Hostel Boat the Clipper

This tub is a disgrace and the people running it should get out of the hospitality industry. It is a cramped space in which they chain smoke while trying to entertain their young son and a ridiculous sized dog that occupies usable space in the cabin. The shower is miserable and so were the hosts. They spent the entire evening with family/friends complaining loudly about just about everything to the extent that we left for a nearby bar till the early hours so all that was left to do was sleep in the tiny cabins. Fortunately we were only two in a four-berth cabin. The dock it's moored to isn't romantic at all. It is surrounded by apartment buildings and rubbish. Avoid this so-called nautical experience with a wide berth.

The worst hostel I've ever seen, very expensive for the rooms and the space that it has, not very clean, and toilet and shower is like in the boat of the first world war. I don't recommend it at all, is better to book in the little hostels that are not shown on internet. You'll like only if you like dogs (there are three inside the tiny boat), if you're not very tired, and if you don't care about space, conditions. Don't do the same error as I did, Rotterdam is very beautiful and I passed very good times there, the only thing that made my visit not to be wonderful was this hostel.

This is the worst hostel I have ever been to in my entire life. The directions to the boat were very poor and it took me over an hour to find it. When I eventually got there, I was greeted by the owners dog which kept barking and growling at me and wouldn't let me on the boat. When the receptionist eventually turned up, he was jaw-droppingly rude and said it my fault the dog was barking at me because "I was afraid of it." The computer for some reason deleted my reservation and although I had booked two nights there, I was only allowed there for one night. The rooms were completely squallid. The sink was blocked, the beds were tiny and cramped, there was water all over the floor, and I saw a little cockroach scuttle across it. The room was also extremely hot, even though it was a mild day outside. Fortunately, I didn't spend long on this boat. The surly receptionist threw me out of the hostel because "I made a nasty comment about the dog" which was still barking and growling at me. I was very angry about this at first but actually he did me a favour. I went to another hostel in Rotterdam and slept in decent, clean accomodation for a lower price. I know the novelty of sleeping in a boat is a strong one, indeed that was the reason I booked it in the first place, but this place is absolutely awful. There's another Hostel Boat in Lubeck in Germany that is very pleasent and much better quality than this place. I've been to many hostels and this is by far the worst, and it's extremely expensive too. It should be avoided at all costs.

Wow, perfect price/quality. The location is perfect in the center of Rotterdam, the hosts are very friendly and the breakfast is good. I have never before found a place to sleep for this amount of money in the center of a big city. It has clean and cozy cabins. I have seen worse.

This is a very nice place. It has a really cool environment, there are animals around and it's just all around a good time. The rooms were a little small but not bad. It was very clean and not sketchy at all. It has a great breakfast. Go here!

Not bad. We had to wait for the owner to turn up when we arrived, and the rooms are a bit small and hot, but this is to be expected on a boat. It's in a nice place and it's very clean. It has friendly people and a good breakfast. I didn't understand how to work the shower, though!