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Reviews of Amsterdam Hostel Annemarie

1 out of 5
Amsterdam Hostel Annemarie
Jan Willem Brouwerstraat 14, Amsterdam

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 130 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 130 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 130 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 130 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 130 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Esther

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible
It’s really terrible after paying with credit cards before arriving they still insist that I must be on arrival with cash . I had to look for another alternative.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Lukas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Scammers, don't go here
Had booked a bed in a 10 bed dorm, but I was put in a 15 bed dorm and told they didn't even have a 10 bed dorm. I had to pay cash, which normally is not an issue, but after I contacted hotels.com support to help with my situation I found out why it's cash only. As soon as the nice worker from hotels.com said where he was from, they hung up on him and afterwards they didn't pick up the phone, and because it was cash I couldn't get my money when they won't cooperate. The workers at the hostel were rude and kept trying to scam people. I met a Belgian who left the same time as me, and they kept trying to not give her the key deposit back, claiming she didn't pay one, when there was a very clear price of paper with her info and a 10€ bill on it. Scammers. They had no clue about who was staying where in the dorm, people kept getting assigned beds that were taken, there was no ventilation, the bathroom and shower was never cleaned, it was nasty and there was no toilet paper for 2 days despite me telling them there wasn't any. Complete scam, don't go here, not even your booking agency can help you if you go here.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Blake

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Mario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I realy enjoy good staff so im advise any person to visit and stay in this Hostel Annemarie.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Melissa-Maxine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cute backyard and front dining areas. A little messy and crowded in the dorms because there aren’t lockers, but overall great value.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Swastik Pravit

Disliked: Cleanliness
The property was located at a wonderful part of the city near many of the musuems however the 18-bedroom dormitory wasn't ventilated and it was stinking the whole time.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
SCAM ALERT
This property is a complete scam. I booked a 10-bed room with ensuite, but at check in got put into a 15-bed room. When I complained, the check-in guy gave me LOTS of attitude about I need to be sure about my reservation before I accuse anything because it doesn't match his data... until I showed him a copy of my reservation and proved I was right. Zero apologies for the attitude. Manager claimed that no 10-bed room exists, but somehow I doubt that the booking engines are making up their own descriptions, so... Anyway, finally got put into a 9-bed room with no bathroom, but couldn't be bothered complaining again with the incredibly rude staff. Uncomfortable beds, floors were sticky and hadn't been properly cleaned. Property charges cash deposits for keys, which is not mentioned ANYWHERE online - probably because they like to be completely random with the prices - I watched as the reception guy made up completely different amounts for the key deposit for different people checking in, while I was waiting for my room assignment to be fixed. To top it all off, the reception guy point blank REFUSED to issue any receipts for anything - which is illegal. I am following that up with the authorities. Overall, expedia should be ashamed to have a property like this on your booking engines
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For a short stay alone it’s perfect for people who don’t mind a little bit of scrappiness.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Orvar

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the worst places in Amsterdam
Now i have to say this absolutely the worst place in Amsterdam and there are a few more. The place has a bad oder, terrible management and their reception barely speqk english. Do yourself a favor and never stay there.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Esther

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place to rest and relax after a long day of walking around
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Melike

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was better than what I was expecting.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Ross, West Springfield, MA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
This place is overly priced for what it is. The beds are horrendously uncomfortable for one. I think I would have been more comfortable sleeping on the floor. The bathroom is incredibly small and the shower was dirty. I asked the employee at the front desk if I could get some money back if I checked out earlier and they said no. I booked three nights and only stayed one. Not a place I would recommend unless you’re desperate for a place.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Natalia, New York

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The experience of this place has been awful. It started with the charges which were €120 instead of $120. Then the unfriendly and unprofessional personnel, the packed rooms, poor sanitary facilities and in the end not providing any receipts for the charges. Never again! PS.: If I were Expedia, I would scrap this facility from my database.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Mediocre at best
Comfy bed and everything clean. There was 1 tiny bathroom on the floor for 21 people. Even for Dutch standards it was tiny and with no room to hang clothes or put you things. Not even on the toilet for lack of lid. Breakfast was truly minimal with bread and jam. Coffee serves in plastic cups meant for cold drinks.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Leo

