Amsterdam Hostel

Staff was rude and curt, seemed sort of prejudiced against those visiting from inside the United States.
I think the cleaning staff stole my headphones and phone chargers. I found one of my three pairs of headphones I brought along in the laundry room downstairs. The other is still missing. They weren’t missing until soon after the room was cleaned.
Otherwise great hostel – the guests and facilities were lovely. Just watch out for rude staff and sketchy cleaning ladies.
Price was great, it is a pity the people who work there don’t cultivate a friendlier atmosphere. I almost felt suspect of some sort of crime when I walked in every night after exploring the city. Never once was I greeted with a smile at the front desk, just shrugs.

Good & cheap hostel. Coffee all day, make your own pancakes breakfast. TV, WiFi, and a great location.

This hostel does the bare minimum to get by. My friends stayed in a private double while I was in a 4 bed dorm. Both rooms were dusty, the bathtub was dirty, the window in the dorm was broken (as in the glass was cracked and partly missing), and the entire place smells bad. I think it’s probably the old carpet which looks like it has never been cleaned properly, much less replaced. The private room did not even have a ceiling fan (no A/​C is common in SF) while in the dorm the fan was full of dust and squeaky. Also, the blow dryer was broken. I’m sure running a business in SF is expensive but come on. The staff were helpful if not very friendly. My friends and I agreed this was the worst hostel we’ve stayed in.

Thanks Amsterdam hostel for making my first visit to San Francisco a great one! Staff was friendly and warm from the many times I called to ask for details, they never got fed up which I truly appreciated as I was booking day before my trip! I arrived early, they let me store my luggage and take a nice warm shower. The rooms are really clean and beds comfy.
I wish they had a less rate for weekdays as I paid the same amount both for weekend and weeknight. Another issue is the tap/​faucet in the bathroom, at least in the room I was in, #403. It’s a heck of a challenge to turn on and adjust temperature. It takes a lot of patience, all your roommates, prayer and or a couple of F bombs to get it right, if you’re lucky! Great location! I will be back!
P. S. Free pancakes for breakfast! (Syrup, coffee and tea). Save money and have a couple before you venture out into fabulous San Fran!

Disclaimer: My five star review is in no way equal to actually saying this hostel is truly five star accommodation. But, for the price, in a city as expensive as San Fran, I found this place pretty incredible.
Maybe we just got lucky, but I cannot really empathise with any of the complaints below (or on Virtual Tourist).
The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. Our room and the general building and facilities were clean and safe. The bed was super comfy — I slept really well. The wifi worked perfectly. We had a private bathroom with complementary soap and shampoo, as well as a clean and fully functioning fridge and microwave in the room.
There’s lots of handy information on the notice board and front desks — tour discounts, local supermarkets, where to buy MUNI passes, etc.
It really was more like a very good budget hotel than a hostel. Granted, no one cleans your room or replaces your towels (coin laundry is on site) but the private atmosphere and security really was more like a hotel than any other hostels I’ve stayed in. There were plenty of other backpackers around willing to socialise, but this definitely wasn’t a party hostel.
The surrounding area of the Tenderloin is fine — nowhere near as bad as what I expected. Ok, so there’s lots of homeless people on crack around. But we weren’t hassled or made to feel unsafe once. The locals seemed mostly harmless. there’s so many amazing cafés and restaurants within a two minute walk of the hostel — you’ll be glad you stayed here even if you do find some locals a bit off putting.
Things to be aware of /​minor complaints :
— check in is strictly 3pm. We arrived, starving, jetlagged and sleep deprived at 2.35pm and under no circumstances were we allowed check in until 3. This was annoying.
— showers are ridiculously hard to operate — they actually have instructions posted in the lobby about how to work them as they are so tricky!
— no air conditioning in the rooms (well, not in ours anyway) I panicked a bit at first, but then quickly realised San Francisco is stupidly chilly and windy in the summer, so A/​C would have quickly been redundant.
Would recommend this place to any young people on a budget hoping to stay in downtown SF. The private rooms are easily 2 – 3 hotel star standard for those looking for more privacy than a regular hostel experience.

