The Hostelz.com Review
The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel is a great hostel. The rooms are really clean and offer a free locker, provided you have a lock. Located very close to the Van Gogh museum and somewhat outside the hustle and bustle was a definite plus. Transportation to the hostel is very easy.
Downstairs there is self-serve kitchen with a communal fridge. A supermarket is only about three blocks down with everything you need. The bar is open late and has good drinks at good prices. They offer free internet on three computers and the wait never seemed to be that long. Breakfast is served down in the bar every morning and it consists of cereal, breads with spreads, milk, orange juice, and coffee/tea/hot chocolate.
The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel has good security with a key coded door outside and a surveillance camera. The desk is closed at night but there is someone working the bar downstairs until late. The rooms also have key entry. They offer luggage storage the day you check out downstairs and it's locked in a room downstairs.
The front desk sells Van Gogh museum tickets so you could avoid the often-lengthy line. The staff is super friendly and helpful and they give you a map of the city with all the attractions.
You should definitely consider The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel. It's outside of the madness, but that's great if you want to just visit the madness, not stay in the middle of it.
From the train station take the Tram 1, 2, or 5 (buy your ticket on board) and it dumps you off in a square with a McDonalds and other stores. Walk over the bridge and take an right and parallel the water. You will walk by a park entrance, at the next street take a right and border the park. The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel is half way down this long street, on the left.
Downstairs there is self-serve kitchen with a communal fridge. A supermarket is only about three blocks down with everything you need. The bar is open late and has good drinks at good prices. They offer free internet on three computers and the wait never seemed to be that long. Breakfast is served down in the bar every morning and it consists of cereal, breads with spreads, milk, orange juice, and coffee/tea/hot chocolate.
The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel has good security with a key coded door outside and a surveillance camera. The desk is closed at night but there is someone working the bar downstairs until late. The rooms also have key entry. They offer luggage storage the day you check out downstairs and it's locked in a room downstairs.
The front desk sells Van Gogh museum tickets so you could avoid the often-lengthy line. The staff is super friendly and helpful and they give you a map of the city with all the attractions.
You should definitely consider The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel. It's outside of the madness, but that's great if you want to just visit the madness, not stay in the middle of it.
From the train station take the Tram 1, 2, or 5 (buy your ticket on board) and it dumps you off in a square with a McDonalds and other stores. Walk over the bridge and take an right and parallel the water. You will walk by a park entrance, at the next street take a right and border the park. The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel is half way down this long street, on the left.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
February 2005
Their Description
The Flying Pig hostels Amsterdam are world famous for their relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff and motto: 'one price covers all'. This really means everything is included; breakfast, linen, internet, lockers, luggage room, tours, info guide, map etc. Other Amsterdam hostels are not equipped with a self-service kitchen but all Flying Pig hostels do!
The Flying Pig Uptown hostel is close to all of Amsterdam's great attractions and museums, having the Vondelpark as backyard, the most famous park in Amsterdam. The hostel's own bar is the best place to meet other backpackers, with hilarious theme-parties and talent-seeking open-mic nights and also quite important: the cheapest beer in town!
In short, the Flying Pig Uptown hostel is the coziest hostel in Amsterdam and great jump-off point to explore all of Amsterdam's naughty secrets & many beauties!
Check www.flyingpig.nl for bookings, free downloads and tips to plan your trip around Amsterdam!
The Flying Pig Uptown hostel is close to all of Amsterdam's great attractions and museums, having the Vondelpark as backyard, the most famous park in Amsterdam. The hostel's own bar is the best place to meet other backpackers, with hilarious theme-parties and talent-seeking open-mic nights and also quite important: the cheapest beer in town!
In short, the Flying Pig Uptown hostel is the coziest hostel in Amsterdam and great jump-off point to explore all of Amsterdam's naughty secrets & many beauties!
Check www.flyingpig.nl for bookings, free downloads and tips to plan your trip around Amsterdam!
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Good Location and really comfy beds and warmest doona!
— Marie Bertucci (2012-01-16)
Hostelbookers
The location was awesome, bar had an awesome vibe and the staff were great! Dylon your a legend! loved it.
— Scott Amphlett (2011-12-30)
Hostelbookers
the atmosphere was perfect. the smoking area room is something special. a really cool hostel!
— Flalbert Cecconato (2011-12-28)
Hostelbookers
Atmosphere was fantastic. Great people, great staff, good free breakfast every morning, separate smoking room and lounge/bar area, clean rooms, comfortable beds.
