because I tried to take a shower and wash my hair, at the end I managed, but I didnt get hot water from the pipe
- assafuah (10/5): -
- Katja (10/5): Prijeten novoletni oddih! - Centralna lokacija, prostorna kuhinja in lounge, enostavna komunikacina, prijazno osebne in gosti! Dostopnost na platformi Hostelworld.com
- Nikola (5/5): -
- Anh Hai (2/5): -
- Nihal Roy (10/5): -
- Jose (7/5): - Rent
- María (2/5): -
- MAEMO (1/5): - I didn't like anything there The time of closing, because I was traveling by airplane from Africa Botswana and I arrived at 3:30 when I go to the hotel they were closed,by then I was a tourist not knowing anyone,I slept at the hotel next called Clayton to Rock bowl,and didn't sleep at the hotel till now,but I paid for 3 days,at least refund for 2 Days
- Omolola (6/5): -
- Ruth (10/5): perfect - Everything I love everything
- Christopher (3/5): Ok but not great - Good location and felt reasonably safe. The place is absolutely filthy, I saw mice in the kitchen.
It's not really a backpackers as there a lot of people actually living there.
- Ashley (10/5): Class, staff are happy and helpful. We checked in, they showed us our room and said crack on. Very laid back, completely - Private, comfortable, ideal and perfect location. There wasn’t anything I didn’t like
- Holland (8/5): Fun place to stay right in the city centre - I’ve stayed here a few times, and the staff are always really friendly. Unfortunately, as it is a music venue, the rooms can be quite noisy at night.
- Rudy (7/5): - Full of spicy characters would deffo recommend for young adults in Bristol
- Donna Snowdon (8/5): Hurry Hurry February 20th. When i return - Being there. Always feels that i return to family Leaving. I hate leaving Bristol.
- Donna Snowdon (7/5): I keep returning - Being in Bristol. Leaving
- Bandari (5/5): - Location, staff response and facilities No bed light, WC not clean
- Klino (7/5): Overall, good stay. - Location. Confusion with people who shouldn’t have been given a key to my room, but somehow had? Very odd.
- Olenka_Ukraine (8/5): - A very kind personal: explain everything with a good small talking. About cleaning problems - I think that a problem of visitors because I saw a person who cleaned very accurate all bathrooms and toilets There's a little problem with key to your own cabinet
- Lucas (4/5): - Bruyant (c'était annoncé mais c'est vraiment pas isolé) : soit de la musique s'il y a une soirée au pub, soit le bowling du pub...
Infrastructures vraiment pas top : sanitaires et douches vraiment pas très qualitatif, espaces communs pas très bien entretenus
- Onanusi (5/5): Dirty room, kitchen and toilet. Comfy bed though. - Location Dirty kitchen
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