ClinkNOORD Hostel, Amsterdam
Expert reviews
“Clink is a designer hostel chain with other branches in London, and in Amsterdam occupies a 1920s laboratory on the IJ riverbank, by the ferry terminal – a free, five-minute ferry ride from Centraal Station (ferries run 24/7).”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Central Station
- Clean rooms
- Boutique style
- Top location
All you need to know
This hotel typifies the Amsterdam hotel; hospitality at its best. Located in the northern part of the city, and a few minutes from the back of the Amsterdam Central Station making it very accessible. The hostel is so accessible you can reach the premises in less than five minutes on foot after taking the free ferry across the IJ River.
The hostel is a mixture of modern Dutch-style and traditional Dutch design offering a friendly atmosphere. The traditional Dutch design is very obvious in the 1930’s laboratory building which is still retained in the present hostel. One of the interesting features of the old laboratory is the stained glass window which creates a rather impressive and exciting to view.
The hostel offers a restaurant, a bar/lounge area designed to keep guest relaxed and refreshed, a coffee café for some early morning refreshment, a common area, meeting rooms and a library/workspace so guests have a place to stay in touch with their work or business. Available in the common area are a microwave and a refrigerator.
The hostel has dormitories of 4 to 14 beds which includes some girls’ only dormitories and private rooms. Most of the dorms in the hostel are en-suite and also contain lockers that are big enough to keep your hand luggage.
At the ClinkNOORD, you can’t be bored. Every night, there is always an event such as solo traveler meetups, cocktail-making workshops, live music and also a number of DJ sets. Any event night in the hostel is the perfect place for you to meet new people of different origins, cultures, languages and stories.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
2 August 2024
Being a solo traveller in my first city, this hostel made me safe and welcome.
Events on every night Fantastic location
No kitchen/place to store food Food and drink was quite expensive
2 August 2024
Very good
Breakfast was complete and it had nice facilities and spaces to relax.
I didn't like beds didn't have curtains and common bathrooms outside rooms were not very clean.
1 August 2024
Fun upbeat hostel for your Amsterdam stay
Decent bed privacy. Staff heaps friendly. Hostel itself very lovely and welcoming with good events etc. I'd stay here again.
Bathrooms were a bit dirty but that's to be expected in a young person hostel. Can't really fault the accomodation for that one.
1 August 2024
Almost perfect
I loved the community and most of the staff were very nice. I had made a mistake with the dates while booking and the man checking me in tried everything in his power to accommodate me. It was a very friendly and kind encounter. When I asked him to get a top bunk he listened and tried to make it possible for me. He made me feel very comfortable and safe in the hostel
When I was checking out I was asking a woman at the reception if I could leave my luggage there for 10 minutes to get some breakfast as I was already late. She refused and told me I cannot leave it unattended(which wasn’t my intention since I asked her if I could leave it with her. Instead she told me I need to pay a fee for a locker. I felt that this was a very rude thing especially for a community hostel like this. I know that they do it a lot in the US because of capitalism but I honestly expected more from this hostel, especially since everyone else was so friendly there.
31 July 2024
Great location, safe area, lots of things to do
The location was sensational- 24/7 free ferry ride after a 5 min walk to the heart of Amsterdam. Great restaurants close by on both sides of the river and even down river.
Got a little warm at night sometimes but the fan in the room helped…. This was only a minor issue as location and hostel was perfect
30 July 2024
Great location to main train station
Convenient to train station with free ferry, adequate amount of bathrooms for 6 people if you include the bathroom and toilets in the hallway Good grocery store 3 min away
No working air condition /ventilation in 25c temperature nor any way to open a window. When we notified staff we were told to open door to hallway
30 July 2024
It was such a good hostel!
The amount of social spaces! A lot of ways to meet new people. And the hostel is always doing events! Good location, I would take the free ferry every day. Cool staff!
The bed is kinda noisy and it moves quite a bit, I could feel the person above me moving every time.
