Reviews of Hostel Slotania

27 August 2010

Liked: Well since its an old hotel converted into a hostel the rooms and bathrooms are quite good for a hostel.

Disliked: The location, the bar (only sells 2 kinds of bottles for 3euro), the staff can be quite unwilling at times and the breakfast isnt really worth getting up for.

23 August 2010 Paul would recommend this property

Liked: Shower and toilet in each dorm room. Free breakfast was awesome! Loads of food (take a plastic bag and stock up for lunch)

Disliked: A bit far from the centre but still well connected by bus and tram

16 August 2010 kenny would recommend this property

Liked: all was good

Disliked: need new opration system on computers v slow even defrag hard drives

14 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: there was full of teenager and i like it.

Disliked: our Travel time was short

09 August 2010 David would recommend this property

Liked: The property provides free internet which i've found invaluable whilst on my travels. The staff are also friendly and a free breakfast is provided.

Disliked: My only criticism would be the location. I was travelling with a fit group of lads and even we felt dam central was not in walking distance. Costs increase through having to travel on the tram which costs around 5/6 euros a day.

08 August 2010 Matt would recommend this property

Liked: Like a hotel, but cheaper.

Disliked: It is really far away from the centre, 20 minutes on the bus/tram.

06 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: thick mattresses, numerous common spaces, big buffet breakfast

Disliked: staff all pretty unfriendly, all rooms were boiling hot (we were fortunate in having a fan to cool us down a little)

06 August 2010

Liked: It was on the tram line and the stop was very close to the hostel

Disliked: Was old and rundown, bathroom was dirty and mouldy, shower didnt drain properly, beds old and squeaky and all the staff we encountered were rude and unhelpful

04 August 2010 Cassandra would recommend this property

Liked: Hotel Slotania, despite being a slight false advertisement on location, proved to provide a very relaxing stay. I liked that it was quiet, and that I could escape from the bustle of the city. It was also close to a nice park. Once I had rented a bike the hotel became much more enjoyable, because reaching the city was easier and I could leave the city for the quiet of the hotel. A major bonus of Hotel Slotania is the buffet breakfast, which is amazing!

Disliked: I disliked that there was some false advertising. But once I had settled that disappointment I found the hostel to be very nice. The staff was also rather unhelpful, often giving very curt responses to my queries. Which didn't make me feel very welcome.

04 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: very clean, breakfast was nice, free wifi, very safe and secure because it's also a hotel.

Disliked: very squeaky bed kept waking me up in the night :(

02 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good location for take the train.

Disliked: Too many beds for the size of the room. Room 115.

02 August 2010

Liked: The ONLY thing I liked about this hostel was the fact they overbooked us our first night stay, so they placed us at the Best Western Inn just down the street. The fact the only thing I liked was staying in a different hotel than this hostel is saying a lot about this crappy place.

Disliked: The place was ok. The staff at the reception desk were horrible! They had no customer service whatsoever. I only had to wait 30 minutes for my room to become available, while one of the guys in my room had to wait over 4 hours at the reception desk for his bed. Had I known the reception staff was this unfriendly, I would have booked another hostel.

30 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: overall good value for money. Had a nice sleep there, clean beds and even a good television. The breakfast was OK.

Disliked: One of the clerks (front desk) was very harsh and did't do his job well.

28 July 2010 Elise would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were helpful and the breakfast was good.

Disliked: The computers (free) were really glitchy.

28 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Safe

Disliked: Far from city center

23 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nice Hostel. Clean sheets, clean bathroom, hot water, excelent breakfast. It is looks like more a Hotel than a hostel!

Disliked: Nothing to complain about. The Location is not that good, even though you are near the bus/tram stop, it takes 20-25 minutes to get to the city center. The ticket price is 2,6 euros, but if you stay more then 2 days you can buy a transport card

23 July 2010

Liked: nothing

Disliked: its a youthhostel, wich means that you can NEVER have peace. There is always people making big noice (24h a day), smoking marihuana, and drinking everywhere. The rooms were in such a bad condition. We had noumeris encounters with mice in our bathroom.

21 July 2010

Liked: I liked the breakfast.

Disliked: I did not like the old man who worked there. He was very sour to the guests. The bathroom in my room was in bad disrepair. The available computers were bad quality.

20 July 2010

Liked: We were upgraded from a 4 person private to a twin. Impressed.

Disliked: It's not close enough to wizz into town, but that's also part of the charm.

20 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Clean rooms. Good free breakfast.

Disliked: Takes half an hour on public transport to get into central Amsterdam

19 July 2010

Liked: Not much.

Disliked: No Internet in the room, security problems

19 July 2010 Taylor Willingham would recommend this property

Liked: Nice and quiet location. Comfortable dorm beds and good breakfast.

Disliked: Taylor Willingham left no negative feedback.

19 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Hotel Slotania is a converted hotel, and as such has good facilities compared to similar hostels. Rooms are en-suite, with showers or baths. There were HD Ready TVs in the room we occupied but they did not work, they may have been an extra charge.Location is acceptable if not ideal for city centre activities, and it was never too busy or problematic in terms of access or activity.

Disliked: Despite being a converted hotel, the current owners don't seem to be able to keep up with the maintenance as much as would be expected of a hotel. Stains and small problems were common, the keycard system for the doors is quite old and was unreliable. Really if you're looking for a budget hostel, these things probably won't matter to you. They were also quite paranoid about smoking, as they shouted at us for smoking in our room when someone had knocked the smoke alarm! It's stated pretty clearly though that you can't smoke in the hotel and this shouldn't really be a negative point.

18 July 2010

Liked: Very clean and good breakfast

Disliked: Everyhing else

18 July 2010 Bettina would recommend this property

Liked: The breakfast is for a hostel very good! The beds and the bathrooms are clean. The rest is acceptable.

Disliked: Bettina left no negative feedback.