— Customer review (2011-12-26)
Hostelbookers
It's placed on a calm part of the city, and the rooms, showers and bathrooms are very clean and tidy. There's also a smoking room, very nice idea, not present in al of the hostels in Amsterdam.
— Daniel Leone (2011-12-09)
Hostelbookers
Every thing was good and entertaining. Free breakfast for the munchies was awesome if ya like to wake n bake!
— Customer review (2011-12-08)
Hostelbookers
Great location
— Andrew Tibot (2011-12-07)
Hostelbookers
The environment.
— Customer review (2011-12-07)
Hostelbookers
Amazing amosphere in cosy bar and smoking room. Nice location near park. Comfortable beds.
— Eva Kleinová (2011-12-04)
Hostelbookers
I loved the smoking room, and all the murals were awesome. Most of the staff were quite nice and helpful, and having a bar right there was great since the hostel is a little out of the party area of the city, though I managed to find my way without too much trouble when I wanted to which was also nice. I could just follow signs to the Museum area or ask how to get to Van Gogh or the I AMsterdam sign and then easily find the place from there!
— Customer review (2011-12-03)
Hostelbookers
Fantastic hostel! Very clean, extremely helpful and friendly staff, great atmostphere, everything you need in a hostel! the rooms are quite spacious and beds were perfectly fine!
— Sarah Downey (2011-11-28)
Hostelbookers
I really liked the decorations.
— Customer review (2011-11-12)
Hostelbookers
Friendly, cool atmosphere, a nice place to hang out and smoke. Totally loved it.
— Timothy Uhl (2011-10-27)
Hostelbookers
Good beds, location & staff. Quiet surroundings.
— Patrik Karlsson (2011-10-24)
Hostelbookers
Clean, secure, location up a lovely street next to the beautiful vondelpark. Also not far to walk to the party areas.
— Emma Hurford (2011-10-23)
Hostelbookers
Nice place, staff, conveniences... I liked!
— ellen costa (2011-10-18)
Hostelbookers
Great location. The bar had a lot of character and a great atmosphere. Breakfast was nice (hard boiled eggs, fruit, nutella, peanut butter, toast)
— Customer review (2011-10-17)
Hostelbookers
cool bar with smoking area - perfect for backpackers !
— Alessandro Sinibaldi (2011-10-17)
Hostelbookers
The staff and people were amazingly nice. Very chill and happy enviornment as well as fun. If the weather was bad outside, you could have just as fun in the hostel talking to people. There were artists and the paintings were siQ. My favorite part were when the workers jammed in the smoking room, made it for me. I highly recommend this hostel for anyone down to have a good time and get lit! :)
— Hannah Flores (2011-10-16)
Hostelbookers
Brilliant hostel!!! everything was amazing from start to finish (expect for the heating that didnt work - we stayed in december!! - but we got extra blankets) :) Everyone was friendly and welcoming - best hostel!
— Nina, Serbia (2010-12-11)
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Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
Rooms were not clean and small, but good breakfast and location When we arrived after a long flight we found people sleeping in our beds. we had no where to put our stuff and relax even though our room was reserved a month before. The staff had no idea on how to handle the situation it took them 3 hours to get the room ready and still forgot to give us clean sheets. Good thing we arrived during breakfast hours and enjoyed the free buffet and lounged by the bar. — Natalie , USA (2010-10-18) You can find better Amsterdam is such an awesome city for the pure fact that you can smoke bud anywhere! Who cares if they have a room downstairs to smoke in? There are way better places to stay. Also, the location isnt all that great because you have to either walk (twenty minutes) or take the train (2.50 euro) to get downtown. — AmericaTheBeautiful , USA (2009-07-22) Avoid unless you just want to smoke pot I was twenty-one and traveling solo so I thought this would be a fun place. If you just want to smoke out and party, it is a great hostel for you. They had disgusting showers and toilets and the room always smelled. From what I can remember though, the dorm room was pretty big. Most of the workers were ok, but they didn't bend over backwards to help you. I was pretty pissed with how I got roomed with all men being the only female in there. I was very uncomfortable. Pretty much the only perk is that it is a nice location and the dorm room is large. I would just go somewhere else if I returned to Amsterdam though. — JG , USA (2009-01-05) Couldn't ask for more! We really enjoyed our night at this hostel! It was a fun place that catered well to backpackers -- secure facilities, clean bathrooms, and tons of useful information. It also embraces the smoking culture while not being intrusive to those not part of it. Bit of a walk from the city centre, but it's a pleasant one. The hostel is right next to a park too, and nearby several restaurants. Also the free breakfast is rockin! — LeAnne , USA (2007-12-11) Fun! This hostel was basically what I expected it to be, which was awesome! I had a lot of fun here. The bar downstairs is always lively, which can get loud, but you can't really hear it if you are in your room. The bathrooms