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Euphemia Hotel Reviews

Fokke Simonzstraat 1-9, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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76%Overall Rating

From 156 ratings
  • 69%Character
  • 81%Security
  • 79%Location
  • 81%Staff
  • 69%Atmosphere
  • 76%Cleanliness

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70%

Run like a hotel, they are fairly friendly to face, but don't expect this as a place to hangout. The lounge area is tiny, right in front of check-in and is the "kitchen" too. Meaning it has a hot plate to warm something. The rooms are decent, showers have warm water, but are not constant making for a rough go fiddling with controls. Free storage is a plus, but the RUDE wake up an hour before you need to check out is not appreciated. Also, if you have friends they are not allowed to rooms. :(

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


70%

I would check beforehand how warm the rooms are. Our room was boiling when we went inside and for some reason it stayed that way for a long time.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


87%

Great hostel, very friendly and helpfull staff! Everytime again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Austria
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


80%

Staff was excellent! Rooms are clean and location is excellent too. Can totally recommend it as an budget hostel!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (1 review)


97%

The place was really nice and enormous. The staff was amazing, everyone was very polite and friendly, they tried to help you with anything you needed. I felt really comfortable there, it was very clean and neat, and the location was good enough, you could walk anywhere... but it was Amsterdam, of course the best thing to do is to ride a bike. I would surely consider this place again on a next trip, the only con was that my room was in the 3rd floor. No lifts and the stairs are long and short.


93%

Everyone was super nice, it is a budget hotel, of two star standard, bare that in mind, I loved it personally, the owner is super nice, Spanish guy nice guy and person, guy with beard, super nice, New Zealand guy gave us free coffee when we were going, which was lovely and appreciated, offered to store out bags for the day for free to collect later. Raymond Mcbride


33%

poor facilities with unreasonable price

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Hong Kong
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Wai, we are sorry that you feel that our twin room with full facilities was inadequate for 10 euros per person per night. But this does not reflect on our location,value for money,cleaniness etc. Your review is unreasonable.

60%

Waking up people in the morning to tell them they have to check out is NOT DONE! Especially entering the room with a key without asking the people who sleep there for permission is over the limit for me!!! Ok, it's a hostel, you can't expect comfort as in a hotel, but I do expect some basic friendliness and privacy. You could at least knock the door and wait till someone opens it in stead of just running in...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • All Female Group, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Kaat Van den Bossche We are sorry to here you feel like that, room check at 9 in the morning is part of our policy's in the hotel, normally we knock on the door and enter the room , if this did not happened we apologise for that, some times people don't give answer when we knock on the door

67%

Decent enough facilities and rooms. Staff was very nice and helpful!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

A great hostel! Very friendly and helpful staff and clean rooms. Great that the lockers were inside the rooms and not out in the hallway, felt safe to leave your things at the hostel. Great location, very central - a walking distance to almost anything you wanted to see. The only thing missing was a kitchen to cook your own food in and the temperature in the hallway toilets were freezing. We would gladly recommend this hostel!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)


60%

Not a good hostel.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 03 Feb 2013
  • mat_eil04
  • Argentina
  • Male, 18-24
  • (10 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
it's nice you stayed for 3 days Matias, we saw you every morning and everything was ok??

80%

We could not take a shower at 9 o' clock in the morning because the water was steaming hot!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)


60%

The hostel was dirty. I flushed the toilet in the bathroom on the second floor and it backed up into the sink.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (9 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
you shouldn't have blocked the toilet

83%

Hot water system variable at time of high demand, so early morning shower got hot, then cold, then hot ...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)


57%

There is no elevator in the hotel and the steps of the stairs are high. The water in the shower often suddenly becomes very cold. One morning the desk clerk opened the door to my room and came into my room without asking permission. il n'y a pas d'ascenseur dans l'hôtel et les marches de l'escalier sont élevés. L'eau de la douche souvent soudainement devenir très froid. Un matin, le réceptionniste a ouvert la porte de ma chambre et entra dans ma chambre sans demander la permission.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male, 41+
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Claid, sorry about the elevator but you did not need one as you had a room on the ground floor? Each morning our cleaners ask to clean your room.

57%

Beds were very unstable and broken. Could also use a bit of added charm or something the hostel is very boring and bland looking. Staff were decent and helped us with pointing out sights to see

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Scotland
  • Mixed Group, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


43%

the room was smelling strange. You can find a better place for this money.totally not recommended

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Turkey
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


80%

Friendly and helpful staff, perfect location, had everything a hostel needs to have. Unlike other hostels I looked at did NOT charge triple rate for weekend nights!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Czech Republic
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


57%

Good value for money but the staff and the atmosphere of the hostal is low...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Chile
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


87%

Love this hostel. Not the nicest in town, and its a little ways from the main attractions, however the staff is great, and there are plenty of things to do in the area. Especially enjoy the laid back atmosphere.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


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