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Slotermeerlaan 131, Amsterdam 1063 JN, The Netherlands
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Hostel Slotania
3.0 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
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Tampa, Florida
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Nightmare Sleeping arrangements”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2011

If you are planning a trip to Amsterdam, avoid this hostel at all cost! In general hostels have its pros and cons. I was able to budget a trip to Europe for a month because I stayed in hostels in most countries. Typically it is safe and comfortable, except the Hostel Slotania, which was dirty, far from the tourist areas in Amsterdam. The staff was rude. They did not have a safe place to store luggage.The room's walls were stained.There were drugs visibly in the shared spaces.people were smoking pot and there were cigarette butts everywhere like a dump. I took my luggage to the train station to store in a locker and when I returned there was a strange older man who had convinced the other tenants to let him into the room without a key and he had already claimed my bed. The staff did not care about my complaints, they should be shut down.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Manchester, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“The single worst hostel I have ever stayed in! Don't come here”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2011
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From the website Hostel Slotania provides a very nice front that looks respectable, value for money and right in the thick of the action. Unfortunately it turned out to be none of these things. As Amsterdam was the last destination on my trip around Europe I thought I would treat myself to a nice hostel worthy of a £50 a night price tag, it turned out it wasn't worthy of anything. The staff were unhelpful, rude and arrogant and didn't give a damn about my custom. The rooms were cramped, unclean and unsafe! The bunk beds were very easy to fall out of and left very little room for the person on the bottom bunk. There was a hole in the wall completely exposed to the outside! The hostel boasts to be a short walk from the city centre yet turns out to be a thirty minute tram journey to Dam Square! It is in a terrible neighbourhood!

Overall this hostel is unclean, unsafe, and inconvenient with the rudest staff I have ever encountered. Stay away from this hostel!

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  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2011

The hostel was very clean and tidy however dorms were pretty small and difficult to move in when fully occupied. Bathroom is on a hotel level standard. Clean towels and liquid soap are already provided. Breakfests are great, you can eat as much as you want and there is a lot to choose from. Unfortunately the hostel has neither a common room nor a kitchen.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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Istanbul, Turkey
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“A place just to sleep”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011
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person found this review helpful

We have visited Amsterdam with a group of friends in September 2010, and for one night we had to stay at somewhere. We arranged this hostel at the last minute and did not expect a lot. It is a hostel to sleep, not to spend time in. It was not very clean, the beds are not very comfortable but the price was not much either. So if you are going to stay for a short time and do not want to spend a lot of money on accommodation, you may prefer this place.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Not worth the trouble”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2011

Although the hotel was clean and had a decent breakfast, it turned out to be WAY overpriced and the staff was not friendly at all. If you asked any questions they acted as if you were annoying them. Also, some misunderstandings lead to a rather long disturbing night and an unpleasant morning. Very social atmosphere, and the people we met there were very friendly, just the hotel did not meet our expectations.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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