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Leo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent
The reception staff, and the manager in particular, are nice people. The rooms are relatively comfortable, though they lack many power outlets. Bathrooms are fairly clean. The breakfast was limited and there isnt much of an area to relax in. Overall it is a decent, affordable hostel in a good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Maanasa

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Kristina

Uhhhhmmm
They offered an 8 bed dorm on the site but got there and the receptionist said they don’t offer. The stirs are mad steep. The rooms are a bit crowded but manageable. Need more sockets. You have to pay a 5% fee to use card or go to ATM. They don’t serve breakfast, I don’t care how often they say that bread is breakfast. The terrace was amazing, I loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Josh

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst. Stay... ever...
Check in... was a hassle.. cash only.. wasted an hour of my trip finding cash. "Breakfast" no good.. bread and jelly and old coffee, possibly instant Friday night staff was amazing.. saturday staff.. horrible, came back in a Saturday morning, and was asked to show id and key to get back in.. like I wasnt a guest.. then kicked out, for smoking outdoors on a balcony.. the same balcony insmoked on the day before, no working.. no refund.. had to get a hotel out of town.. wasting more time on my trip.. no rules reguarding this were stated at checkin.. 2 signs were posted. 1 behind a door that was alway open, and in a common area i had never been, the desk clerk was rude. And not understanding.. just kicked me out.. stay far away.. even for a hostel.. piss poor.. Notes: Place smelled. Old and not mintained well. Have to pay for towels. No wifi. No food or drink in the building... except for the reception space. Cash only, no atm. Front door after hours.. is a hassle.. and sticks closed.. had to pull very hard when buzzed in.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Richard, Amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Im too big for bunk beds, not the hostels fault. But that being considered, i had 2 out 3 great nights sleep.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very bad bed space were very short not clean.......
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Abdulkarim

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
The Hostel is what you expect for the Price. It was quite Ok but I could not really sleep at night as people were just going in and out. and again there was so much noise from the common room till like 2:30 am. On the plus side, the breakfast was as expected and the staff were quite helpful in checking in but not checking the noise.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
CLEAN.....SAFE.....NO PROBLEMS......COURTOUS......
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
filthy hotel, beds and toilets not clean. i was asleep(took me a while in the tiny bed with feet poking over edges) and the hotel staff woke me up asked me to leave so they could change a light fitting... not sure why it needed doing that exact moment but the guy didnt even leave the room for me to get changed. Added to them taking £10 euros for checking out 6 minutes late i found this a very poor experience and one of the worst places i have stayed. avoid like the plague.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Crystal

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed is an understatement
The only good thing about this hostel (other than the kind staff at the front desk) was the location. Otherwise, so horribly disappointing & totally overpriced for what you get. They say “breakfast” included in price of stay. Their breakfast was a joke - sliced bread with some spread. Not even a toaster. Disgusting coffee & tea. I’m sorry, thats barely a snack & i paid for this? Not happy. The house cleaner guy kicks you out of your room for min 30 minutes each day to spray the mattresses with some horrific cleaner. The toilets, shower, sink nor the floors were ever cleaned during this 30 mins either. Again, I paid to be kicked out of my room every day - not happy. There is NO luggge storge (just a tiny shed out in the garden) & NO LOCKERS in the room or in the hostel - period. You have to leave your passport & laptop & any small valuables with the front desk staff to put it under the counter. Also, upon checking in the debit card machine wasnt working (note: 5% fee charged for using debit / which was not specified on the booking/website). And the kitchen consisted of a microwave & fridge. This is not a good travelers hostel, good for the partiers who come in for 1-2 nights only. I moved to a hostel in the red light district & i’m a million times happier!! Peter at the front desk was super kind & really the only good thing i have to say about this bottom of the barrel hostel (aside from location, in the museum district). Would not recommend to backpackers/travelers.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Choice
Everything was excellent from check in to check out. Had a slight problem with the card machine being an American but the owner came down and let us stay and didn’t have a problem running out American Visa Debit Card. Rooms were perfect along with all of my roommates. Perfect would stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Manuel Jesús