This was my first time in a hostel but I was very impressed. This was probably because I was expecting a bathroom on another level and a twin bed.
My gf and I had our own room. It included it’s own bathroom, closet, a nice view of a wall, queen bed, and a tv with cable that didn’t work but there was wifi!
In the morning, they had pancake batter for their residents.
Couple downsides:
No phone for the front desk to call with questions
Horrible phone service in the hostel (and I have Verizon)
PARKING PARKING PARKING! (Although they said there was parking, you have to go to a garage a block or two away.) They guaranteed $ 16 parking but when we got there, the douche told us it would be $ 32 because «It was a busy night.» It was Friday night but there’s no way in hell I’m paying $ 32 for parking. I decided to look around for another parking garage and I ended up finding street parking for free! I just had to move my car by 10am, which wasn’t an issue
For a Hostel, it probably doesn’t get better than this.

I stayed here for one night. Check in is stated when you book that it is at 3 pm. I booked a private room for double occupancy. Costs $ 70 with taxes included. Initially, I thought not bad and considering the fact that it was near all the places I wanted to be close to. The neighborhood makes you feel unsafe for starters but I still had hope as I was walking up.
I walked in and was buzzed in by three men. They didn’t welcome me, that’s fine. They didn’t politely say anything. Never saw a smile. Ok. Sat down on this couch. The entire place could use some work. Took them like 25 minutes to check me in and I was in a room next to the kitchen. AWFUL. I could hear people walking down the hall, chewing, EVERYTHING. The bed squeaked LOUDLY but I was there to just sleep so I put my stuff down and went out.
I came back and wanted to sleep but there was a lot of noise from EVERY area that surrounded us. We decided to wait it out and watch a movie since the TV seemed as if it was connected to cable. It was NOT. It had ONE channel that played movies from like 1950s. Not even local channels were available! Wifi was absolutely AWFUL as well. It sounded like water was running all damn night with people crawling up and down the stairs every second. My friend and I had trouble sleeping the entire night. Only for short periods was it ever really quiet.
The sheets are dirty and hard, had holes in them, the room leaked water, smelled like Goodwill, and was just weird. I know it’s a hostel but I’ve seen far better hostels than this one at the same price. Save your money and do not stay here. Not worth it at all!!! Not even worth the 1 star rating.

Just spent 3 nights here. It was $ 275, plus a $ 20 cash key deposit which you get back when you check out. No credit card needed, pay up front. The place was cleanish enough. Honestly, the whole place could use new carpet and fresh paint in the common areas. The place spelled strongly of disinfectant but that’s at least a sign that things are, well, disinfected. I could find plenty of things to complain about (like the old furniture) but honestly, I saw no bedbugs, roaches, or rodents. I was pleased. My towels and sheets were clean. And they had free waffles, which I didn’t partake (c’mon…its SF. Why would I waste a meal?). There’s a great little breakfast joint with cheap espresso called Fresh Brew Coffee less than a block away, across from there is an ok Chinese joint, then there’s the mayflower market for snacks and groceries. Conveniently located, PRIVATE bathroom in the private room, cable tv, and polite staff. 8 – 10 minute stroll to Union Square. For a central location as such, with all these «perks» you can’t ask for more at this price point.

