Name: The Veteran Hostel
Address: Herengracht 561 1017 BW Amsterdam,Herengracht, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1017 BW, Netherlands
Rating: 5

Smoke-free property

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

General

Family room

Rooms

Common kitchen

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

English

Chinese

Languages Spoken

No parking

Parking

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hostel

Waterlooplein

Vijzelgracht

Rokin

Herengracht Canal

Munt Tower

Flower Market

Stopera

Heineken Experience

Hortus Botanicus

Rijksmuseum

Dam Square

Royal Palace

New Church

Oude Kerk

Beurs van Berlage

Museum Square

Van Gogh Museum

Stedelijk Museum

Anne Frank House

Artis Zoo

NEMO Science Museum

Central station

Vondelpark

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Viewpoint Groot Hoogwaak

Offem

Museum Engelandvaarders

Beach Noordwijk aan Zee

Arboretum Trompenburg

Rotterdam The Hague Airport

Stadhuis

Beurs World Trade Center

De Doelen

Rotterdam City Theatre

Maritime Museum

Railz Miniworld

Blijdorp Zoo

Witte de Withstraat

Sonneveld House

Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum

Erasmus Bridge

Netherlands Architecture Institute

Kunsthal Rotterdam

Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

Nederlands Fotomuseum

Euromast

The Veteran Hostel

Amsterdam

This was one of the worst hostels I have ever stayed in. First, the room looked nothing like the pictures on their website, there was a blood stain on the comforter, the room was smelly, the ceiling was so low that you could almost hit your head, and a half used toilet paper roll was left for us to be reused during the stay. Also, the manager refused to give me a full refund .

Worst Hostel Ever!

Attention: this visit was in winter 2019!!
I was here with my teenage daughter, as a present for her 14th birthday. Generally we just loved Amsterdam. But living in this historically and beautiful building just made us really happy! Located in a very nice and quite central area it was easy to reach all our goals by foot. We got a little rum on highest floor with view on the Gracht. As this building is not destroyed by renovating it was a bit of a challenge to get up the stairs as they were very steep! The room itself was simple but very cosy. The ceiling and the floor was uneven which made the historically point even clearer. We had a fellow bathroom which was ok. They had simple but good breakfast in a little lovely rum in the basement of the place. 
I would highly recommend this hostel for all because of the little adventureness but not for elderly with handicap.
Although it was quite a while we were there I remembered myself again and again of this place why I now write this and hope it is still actual!! 🙏🏼

Just great!

This was a very charming and lovely place! Me and mother stayed here a while ago and we had a great experience. We where a little scared before arriving because of the not so great reviews but that was change when we arrived. Maybe we where lucky with the room, we had the room on the top floor at the bottom of the corridor with a little french balcony overviewing the canals. The top floor where somewhat connected to the next building (a coffeeshop) by a door so it occurred marjuana smell in our room but that wasn’t a problem. The stairs was very steep so i wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone who has trouble walking in stair’s (perhaps a senior). There where two fellow toilets in the building with one shower i one of the bathrooms. Breakfast was served on the first floor and it was very cozy. 
I would recommend this old and charming hostel, we where vary happy with our stay!

Great stay!!

I've stayed there with my best friend for 3 nights and I totally recommend it.

First of all the owner is very friendly and very helpful. We were even able to check in much in earlier than expected.

The room that we should get was pretty small so my friend asked for a bigger room which was possible. Our new room was specious, had comfortable beds, a TV, a table and a good and clean bathroom as well as a wonderful view on Heerengracht.

The breakfast was good and absolutely enough (toast, cheese, butter, jam, cornflakes, orange juice, tea, coffee).

The location is awesome. It's very central and if you don't mind walking for about 15/20 minutes all the big attractions can be reached by foot (as well as the train station). Near the hotel is Rembrandt Plain which offers a great choice of restaurants as well as a supermarket.

All in all we totally recommend the hotel and would come back to this great place for sure.

Perfect place to explore Amsterdam 

Excellent location of the structure in the heart of Amsterdam 20m walk from the train station. The rooms would be reviewed and the staff would be a little more present. Breakfast not exciting but functional.

Good position

horrible, the rooms are not clean, there are cockroaches, the common shower is not clean (the toilets are glued to the shower, we did not even stay overnight so this hotel is pitiful and we had to negotiate with the owner so that we get our money back (we have recovered only half) to flee!!!

Horrible

Great location, next to one of the main squares in Amsterdam (Rembrandtplein) and 10 minutes from Piazza Dam.. also strategic location to reach the Van Gogh and Rembrandt museums. For the rest little... old hotel, not very clean rooms with bathroom that connects to every shower as well as the sink. They come to fix every day... good only for kids who want to spend something less and don't want luxury... you just save the location!

Good position and nothing more

The location of this hotel is very central for those who wanted to visit the city on foot or by bike. It is close to the premises and with a view of the canal... it's not small. But it's only good for those looking for a place to sleep and nothing more. The sheets are clean, but probably not so the mattresses because we all (4) got up from the bed with stitches on the ankles and legs (crustaceans).

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I booked in this hostel 4 days before arriving in Amsterdam as it was the one with a lower cost. From the reviews I expected a hostel slump while instead it wasn't so bad. The room, with double bed was small, had a TV with a few channels (not Italian) and a sink, 2 towels. The room was kept in order and the sheets seemingly clean apart a pail blanket that was dirty and very dirty and I wonder how long the lava, in fact, it doesn't matter if they throw it out. The hostel is not at all isolated, you can hear everything from the other streets and from the street, and I assured you that the rooms are served with respect so there will be a zero way to go, and also under the hostel there seems to be a little quiet reception room and so there is a little crowded room and so if you can get into the bathroom, the room is very quiet, and the restroom is very quiet, so if you can't get into the room, all the restroom is very quiet.

Hostel to the good

Good: The location is wonderful and the beds are soft. You are at farthest a mile from anything you could want to see in the city from the Red Light District to the Anne Frank House to the Rijksmuseum. This hostel comes with breakfast.

Bad: The shower and bathroom are combined, so only one person can use any of it at a time. The floor of the bathroom is always wet. Outside, people party on the square until 4 AM, so be prepared for endless noise or bring ear plugs. The WiFi does not work at all.  People at reception don’t always speak English. 

The location is really the only thing that makes this place reasonable. 


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