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Reviews of Intersail hostel Amsterdam

1 out of 5
Intersail hostel Amsterdam
Oosterdok, Pier 4, Amsterdam

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 38 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nanapack, Boston

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great people. Central location. Just remember it’s a boat - very thin walls and compact spaces.
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Tommy on 9 Nov 2019
Hi! Thank you for leaving a review with us, we are hapy to read you had such a good time and appreciate the awesome rating. We'll be sure to pass the compliments on to everyone in the hostel! Hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool space, great host, not for light sleepers
This is a great location near the Nemo science museum and easy access to downtown. The host was great with communication, reaching out to figure out when we might arrive. The breakfast was also fantastic. The boat is exactly as described and other guests were respectful and quiet; however, if you are a light sleeper, footsteps and people coming in at a variety of times were notable. Two in our family slept fine, 1 ok, and 1 not much.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Tommy on 16 Oct 2019
Hi guys, Thank you for the compliments, again sorry you didn't sleep well. I hope the other accommodation was more comfortable for you and the family. For light sleepers our boat might not be the best solution,as the walls are quite thin. Though perhaps earplugs could also be handy. All the best :)

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Tommy on 16 Aug 2019
Hi Sandra, Thank you for your rating! we are very happy to see such a high score and hope this means you had a good time with us :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved this property! It’s a unique stay and so close to central Amsterdam. What stood out to us was the amazing staff who worked there. The boat is a family business and they were so helpful, knowledgable and generous. The drinks and snacks were on an honesty basis and very reasonably priced and you pay at the end when you check out. The showers and toilets were clean and surprisingly good. We travelled for three weeks and this was one of our favourite places to stay for the whole trip; we can’t recommend highly enough!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Tommy on 27 Jun 2019
Hi there, Thank you so much, that's a very big compliment to all of us working here and I'll be sure to pass it on to everyone :) Glad to read you had such a great stay and enjoyed the boat experience so much! Cheers, Tommy

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from tommy on 23 May 2019
thx

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Tommy on 1 May 2019
Thank you for your rating :)

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A boat with character and super helpful staff
Christian was fantastic - couldn't be any more helpful Its very basic accommodation but thats what you expect
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Tommy on 9 Apr 2019
Hi Lee, Thank you for the awesome rating, happy to read you enjoyed it so much, we'll be sure to forward your compliments to Christian!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and a fun place to stay in a fun city. On a boat so of course the quarters are quite small but in amsterdam you shouldn’t be in your room too much anyway. Great morning spread and the lofi jazz playing is always a plus for me.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Tommy on 28 Mar 2019
Hi there, Thank you for your kind words and high rating, we really appreciate it. And we are happy you understand the boat situation. Glad to read you liked our taste in music :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Could do with a little updating but the service, location and staff make it all worth while and a great experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Tommy on 11 Jan 2019
Hi There, Thank you for the kind review! We agree, some things can be updated so we are going to be painting the entirety of the ship and will make a few updates in the rooms, lounge and shower area over the next few weeks.

10/10 Excellent

Jake

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Tommy on 21 Nov 2018
Hi Jake, Thank you for the high rating :) Hope to see you and Ian back again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Darren, Edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Boat Hostel
The Guy that ran the hostel was brilliant. Made you feel at home and was very easy going. The location was perfect. Definately value for money. My friend who is 6ft 1 inch managed to fit into the bottom bunk so don't be put of by the pictures.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Tommy on 19 Sept 2018
Hi Darren, Thank you for the nice rating :) Glad to read you and your friend had such a good time and that the bed size was not a problem. The beds are smaller than usual, so some people who are not used to this might not prefer them. But fortunately most people don't mind too much :) Sorry about the noise. The walls are thinner than normal, as we are a boat. This is why we recommend people to bring, earplugs. (or by them from us for a low price) Please know for next time, we have a mobile phone that is on 24/7 and you can always call if people make too much noise in the sleeping area. We'll get up and tell them be quiet or, if it doesn't quiet down, remove them from the hostel.

10/10 Excellent

Fid, Essex, England.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfectly situated.
A 10 minute walk from centraal Station and the city centre. Located on the piers outside the Science Museum (NEMO) Christian was the perfect host, friendly and helpful. Although the rooms are VERY small the boat boasts plenty of character that makes up for this. Showers and toilets (shared) are clean and well kept and breakfast (continental style) certainly sets you up for the day.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Tommy on 23 Aug 2018
Hi Fid, Thank you for your overwhelmingly positive review, it means a lot to us to know you had such a good time and we really appreciate your rating and feedback. Because all the rooms have their own sinks we've never thought about putting a sink in the bathroom area, But your suggestion about the antibacterial soap will definitely be taken into consideration. Thank you for the suggestion. Indeed our rooms are very small, because we are on a boat, but we are happy to know we successfully compensated this with our breakfast and friendliness. I'll be sure to pass on your compliments to Christian.

