Amsterdam Hostellit

Plussat: the variety of travelers staying at the hotel/hostel.

Miinukset: the night staff didn't know how to let me into my room when the card reader failed.

Plussat: Well organised, clean and tidy.

Miinukset: Staff at reception could be more professional and polite, not chatting among themselves while checking people in - instead try talking to the guest.

Plussat: very well located. Bike rent service is very convenient.

Miinukset: wait 10-15min for check-in. chocolate which is sold at the reception tastes not very good.

Plussat: I really appreciated the cleansiness of the room. I wasn't expecting this for a hostel. The breakfast was also outstanding.

Miinukset: I was a little bit harder to find, but close to the hostel the directions were indicated well. It's a little bit further away from the center than I was used to, but still walking distance. Also right next to the Vondelpark which would be nice if it wasn't raining.

Plussat: The rooms were large and clean. We were 6 people traveling together, so the personal shower and toilet for our 6-person room was very convenient. a maid even came to empty the trash for us. The hostel is also located near the main road Leidseplein, which has a lot of interesting shops and a lot of activity and leads you to the center of town. great breakfast: buffet style with hard-boiled eggs, meats, bread, yogurt, cereal, fruit.

Miinukset: The fee for internet use was too high (1.5 euro for 15 minutes, 3 euro for 1 hour). Furthermore, since the hostel has a limited number of internet access codes, some days it was impossible to buy the 1 hour of internet and we had to instead to buy the must worse deal, the 1.5 euro for 15 minutes.

Plussat: Suht lähellä keskustaa, ainakin "baarikatu" oli lähellä, joten menoa riitti. Rauhallisella paikalla jos haluaa myös rentoutua. Paljon nuoria.

Miinukset: Aamiainen oli aika simppleli, mutta ihan maittava hintaansa nähden.

Plussat: sijainti, aamiainen, henkilökunta

Miinukset: muiden vieraiden tulo keskellä yötä huoneeseen häiritsi ja se, että miehet ja naiset olivat samassa huoneessa

Miinukset: No towels...

Plussat: the area and the breakfast

Miinukset: Why the gruop can use free space to keep their luggage? And I have to pay for that. Most of stayokay I stayed is free for keeping luggage. When I arrived earier, I have to wait for checking in

Plussat: -Location of the hostel was great: 15 minutres walking distance to museums and nice shopping area. -Breakfast was very good. A real Dutch experience.

Miinukset: -The hostel rents lockers for 0.20 cent per hour. I think that this should be free for the guests who want to store their luggage until check-in or late departure after check-out. -Having bathroom and toilet in the room can both be handy and disturbing depending on the people you are sharing your room with.

Plussat: Free Breakfast

Plussat: Cool concept. Great staff. I was lucky amd there were only 2 people in your compartment of 6 beds. The 6 person compartment was bigger than modern sleeper cars. Each side had the 3 sleeping car style beds against the wall like normal. However there was enough room in between the 2 small sinks and a folding partition separating the 2 sides. Since there were only 2 of us, we closed the partition and had a side to ourselves, complete with a personal sink and the unused beds were great places to put the luggage.

Miinukset: If there had been 4-6 in one compartment, it would have been terribly uncomfortable. You would have to put your luggage on your bed as there’s no luggage storage. Rooms and bathrooms were a little drafty in the winter morning but what can you expect from a train car? The dining/lounge car however was kept especially warm.

Plussat: It was my first experience at a hostel ever and I wasnt disappointed at all. The staff is nice and they have a bar open till midnight with games that engage the guests, table tennis, cinema, etc. I had a 6 bed dorm room which was spacious and clean.

Miinukset: The location is outside central Amsterdam so it's about 25 mins each way to and fro.

Plussat: The place is clean and nice.

Miinukset: The location is very far from everywhere. The sense of the place is more into hotel and not like a hostel. The common area is not comfy and not helping for people to talk to each other. They rent a towel for 5€ and sell a lock for locker for 5 € and take city center tax 2€ per day and they even not in city centre. It's 20 by metro to city center.

Plussat: Happy hour at 5, 3 bed ensuite for $110 was a good deal. Short walk to main tourists attractions.

Miinukset: Staff was the worst I've encountered during my European trip.

Plussat: that breakfast was free

Miinukset: the downstairs toilets were so unclean

Plussat: The staff was really nice and helpful.

Miinukset: My uncomfortable stay was entirely due to the context of my situation. I just needed a place to crash for a night so that I could pick up a friend from the airport early the next day. First I got placed in a mixed dorm where I was the only woman. I walked into a room full of shirtless men who all knew each other and didn't expect me. Since I was the only person in the room they didn't know, they all wanted to get to know me, when all I wanted to do was go to sleep. I asked for my room to be changed, which was possible. I was surprised to find nobody in my new room until a few hours later when I was woken up by another group of people who all knew each other and were surprised to find me sleeping in "their" room. I ended up pretending I was asleep, and they spent hours in disappointment, because they clearly planned to party all night in the room. I felt unwelcome and in the way. I never had a situation like this before in other hostels, and maybe it was just bad luck. Either way, I don't feel good about booking here again.

Plussat: I was supposed to be a 6 person dorm but it wasn't finished yet so It was 2 and a large space Has breakfast, and enough electrical outlets In each rooms each dorm has toilet and shower

Miinukset: Sort of distant from center. No drinking in the dorm rooms? Really?

Plussat: The coffee was good.

Miinukset: The staff did not care about you- all they wanted to do was check you in and out. Also not enough bathrooms.

Plussat: Very clean. Towel provided. I brought my own flip-flops, soap and shampoo, but none were strictly necessary (they had a funny 'soap stick' by the showers). Comes with breakfast (quite plain though).

Miinukset: Eight minutes walk away from any bus stop, restaurant etc. Much further away from Amsterdam proper, though the 14 tram gets you there in ~20 minutes. Either bring a bike (and be a good biker) or get an all day bus pass. Wifi intermittent. Dinner restaurant often closed when supposed to be open.

Plussat: location

Plussat: Excellent location, young crowd great for young travelers looking to meet people. One of the more expensive hostels I've stayed in, but worth it considering the alternatives in Amsterdam. If/when I go back, I will look to stay here again.

Plussat: Location close to train station

Miinukset: Building work being done during day, poor value for money, no soap in toilets or hand dryers

Plussat: The pub.

Miinukset: Tha old man, named Paul, and a chinese guy, both are very very crampy..

Plussat: The hotel was near to the central railway station and close to the main market and tourist points. On the ground floor is the bar restaurant where you can spent some time for a drink.

Miinukset: There was a restanurant bar on the ground floor with a reception on one side. Corridor and stair area was not so clean. There was no tower or soap in the bath room.

Plussat: Great location and good facilities for the offered price. If you're ok with backpackers hostels - everything will be fine.

Plussat: I only slept there and it was more than enough for me.

Plussat: I liked the idea of a bar etc downstairs and staff were nice

Miinukset: We did not get the 8 person room we requested.We got 2 four persion rooms,one which had NO window, the other which looked out onto a wall and the room was terrible.The noise all night in the hotel was terrible also.320 for 8 people for one night in those conditions and having to check out at 10am was disgraceful,compared to the other hostels I havestayed in in Amsterdam.

Plussat: the position of the hotel

Miinukset: lack of facilities

Plussat: the location was central, but that's all.

Miinukset: the room was small and dirty. the bathroom was awfull and the whole building was in a very bad condition

Plussat: it was very central

Miinukset: it was an old building and kind of run down. the rooms were not as shown in the site, the beds were like army beds and the price was too expensive for what it had to offer. it was also kind of dirty

Plussat: helpful staff and price