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Flying Pig DowntownvsHotel The Craftsmen
Both Hotel Brouwer and Flying Pig Downtown are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Hotel Brouwer scores marginally better than Flying Pig Downtown. Hotel Brouwer comes in at 79 with accolades from 7 publications like DK Eyewitness, Lonely Planet and Insight Guides.
Flying Pig Downtown
Rough Guide
Time Out
Oyster
Let's Go
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Nieuwendijk 100, Amsterdam 1012 MR, The Netherlands
From $25/night
- Free Internet
- Breakfast buffet
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe
Rough Guide "Clean, large and well run by ex-travellers familiar with the needs of backpackers."
Time Out "Not so much a hostel, more a way of life, and a stalwart of the Interrailing scene." Full review
OysterBudget
"Located on a busy, central shopping street, this hostel is surrounded by many of the city's nightspots, while also being a short walk to popular sights and the Red Light district." Full review
Let's Go "This hostel is close to the train station and the Red Light District and offers free tours and maps to help you find any other place you’re hoping to go in the city." Full review
The Telegraph6.0
"An old-style youth hostel with dorms, bunkbeds, backpackers, a busy vibe and a carefree atmosphere." Full review
Lonely Planet "It's a bit grungy, but no one seems to mind, especially when there's so much fun to be had...there are also full kitchen facilities and a cushion-lined basement nicknamed the 'happy room'." Full review
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Weekend bookings require a minimum three-night stay.
Hotel The Craftsmen
Insight Guides Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness Time Out Oyster
Gayot The Telegraph The Telegraph
Singel 83, Amsterdam 1012 VE, The Netherlands
From $114/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast in the room
- Baggage storage
Insight Guides "At this bargain price there are no frills, but you do get breakfast included and a warm welcome."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Our favourite hotel in this price range, it has just eight rooms in a house dating back to 1652. Its rooms, named for Dutch painters, are furnished with simplicity, but all have canal views." Full review
DK Eyewitness "All rooms are en suite and no-smoking, and there is even a lift, making the Brouwer all-round great value."
Time Out "The eight neat, en-suite rooms here are named after Dutch painters and all of them look onto the Singel canal." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"Its pretty canal-front setting is tough to beat, and the location is great for exploring the city on foot." Full review
Gayot "Seventeenth-century history is the highlight at this charming Amsterdam hotel."
The Telegraph7.0
"A 17th-century canal-house with elegantly simple rooms and canal views, the Brouwer is run by the same family since 1917." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"A beautiful 17th-century building in a prime canal-side location is now a boutique hotel, done up with the historical tools and trappings of artisans." Full review
