The booking process was hassle-free and check in went well. We were pointed in the direction of our first room, which was of a twin bunk arrangement, at the top of the building - no windows, room to swing a cat, or a toilet/shower on the same floor, but hey I thought, it's Amsterdam, and you get what you pay for. Chill. Later in our stay I realised I should have been very pleased not sleeping on a floor with the ablutions nearby - the stench was incredible.

So on the first night, relatively happily checked in, my boyfriend and I went out to explore the local nightlife and found some great restaurants and cafes nearby. We came back around 3am, crawled into our twee seperate bunks and nodded off. For about 10 minutes.

Neither of us wanted to admit it, but the matresses were crawling. With the light back on there was absolutely no question: We, our clothes and the beds were covered in bed-bugs. I was covered in bites. At 4am we collared someone, a cleaner perhaps, who was really helpful and found us another room. Not sure if it had bugs too, but judging from the wealth of bites I had, I'd bet on it.

In the morning, the hotel manager didn't want to admit to the problem either and after nearly 15 minutes of weird mumbling and talking on the phone placed a 20 euro refund on the counter, without apology, and handed us the keys to another different room for our second night of stay. We'd paid around 60 euros for the room on the first night and 100 euros for the second but were too tired to argue, or consider looking for another hotel.

Breakfast was bleak - exactly what it says on the tin though - eggs (hard boiled), bread, juice, tea and coffee. An basic collection of spreads on the few tables in the reception area. We found the toaster in another room as we were checking out. That probably would have improved things! The food's great in Amsterdam so I didn't fill up on this stuff - you're better to go to the bakery down the road.

Our final night was noisy and uncomfortable - my bites were irritated and the (now third) mattress I slept on was really thin. The manager offered to look after our bags after check out but we weren't keen on what might happen to them! The 'luggage room' was just the kitchen and didn't have a lock on the door.

So...not highly reccommended at all. Unless you want to mess up someone's weekend.

Pretty good for a hostel - clean, warm and comfortable. The toilets and showers are pretty good and the staff are lovely. The free internet access comes in handy and the breakfast is nice to have with the prices you have to pay for food in Amsterdam. I'm rating it according to my experience of hostels, so if you're looking for hotel level accommodation, this isn't for you - otherwise, I'd recommend it.

Everything was good! I really enjoy 4 nights in orfeo!
Huge common room, free internet and breakfast was ok.
Excellent location (restaurant, bar and clubs!), staff was really relax and friendly!
NICE people staying over there as well!
Breakfast ended a bit early (9:30am) but the staff was super accommodating and made me a toast and coffee even after i came down late!!!!
I really had a great time!! I defenitely would recomend this hostel!

*Good location..easy to walk to the main attractions but there are also a lot of restaurants/take aways/coffeeshops in the area
*Free breakfast includes juice, toast-cheese and ham
*Free internet in main lobby but one computer was always not working (and our hotmail didnt work either)
*Kitchen and fridge facilities

X- Rooms are there just to sleep in and thats it...rooms are tiny but apparently thats what you get in Amsterdam. Linen is included though.
X- Shared toilets are horrible and dont forget your jandels/flip flops for the shower!

Park and RIdes 15minutes from hostel. 6euro per day to store you car there with free transport back into the main centre (for two people)