10/10 Excellent

Terry, Lincoln, Nebraska

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique experience, lot of fun, great location.
Perfect location by Centraal Station -Amsterdam! Staff was ver attentive; fun experience staying on board a ship. Quarters were very small, but clean. Central location made up for that, though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Tommy on 10 Aug 2018
Hi Terry, Thank you so much for your kind words and high rating, it means a lot to us you had a good time at our place. And thank you for your understanding considering the rooms. -

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff very helpful . Close to Amsterdam Central. We left our luggage after check out for few hours.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Tommy on 3 Jun 2018
Hi There, We are happy to know you had a good time and thank you for sharing your experience with others :)

8/10 Good

josee, sherbrooke, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hostel-boat close to the port
The place is easy to find. The staff is very friendly and help you to find places in Town. It's a bit noisy ( the wall are thin) but they fo their best to keep it calm.
Response from Tommy Sevens on 25 Aug 2018
Hi Josee, Sorry for this terribly late reply to your review. we didn't know about this until today. Thank you so much for your kind words and high rating, we are very happy to know you had such a good time. Indeed our walls are much thinner than normal hostels, This is because we are a boat and we strongly recommend light sleepers to bring earplugs. If you forget, you can buy them cheaply in our hostel. If other guests are too loud or drunk, there is a phone number you can call 24/7 to report this and we'll get up to quiet them down.

10/10 Excellent

Uwe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Home made pancakes for breakfast
For this type of accomondation it was better than expected. The personal service was excellent as well as the breakfast, made with love and care. Walking distance from rail way station and a variaty of activities (February).
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Tommy on 6 Mar 2020
Hi Uwe, Thank you for your review! i'm happy you 2 had a good time with us and enjoyed Amsterdam in the short time you had here :) The tickets you were not able to use found a good place with a family that wanted to do a tour that day, they were very happy. I hope to see you both again some time! Cheers,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Das Zimmer war zu klein für vier Personen Luft mangel im Raum Frühstück war ok
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Tommy on 8 Jan 2020
Hi there, Thank you for your review, indeed the 4 person cabin is small, but it can fit 4 people in:) Glad to see you had an Okay time! Cheers,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Les autres occupants de l’établissement faisaient du bruit jusqu’à 01h30 du matin.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Tommy on 27 Aug 2019
Hi, We are very sorry to hear about the noise till 1:30. As this is a boat, the walls are thinner and the frame is made out of metal which makes it difficult to isolate sound. We ask all of our guests to be quiet after 22:00, also in the rooms because of this. As we don't have night reception we are not able to check for noise 24/7 but we have a hostel boat phone that's on 24/7 and reachable with any app. You can call to notify of us of the noise and we will take care of it. At least 1 of us sleeps on the boat and will take care of any noise caused. Happy to see you had a good experience nonetheless:) Thank you for your rating and your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Tommy on 5 Jul 2019
Hi there, Thank you for your rating, happy to know you had a good time with us on the boat hostel :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Tommy on 18 Jun 2019
thx:)

10/10 Excellent

Mats

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Deck des Hausbootes ist wunderschön und man konnte dort sehr gut den Tag beginnen bzw. ausklingen lassen. Auch wenn es (leider) viele Stolperfallen gab, empfanden wir das Hausboot als super Alternative zu Hostels, da es nicht nur die perfekte Lage, sondern auch super nettes Personal hatte. Wir würden jeder Zeit wieder dort übernachten.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Tommy on 26 May 2019
Hi Mats, Thank you for your kind review and generous rating! happy to read you had a good time and you if I understood correctly, you are right, the boat has smaller rooms and beds and the walls are thinner than your usual hostel, so that's definitely a con compared to your usual hostel. However, if everybody is considerate it shouldn't spoil the fun :) - Tommy

10/10 Excellent

ANDREY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect to stay in the city center on a budget, super friendly and helpful staff,CLEAN, overall I had a great experience.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Tommy on 23 May 2019
Hi Andrey, Thank you for your kind and overwhelmingly positive review. Glad to read you had such a great time! hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super accueil, explications claires et complètes, contact facile. Tout était tel qu'indiqué dans la description et les consignes sont respectées par tous. Le personel est disponible, volontaire et plein de bons conseils ! Super expérience, ne pas hésiter à y faire un tour !
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Tommy on 1 May 2019
Hi there, Thank you very much for your kind and generous review, we are very happy to see you had such a great time at our little family hostel and hope to see you again :)

8/10 Good

Wolfgang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Central und romantisch
Tommy ist ein toller Gastgeber. Die Betten sind klein, aber was erwartet man auch von Kojen!Die Stimmung an Bord und die Umgebung und die zentrale Lage, die ein Verkehrsticket Erst überflüssig machen, sind ausschlaggebend. Das Frühstück ist phänomenal!!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Tommy on 24 Apr 2019
Hi Wolfgang, Thank you for your kind review! We are very happy you and the boys enjoyed it so much. And it was fun having you all around. We hope on your next trip you'll be visiting us again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Tommy on 9 Apr 2019
Thank you for the high rating! :)

8/10 Good

Evgeniy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Tommy on 9 Apr 2019
Thank you for your rating!