weren't the best. There were only three downstairs where I was staying and they would get sort of smelly and consequently stink up the halls around where I was sleeping. But this was a great place to meet people and to have a lot of fun. I would definitely go back! — Cory , USA (2007-08-17) It was a travesty that I went to Amsterdam, blazed, and then had to listen to the worst music ever played in succesion at the flying pig. I realize that music taste is subjective, but I was not the only one complaining. Yeah its near the park. But what they don't tell you is that every store within like three miles closes at like 5 p.m. and all day on Sunday. The staff were either unable or unwilling to help with simple requests. The bar has expensive drinks and did I mention the terrible godawful music? — Seth (2006-09-25) We were originally booked to stay at another hostel but got transferred here. the staff assigned to drive us to the hostel (in the pouring rain, with fogged-up windows, yikes) were smoking weed in the car on the ride there -- not the one driving, thank God. The lady at the reception gave me tickets for free drinks since it was my birthday, very nice! The beds were pretty comfortable but our roommates were creepy, this one guy had his hands down his pants for pretty much our whole stay there. The location is good if want to visit some museums but not so great for nightlife. Free internet was a plus, and the bar was relatively lively. If I stayed in Amsterdam again I would probably try out their Downtown location. — Alex W (2006-08-24) Really fun. There are a lot of americans, and guys, but it is still fun. Located only a street from the central and tram stop. The bar is fun and the entire room is hot boxed. The rooms and showers are a little old but it works. I recommend it. — Dave (2006-08-16) ive stayed here a few times over the years, off season / peak season and have mixed feelings about it. despite the air filters, downstairs bar area is so smokey and you can easily smell it from first floor. Downstairs rooms are right near the bar as well, no sleeping for you.
Rooms are reasonable size, but lockers are under bottom bunk, so you always feel awkward getting your sh*t out. Great location, right near Vondel Park. Full of people from the Americas (mainly guys looking for girls), but thats Western Euro Backpacker scene in general. Kitchen is always dirty. free internet is good. breakfast is ok. staff are helpful, but just mainly just ring-in work/stay for free party animal types. not cheap, and even has surcharge for weekends! its kind of like an addiction though, hard to shake, keep going back because you dont know what it will be like next time. — MK (2006-07-24) This place was way too noisy for me and filled with americans everywhere. Its a good social hostel, but there are a lot of people around, so it can get a bit much.
The brekkie is pretty decent, and same with the facilities. The staff were mostly helpful, bu a bit slow, esp when so mny people were waiting at the desk. If u want to party, this is the place, otherwise look fo somehing else. — taia (2006-06-22) This is the best hostel to stay at in Amsterdam. It's out of the insanity of the city centre where F.Pig Downtown is. But the F.Pig Uptown is still in an ideal location that is just a quick tram ride or a pleasant fifteen to twenty minute walk away. And Vondel park and the happening Leidesplein are two minutes away. Staff is awesome; they are personable and helpful. Rooms and beds are clean, and there is no smoking in them. However, this is far from a problem because the bar/computer/common room area is a better place to smoke; it is comfortable and full of new people to meet. Cheap beer, tostis, and decent music are a bonus. Price is reasonable and availability is usually not too bad. Also, we had various problems with our airline and the Pig was helpful (e.g. held our backpacks, let us use the phone, etc). You must check out this hostel when you're in Amsterdam. — Raoul Duke (2006-03-19) Whereas the downtown location is filled with pea-brained American idiots, the Palace is filled with pea-brained British stoners. Yeah, baby! The location is excellent (Vondelpark is right next door), in a much nicer area of town and close to the best coffee shops. The staff were ok, not great but adequate. The rooms were ok. Overall, the place is just ok, but MUCH better than the downtown location (which sucks). — MK (2005-07-11) The rooms were average. It was interesting to have the ability to sit on the toilet while taking my shower..haha. If you are into drugs, people are always downstairs in the basement and ready to do that with you. I'm not into that, but found it easy to avoid. The location is pretty decent, right near the major museum and a beautiful park. I'd stay here again! — Brandon (2005-06-09) Great place. The rooms are nice, the breakfast is awesome!! The common room is really cozy and nice. The free internet is a plus. The only remark is the bathroom, too small, a little bit uncomfortable. — Tarso, Brazil (2005-04-22) This hostel has a great atmosphere, it's great, makes you feel very comfortable. The beds are also comfortable, there's free internet and the breakfast is very nice. — Camila (2005-04-22)