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Flying Pig Downtown Reviews

Nieuwendijk 100, 1012 MR, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Reviews of Flying Pig Downtown

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93%

Awesome hostel, Great place, great people and a very relaxed and indescribable atmosphere. Perfect for spending a college break! Thanks!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Best hostel I've ever stayed at.


93%

The best hostel I have ever stayed in.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • South Africa
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


83%

It took a very long time to get seen to when checking in and out!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Great staff and atmosphere :-)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Norway
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


46%

Worst hostel experience ever. They could not get me decent bed, first they say I am on number 4 then 3 then 1. when i got to the room at night i saw all the beds occupied. They have no clue what they are doing, I wiuld not recommend this place to anyone

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Turkey
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


70%

The Flying Pig Downtown has a great location, and the lobby is very nice with a cheap bar, pool table and a smoking room for everyone who needs it. The rooms are okay in size, although it always smelled very bad in them. They toilets and showers are pretty disgusting and the staff doesn't really seem motivated and/or friendly at all. It always seems like you're bothering them doing something important like hanging out at the bar...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


96%

The Flying Pig was fantastic. A true experience in Amsterdam by itself. The exclusivity plays a massive factor, just knowing that if I was not staying at the Pig, I could not have experienced it. I think it truly made my four night stay in Amsterdam much better. The staff, accommodations, free ear-plugs, and location were fantastic.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

The best Hostel I ever was !! I meet hire great people ! All the best for staff in Flying Pig Downtown , You are great guys !

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Couple 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


86%

Will recommend my friends to stay here


90%

Hostel was awesome. Great atmosphere and great staff. The bar specials were awesome!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


96%

Very nice place to stay in Amsterdam, near of everything, it is worth to stay in there.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


80%

thank you for having us


63%

Great location and quite cheap. Breakfast is pretty much nothing, but it is cool, that is included. Showers are a joke (very small) and there is hardly wifi in the rooms. The bar is always crowded and a good place to meet other people, but there is only space for 10-15 people in the smoking area. So all in all it is a average backpacker/reefers hostels in Amsterdam, perfectly situated and cheap. But not very clean with poor facilities and bad wi-fi. But it is Amsterdam, so one shouldn´t care

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


80%

Pretty good hostel. Clean toilets. Relatively good Internet connection.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Malaysia
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (6 reviews)


100%

room was very clean and location is good.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Turkey
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

We had a great time in Amsterdam. we were there for 2 nights, one of the nights we wanted a bar that was chilled, good music, good atmosphere and cheap. We were going to find somewhere until we realised that the Hostel bar had it all covered! Great place to stay, central, clean, comfy (free bedding), quiet where needed and great atmosphere. Only negatives, although minimal, were too few showers and the rooms were too hot!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Scotland
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


83%

Flying Pig Downtown has a very likeable atmosphere. The bar, the smoker's room, the people... it's a place where young people feel very welcome. Only problem is: THE MUSIC IN THE LOBBY IS WAY TOO LOUD. It's nearly impossible to understand each-other and frankly it's really annoying.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • Mixed Group 25-30
  • (1 review)


96%

Had an awesome time, lookin forward to returning in summer!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

Despite great location, warm staff and whole environment, you need to ensure wi-fi is available everywhere incl. rooms and improve breakfast. I'd better pay up to 5 euros for a quality breakfast until 11 am. Your free brekfast is very very poor and can satisfy really basic needs only if one is too hungry early in the morning.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Russia
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


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  • 04 Feb 2012 (93%)
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