I stayed here for four nights. The first night was okay, a 6-​bed co-​ed dorm. My roommate said he saw a shady looking person check in and was afraid he might steal from the place, so I went and bought a lock for the locker and slept with most of my possessions in my bed. Luckily I packed a blanket, because they seemingly never wash the ones on the bed.
I was not sure where to stay and just stayed there since my stuff was already at the hostel and booked a second night. (I had an apartment deal fall through and just went to the nearest hostel.)
Alright, so the second night I was talking to a bunch of people staying there and thought I made a friend, but then the guy texted me creepy shit, so that lesson was learned… don’t give your number away to the other guests.
Then I was still unsure what I was doing and asked at the desk if I could book ahead and they made it seem like the owner would let me get part of the fee back if I left early and just talked to him about it.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE. So make sure that you want to stay there (you probably don’t want to, because it’s super gross and unsafe) if you give them $ 200 cash in advance.
The beds are super wobbly. I fell off of the bed one night because the mattress was a piece of shit.
I was luckily on the lower bunk each time. The top bunks have these really unsafe ladders that fall off pretty easily, so get there early if you don’t want the risk.
Kitchen: free pancakes in the morning. The mix is in a giant bucket and doesn’t seem very sanitary. You have to make them yourself. There is usually a line and the pans are super nasty. Cleaning supplies include a bowl of soapy water and sponges that are on their last leg. I’m pretty sure this place breaks every health code. Not sure if he even pays his family members to work there.
The owner is really rude.
Kitchen doesn’t always open on time.
Someone ate my food.
No elevator and they make you move rooms if they get a request for a private group.
All of the employees are the owner’s family members and they just sit around taking personal calls all the time. One of them said he absolutely hates San Francisco and doesn’t even want to be there.
Key cards deactivate all the time, which is just inconvenient.
I was afraid to sit on any of the furniture tbh. It was old and falling apart and looked super gross and probably never gets cleaned.

My friends and myself went to SF last weekend and we stayed in the Amsterdam Hostel for 3 nights.
First things first, it is a hostel. Which means do not expect a hotel quality, fancy layout and lobby boy. Once we have this sorted, about the hostel itself.
For San Francisco standards very affordable and in great location, wifi worked well and the check-​in was quick. Other advantages are free breakfast (pancakes tasted like paper, but read again the word before — free) and towels provided. You can request as many room keys as you want, each is $ 10 deposit.
Bear in mind this advice if you are planning to go out and get *slightly* drunk. My friend was sleeping on a top bunk and, blame it on intoxication, she high fived the floor with her face in the middle of the night. No safety bar on the bed!
On the downside the room had no AC or any air filter, during the night you could
In general we really liked the hostel, close to the Union Square and great base for exploring this amazing city.

This hostel is very affordable (I paid $ 26 to stay on a weeknight) and in a great location. I would probably stay there again for those reasons alone.
Other high points: The travelers in my room were friendly, towels are free, and everyone has their own locker in the room (Just make sure to bring your own lock).
Downsides: If you’re on a top bunk, be aware that the ladder is WEAK. Also, there is no bar on the bed to keep you from rolling off in your sleep.
And a tip:
–If your transaction comes to less than $ 30, you’ll be paying in cash. Be ready to put down a $ 10 deposit, which you’ll get back when you return your key card.
All in all, not the best hostel I’ve ever stayed at but not the worst either. It’s clean enough and convenient, and if you’re looking to save money, it’s a smart choice.

What do you look for in a hostel? Wifi, comfortable beds, free linen, open kitchen and helpful staff? Well Amsterdam Hostel has it all! We were really lucky to have our own room for 6 so we could come in and out as we pleased.
The location is really so handy, just 10 minutes from Union Square and all the popular shopping spots. Staff are really helpful, but you do have to pay for your stay in full upon arrival and they don’t allow for you to pay separately (if your part of a group).
Great spot and would happily recommend to anyone hoping to staff in San Francisco.

Great location, very cheap, clean kitchens, and clean rooms. WIFI can go out at sporadic times, but not enough to deter me from staying here. Made lots of new friends here as well! Advice to management – Include soap and paper towels in the bathroom and kitchen. This keeps people much more sanitary. Also $ 10 for a replacement card is a ripoff. Other than that, I have really enjoyed my extended stay here.