8/10 Good

Mégane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Tommy on 9 Mar 2019
Hi Mégane, Thank you for the high score! Happy to know you had a good time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Das Personal war super hilfsbereit und freundlich. Frühstück war immer ausreichend und angemessen. Tolle Erfahrung auf dem Boot zu schlafen. Ich werde auf jeden Fall wiederkommen! Vielen Dank für ein tolles Erlebnis
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Tommy on 22 Feb 2019
Vielen Dank für die großen Komplimente! wir freuen uns, Sie wieder zu sehen.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly & helpful staff
A ⭐⭐⭐ hotel in a ship, clean and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Tommy on 9 Feb 2019
hi there, Thank you very much for the high rating and kind words. Happy to know you had a good time at our place :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
È stata una bellissima esperienza grazie all’ottima posizione dell’hotel, che personalmente ho trovato arredato molto bene, con uno staff molto accogliente e simpatico. Le camere un po’ piccole ma perfetto per chi vuole viversi la città avendo un posto vicino al centro dove potersi rilassare al caldo con una buona compagnia
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Tommy on 17 Dec 2018
Thank you for your kind words! We are of course very happy to know you had such a good time. We hope to see you again :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Tommy on 11 Dec 2018
Thank you for your rating

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Le manager Tommy est particulièrement gentil et serviable
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Tommy on 12 Dec 2018
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it with us :)

10/10 Excellent

Fabio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super bem atendidos.
Localização top, o Tommy foi super atencioso, tudo perfeito. Obs: o quarto é minúsculo mas já sabia disso antes e para mim não foi nenhum problema.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Tommy on 15 Nov 2018
Hi Fabio, Thank you for the kind review! We enjoyed talking with you and hope to see you again in the spring time :) Cheers,

8/10 Good

Laurent, Marseille

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
À proximité du centre, une jolie péniche où séjourner.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Tommy on 1 Nov 2018
Thank you for your high rating and brief description :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Tommy on 25 Oct 2018
Thank you for your rating, glad to know you had a good stay with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Experiência inusitada (mas para poucos dias)
O barco não dá enjoo e não é frio (fomos no outono). O café da manhã é excelente! A única coisa ruim é que como é um barco você não tem isolamento acústico como de um hotel, então você escuta o barulhos dos quartos ao lado e do corredor. Mas de uma maneira geral as pessoas colaboram com o silêncio.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Tommy on 17 Oct 2018
Hi there, thank you for the nice review, it means a lot to us to read you had such a good time :) thank you for your warning about the sound, indeed sound travels easier between rooms, both because of lack of sound isolation and the fact the boat is made out of metal so it travels easier than in normal hotels. We do however sell earplugs very cheaply, so if you are a light sleeper and forgot your own you can always buy them from us for a good night's sleep:)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Recomendo
A localização é excelente. O quarto para quatro pessoas é realmente pequeno, mas já esperávamos isso. As malas grandes não cabiam junto conosco no quarto, mas tudo pôde ter sido organizado tranquilamente com o host. O host é muito simpático e solícito, o local era sempre limpo, as áreas comuns eram confortáveis, café da manhã muito bem servido. A wi-fi não funcionava bem as vezes, mas a experiência da hospedagem em geral foi muito boa.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Tommy Sevens on 19 Aug 2018
Hi there, Sorry we are not able to reply in Portuguese. We are very happy to read you had such a good time at our hostel and also happy to know the small room size didn't bother you too much. As for the internet, because we are a boat, we don't have a landline and the internet is through a mobile network. we have unlimited data but it needs to be top up every few GB. Please notify us if there are ever any internet problems so we can top up in time for you. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Virée entre filles pittoresque
D'abord surprises par l'étroitesse des chambres nous avons été ravies de l'excellente nuit passée sur cette péniche. A bord de celle-ci nous nous sommes payées un bel apéro entre filles, profitant du soleil sur le pont. De même le lendemain matin au petit déjeuner.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Tommy on 6 Jun 2018
Sorry we can't reply in French properly but merci beaucoup for your lively review. We are very happy to read you had such a good time at our hostel in Amsterdam. We'll see if we can update our pictures to make sure other guests won't have the same surprise as you had about the rooms. We try to be open and honest about our room and bed sizes, which are small. to prevent unhappiness upon arrival. glad to know everything turned out for the better in the end :)