30 July 2024
Very good
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29 July 2024
Fabulous
Good structure. Bathrooms at the rooms
They don't have Kitchen available for the guests
28 July 2024
Does what ya need
Great staff, nice facilities.
Not ideal being on the other side of the water, but perhaps that’s just my opinion.
28 July 2024
great location
The staff were friendly and helpful. The hostel was in a great location.
28 July 2024
Good. Bang average, does what it says on the tin.
Many communal area
Being charged for a bottom bunk and being put on top bunk after paying more for a bottom bunk.
25 July 2024
adequate
the atmosphere, bar, communal area, the toilet and shower being in a separate room
how small the rooms were as it felt crowded
25 July 2024
Pleasant
The room was clean and the chai latte was good. Washing machines were easy to understand.
The Mac and cheese is just cheese sauce and plain pasta it was really rank. The dorms were apparently way too hot but private rooms have lovely air conditioning.
24 July 2024
Pleasant
Cosy and friendly
Check in at 16.00 but check out at 10.00
23 July 2024
Pleasant
The Staff was super nice and the place was also cool for hang out and meet new people
The toilets weren't clean most of the time. I understand that this is also caused because of the few toilets available for so many people but still.
23 July 2024
Very good experience.Much better than Bee Hostel
The location is very good.its near the central station and besides a small liver,very quiet and have good scence.The public area is big and there is bar in it. The reception is very nice and helpful.
22 July 2024
Excellent location, comfy room.
Rooms, bar and social spaces were fantastic. Location is spot on.
Bathrooms are communal and could have done with more frequent cleaning. No kitchen facilities and the breakfast was mediocre and bland.
22 July 2024
Very good
The hostel is very close to the center and can be easily reached by free ferry. The room was small and dark. The environment is nice.
21 July 2024
Great location, everything clean and inviting, lovely staff.
Great location - very close to the city centre, but without all the noise, beautiful and amazing old imdustry building with an interesting history, everything very clean and welcoming (both in communal areas and in our room)- and first and foremost, the nice, friendly and very helpful staff really adds a great ambience to the place.
Noise levels in the communal areas - ClinkNoord is clearly targeting a young audience of travellers, so we middle aged people are looking in vain for a quiet area to read a book or just sit around and chat during evenings. Please consider setting up a lounge-style area without agonizingly loud, thumping music. Also for the benefit of those young travellers who may want to rest their ears a bit. :-) Minor gripe: rooms with windows that cannot open may not go down too well with travellers with a claustrophobic bent. Would be great if you could let in some fresh air.
21 July 2024
Pleasant
Location. Helpful staff
It didn't work for me. Younger crowds, and it was my first time sharing a room (dorm sryle). Had to try it out of curiosity.
20 July 2024
Fabulous
Great location only 5 or 10 minutes from Central Station on one of the free ferries. Felt very safe travelling as a family with young children.
19 July 2024
Sleepted great both nights.
Each day.
Phone charging a little left for wanting. Up there with the snail post.
18 July 2024
Excellent choice for solo travelers, why not for a group too. Perfect location with a easy access to the city centre wit
Excellent location and common areas. The bar was great addition and overall it was very pleasant for a solo traveler.
The showers had a bad pressure and toilets smelled bad even right after cleaning. But both were clean so the smell was the only problem. Room was a bit hot since no windows can be opened.
Hotel facilities
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage (additional charge)
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box (additional charge)
- - Packed lunches
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
- - Shared lounge/TV area
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Activities
- - Billiards (additional charge)
- - Table tennis
- - Karaoke
- - Cycling
- - Evening entertainment
- - Stand-up comedy (additional charge)
- - Movie nights
- - Walking tours
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Happy hour
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
- - Live sport events (broadcast)
- - Bingo
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Transport
- - Public transport tickets (additional charge)
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
3 August 2024
A good place particularly for the young people
The location and cleanliness
Check in times are late, yet check out is early. No option to pay cash for anything in case of emergency