I would have given this place a great review had it not been for the horrible and condescending attitude that I got from two employees this past monday. I dont know if it was because I am from Guatemala or what but they had given me two keys. One for the dorm room and the other for the bagagge room. I came to get some stuff from one of my bagagges and then one of the two hindu guys behind the counter approached me and told that I had to give him the baggage room key back. When I asked why he just answered its just to avoid any «misunderstandings», in other words the piece of s*** basically thought I was going to steal something from the other baggages in the room. Had it been any other day I would have told this prejudicial ass***le a piece of my mind but I was hungover and just wanted to sleep. Anyhow if you are latin american be ready to be profiled by this trully disgusting unproffesional staff.

Cheapest queen bed single room you can get in the city — but the sounds of the water running and pipes between walls or in other rooms are ridiculously loud, we’d never experienced something like this before. Loud enough to wake you up after you’ve been out for hours.
Breakfast is a bowl of pancake batter you have to cook yourself, they look like delicious pancakes but taste rubbery. Its really a shame there’s no alternative, I’d rather just have cereal and milk.

The Wi-​Fi here is terrible (disconnects every few seconds), the fleece covers don’t get washed, the advertised breakfast pancakes are just pancake batter, the dishes do not get washed by hostel staff but are voluntarily washed by other hostelees (sanitary issue?) and you really need to confirm with the front desk how many rooms and number of keys that they wrote down that they gave you since we had problems with them charging us for an extra key that they never gave us. We explained that we never got the extra key and they kept insisting that if we just gave them the extra key back that they would refund our deposit. They eventually refunded our key deposit after 5 of us spoke to them but it was definitely one of the worst customer service experiences ever.
I give this two stars because the hostel is located in a prime spot near union square and I made up fit the Wi-​Fi by going to Starbucks two blocks down.

Auberge correcte, pas de mouvements entre les chambres pour les séjours longs
et des personnes à l’accueil très loin d’être agréables, mais une localisation parfaite pour faire aussi bien le sud que le nord à pied ou en muni. Le bar au coin est également très sympa !

This hostel called itself a hotel and advertised a single room for $ 23.46 in an email through
. It is false advertising and bait and switch which I found out out when I clicked on that ad. I complained about it to
. They do this on behalf of Amsterdam Hotel routinely. They blew me off and sent me another ad with phony prices for rooms at Amsterdam Hotel. When I tried to book the room I discovered in the fine print it is not a single room but a dormitory with 6 beds. I emailed the manager of the Amsterdam Hotel demanding they honor their advertised prices. I have yet to hear from them. I filed a complaint against them with SF Weights and Measures at 415 242‑3884.

Dive hostel. Broken windows, broken wi-​fi, a six bunk dorm with a single power socket… seriously, would it be too difficult to buy a multibox? Poorly managed.

At first I was very skeptical about staying in a hostel but at once I felt at ease. Most of the people were in the same situation I was in; new to the city, looking for apartments/​work and making a leap into the Bay Area.
Though the free pancakes in the morning were a bit too hectic for a person that’s not a morning person I loved that they had coffee throughout the day.
If you do book for longer than a week be prepared to move to a couple of rooms throughout the day but usually they tell you the day before.
Overall, this was a great idea to stay here, met a lot of new friends which is perfect for someone traveling to SF and doesn’t know anyone and it’s very convenient to most locations.
I’d highly recommend staying here.

Very good value.
$ 19.50 (plus 15% tax) a night to share a 4 person dorm.
Room had lockers, so bring your own pad lock.
Bathroom/​shower in the room (not in hallway),
warm showers, just learn how to use the handle (just up or down)
Free pankake mix breakfast is just OK, could use a little more milk and butter in mix.
Free wifi, Free computer stations.
From airport, take Bart to Powell ($ 8.50) last train at 11:50pm
How to get to to the piers:
Walk down to Post, go across it walk to the right to next bus stop take line 2 .
(ask for transfer)
At end of line catch the old classic F line that will take you anywhere from pier1 to fisherman’s warf (pier 42)