Absolutely fine!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
There are no blankets. One bathroom for 12 people. Really small area for people to stay in. Average breakfast. Pretty expensive for what this offers. I stayed for one night and it was an average hostel night; e.g. Snoring from people in the room, people coming in and out at all hours. However it would've been nice to at least have a blanket and not to have had used my jacket as a blanket. What kind of hostel doesn't provide blankets?! And it's Amsterdam not Barcelona where it is actually hot for most of the year. We are talking about Amsterdam, where it rains all the time. And the one night I stay in the beginning of August there is a storm and it is cold and all I have is a pillow. No blanket and the heater isn't on. I wore as many clothes as possible to stay warm. Overall do yourself a favor and don't stay here. Until they start providing blankets no one should stay here. Not at all worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel close to museums
Felt welcome nice hostel the curtains where too small so didn't block all light out and chech out on Expedia app said 11 when at hotel it's at 10
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location for visiting Amsterdan on a budget
Very well located in the museum district. Perfect for a short trip on a small budget.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Dylan

Disliked: Staff & service
Not great
Pros: - Good location - Bus for Airport is close Cons: - No bed ladder and rail for security (not a problem for me but could be for some people) - No lockers either - Breakfast only from 8 to 9:30am - Have to pay only in cash (plus they take you 20€ deposit) - Can smoke cigarettes but no weed - Only one shower and toilet in the same room on ground floor outside the bedroom (for 12 persons) - No kitchen just a sink and a microwave - No "real" cups either for breakfast only plastic cups and no toaster - Can't drink alcohol so yes it means no beers (just the hostel policy but still a con) - Have to ring or knock at the door to come in because no code or keys so sometimes you can wait 5 minutes before coming in Well I think it says a lot, it could be a good place to stay for maybe 2 or 3 days or if you don't care about comfort otherwise I would recommend another place to stay!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice room, high ceilings, clean. grocery store very close. right in the museum district .

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing time
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Very expensive for bare room. not even a small table or chair. Don't go on a weekend, especially saturday night. Super expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Teresa

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was too expensive. Four floors and no elevator. The manager is kind of rude. Piero and Antonys were great assisting with everything. Thanks guys

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Emiliano

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Avoid like the plague.
Bed bugs bit me en masse.

8/10 Good

K.S, S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's close to the city!:)))
I'm a student of English language school in UK. I went there in the end of August, 2016 x This dormitory is open for 24h. It was helpful cuz my flight (easy jet haha) was late and I was wandering if I could check-in over 0am... But every staffs was so nice to me and I could enjoy it x

6/10 Okay

Lisa, New York

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't forget your shower shoes.
The room was clean. The keycard for the door often had issues. The included breakfast was minimal and ended before the set time. The shared toilet (1) and shower (1) were unclean and were not enough to accommodate the number of beds (~32) on the floor. The staff were friendly and helpful

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
the stay was good. Area was superb for seeing museums and easy access to trams that go to the center.

2/10 Terrible

Abdul, Saudi Arabia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lack of security
At 3am in the morning the boy had to throw 2 people out who were sleeping in my dorm as they wernt even booked in and hadn't paid

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very basic hostel
Poor quality hostel - old carpets, no lockers, tiny showers, basic breakfast, basic accommodation, overpriced, good wifi, OK staff, good location for museums

4/10 Poor

Nicolombia, Oslo, Norway

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location but too expensive for its facilities
I had to book this "hostel" in the last minute since I had some problems with my original plans. Understanding it was booked the same day, I think the costs of 190 EUR for a 10-bed dorm was excessive. The room barely fits the beds and it was very unorganized (probably other customers' fault). The trash bin at the room was completely overflowed. I've been in many dorms, but this one was not very good, yet, it has been the most expensive I have ever paid. Also, they announce breakfast is included, but it is barely coffee, tea and bread with jam.

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities