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
1 January 2026
Pleasant
The girl at reception changed the room for my convenience, which was kind. I always book with this hostel whenever I'm in Amsterdam, as the location near the central station is perfect. It was only a one night stay as I arrived quite late and didn't use the public spaces as much this time.
30 December 2025
Lovely friendly place and people, very expensive
Lovely amenities and thoughts to the property and communal areas - very very expensive for a hostel
Heating went off at night woke up cold every night, no television in the private rooms
24 December 2025
Very good
Fast. Budget friendly
24 December 2025
Jill the staff is very amazing, supportive and friendly. The boardgame and lots of activities for people to enjoy especi
Great location and so convenient for tourists. Safe for solo travelers and girls as it's so close to everything
I don't think the floor is vacuum and hair is everywhere during 3 nights stay
23 December 2025
Very good
Great location, friendly staff.
Sink leaked and the shower splashed everywhere.
15 December 2025
Cheap and perfect for my needs. Very friendly staff
It was in a great location. Away from the busy parts, but so close on the ferry
The bed was a bit hard
15 December 2025
Nice stay
Easy check in Big lounge to chill Good location
Bed was noisy Everything else you need you have to pay (ex locker for luggage)
15 December 2025
Very good
Cafe should be open or at least need a coffee machine ,I came at late night and unable to drink a coffee or something to drink😔
15 December 2025
Very good
Great location. Great breakfast. Great staff. Great communal spaces.
My bed was uneven and super creaky. Not comfortable at all.
10 December 2025
Fabulous
This is Second time I had been in ClinkNoord it’s great location near from Amsterdam Central and use free Ferry. It’s very clean and quiet and good environment.
Nothing
9 December 2025
Clink winter 2025
There has been some improvements at the Clinic, but there has been things that are definitely a step back. The improvement is the use of the key cards compared to the old code/app door lock.
Before the Clink had a much better breakfast. Hot dogs should be on the breakfast menu & mustard should also be available on the breakfast. The grilled veggies rocked. Thank you. As for the rooms, long ago(I've stayed here 6 times) there used to be a rubber squeegee with a long handle in the showers to help with the water during showering, this is missing. The clink website says there is , DAILY, THE BAR AND RESTAURANT. but now it's closed on Monday that was a big disappointment. The website also says lockable lockers in the room. We stayed in G41 and all 4 lockers has been broken
9 December 2025
Very good
Very convenient near the Central station - just use the ferry. Very modern, clean hostel. Very pleased.
8 December 2025
Very good
Good
Good
6 December 2025
Staff and location are awesome!!!
Great location! Walk across the bridge, hope on the ferry and you’re right at central station.
The beds rock hard.
5 December 2025
Pleasant
Great location, good if you're after a bar and cafe in the accommodation and social activities.
No basic kitchen, fridge, or even really cutlery/bowls etc. for guests to use, only additional paid cafe/bar. Even a small fridge for guests to use would have been good.
4 December 2025
Its nice but they can do better on certain aspects.
The Location is perfect. Just 5 min from the central station in Ferry and it is a free public transport so that was really easy. The grocery store is right on the back side which was nice to get necessary things. The place is lovely and vibrant.
I stayed in a private room with the bathroom. The rooms are really tiny so much so that two adluts with the check in luggage it was difficult to move around. The breakfast is cold and almost 10Euro which in my opinion was not worth. The shower in the bathroom are terrible. They should have hand shower options and should check whether they are working properly.
3 December 2025
Very good
Very clean, friendly staff and location was great!
3 December 2025
Clean, comfortable stay at a great location.
Quirky hotel/hostel built a huge converted building that looked like it was a school/ uni or commercial building g with high ceiling and wide stairs. Staff were friendly if not the most efficient. Good bar and cafe facilities. Fantastic location right beside Centraal with an easy 2 min free ferry ride that runs 24/7
A bit impersonal and pretty basic rooms but fine for a few days and a good price.
3 December 2025
I will stay at a ClinkNOORD again
Bkfst was good, got my protein for the day Good location, close to Centraal Station, very helpful Staff were very good especially the English lady at bkfst Been there 4 yrs I think
Maybe a coat hook so I could hang up my coat in the private room
2 December 2025
Very good
The location of the hostel is very nice and quiet
Nothing
28 November 2025
Our stay was enjoyable.
Location is near train station (Amsterdam Centraal) and near the city centre.
Quiet and there’s a nearest Albert Heijn that we could buy some snacks.
26 November 2025
Good
It is pretty clean, well managed and lovely hostel. There are cafe and bar inside the hostel and also chilling areas, which is really cool.
There is no kitchen in case you want to cook something. The room was really small and needs a bit of repair in the bathroom and toilet.
24 November 2025
Not bad overall
Clean and well decorated, great staff and friendly atmosphere. Entertaining equipments and social area are cool.
I was charged for city tax, however the paid amount was included! The room was too small for 6 beds.
22 November 2025
Pleasant
Good location. Only a quick free ferry from Central Station. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Small rooms.
19 November 2025
Fabulous
Great vibes, bar and food spot in the basement. Very affordable. Right beside A'DAM lookout, This is Holland, Eye museum and a VR spot. 5 mins to the the ferry to Amsterdam centraal
Wifi went down for repair one night, unfortunately the area has pretty bad service Beds are a little on the hard side
19 November 2025
Very good
Great location very close to centre. Fab communal areas. Rooms are big enough qnd clean. Budget friendly.
Late check in at 3pm.
18 November 2025
Comfortable
Bathroom and toilet inside the room. Essy to access by free ferry.
Just nice. Not so much to complaint.
15 November 2025
Great people, good common space, grocery nearby.
Breakfast, so so. Had to pay for coffee and had to pay for a towel.
Coffee, at a cost, and towels 6€.
15 November 2025
Pleasant
Location
Room too small, no ventilation, no tv
15 November 2025
Pleasant
The mattresses on the bottom bunk bed were really worn off, not comfortable to sleep in.
15 November 2025
Pleasant
The locker facilities and recreational ones too!
The room floors weren't very clean, the heater was not easy to understand.
13 November 2025
Fabulous
the room we stayed in was clean and the environment and staff was really great, the location was also very convenient (just across from the centraal station)
the walls were pretty thin but that was the only issue
12 November 2025
I wish if I could’ve slept better but I’ll stay again on my next visit to Amsterdam .
Great hostel with social and co-working space, and a bar. Every thing was clean and organized. I stayed mostly for ADE and loved that the hostel was part of it.
I found the mattress to be very hard, thin and uncomfortable to sleep on.
11 November 2025
Pretty nice
Location
Room space
10 November 2025
Very good
Emplacement Simple and confortable for a short stay
We can't open the window in the room
10 November 2025
Very good
The common areas are cool.
6€ for a towel.
7 November 2025
Very good
The checkout is a bit early.
5 November 2025
Very good
Location next to ferry, big hostel with lots of common spaces, nightly activities.
There's no shared kitchen space, not even a station to boil water to make a cup of tea or some noodle soup. Only a bar and paid breakfast option. That's really surprising for the size of this hostel and very unusual in our worldwide hostel experiences. Quite a big disappointment for us. Staff was nice and provided hot cup of water for my tea bag.
4 November 2025
Very good
Friendly Staff
4 November 2025
Great stay! would come back again & recommend to people!
Hostel layout, games & activities. The private room was very clean and smelled good!!
bed can be more comfy.
3 November 2025
Very good
It was clean
3 November 2025
Very good
The building itself
I don't like making marihuana in front of us! Some halls smell like that
2 November 2025
Good and comfortable stay
Nice place, lounge area and cafe very nice and lots of activities. Good location
2 November 2025
Very good
The hotel is very close to the ferry and the Amsterdam lookout. The rooms were clean. There were good events in the time that I visited. Overall a decent place to stay while visiting Amsterdam.
Not enough lighting the rooms. Not hot enough water in the shower
2 November 2025
Good place to stay. Wi-fi not the best.
The place, the facilities, the staff.
The wi-fi wasn't always working.
1 November 2025
Very good
the location and the view from the room
the room should have been more clean
1 November 2025
Nice place
neat environment
Just my locker 6 was used by different person I would like to advised it should follow sequential next time
30 October 2025
We had really nice time here. Good value for money. Absolutely would recommend it and come back!
Hostel has a great location, it is just a 2 min ride with a ferry boat (ferry is free) from the main station in Amsterdam. Hostel is very clean, check in and check out is really easy and you do it yourself on a computer in the lobby. Staff is super and I don’t have any complaints about my stay.
Only that there wasn’t toilet paper in the bathroom
30 October 2025
Fantastic place to stay for ADE.
Came here for ADE and had a blast. Very solid and clean facilities, you do need to take the ferry there but the location was still very central. Got given fresh sheets halfway through my stay because I was there for a week. Hostel had heaps of events on as well for ADE.
The beds don’t have curtains which is worth keeping in mind for those who like privacy.
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)
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - 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
- - Games room
- - Billiards (additional charge)
- - Table tennis
- - Karaoke
- - Cycling
- - Nightclub/DJ
- - Evening entertainment
- - Pub crawls (additional charge)
- - Stand-up comedy (additional charge)
- - Movie nights
- - Walking tours
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Happy hour
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
- - Cooking class (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

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3 January 2026
Pleasant