Nieuwe Nieuwstraat 17, 1012 Amsterdam Tram 1, 2, 5, 13, 17 (stop: Nieuwezijds Kolk) Metro Centraal Station Tel (020) 625 2438 Websitewww.hostelcosmos.com
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This place is pretty small, but quiet, bright, and centrally located. Some rooms are nicer than others, but they all have new flooring, television and firm mattresses. There is only a tiny common area, meaning a table and seating for about six people, in the reception room, but it is gives a homey feeling to the hostel, and guests sit around calmly and talk to the staff in the mornings. There is a television with piles of DVDs, but the traffic through there would make it hard to relax and watch a movie, and in this location you surely won’t be spending too much time inside anyway. Bathrooms are average, but the showers are a bit moldy and could use new curtains. Staff are quite friendly.
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Booking restrictions
Maximum booking 7 nights
Price Dorm bed €17-24 (low season) €26-32 (high season)
Price includes breakfast Prices are in euro and are inclusive of all taxes.
Excellent location, great staff, clean & tidy 21 September 2004
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kris kros
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(Review ID: 4479)
This is an excellent hostel, the staff were always friendly & helpfull & give great advice. It's clean & tidy & in a great location. I would highly reccomend it to anyone wishing to stay in the center of amsterdam, a great hostel!!
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Anonymous
U.K
A very fun and social youth hostel 7 March 2004
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Anonymous
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(Review ID: 4480)
wicked hostel pretty clean no curfew/lock out and very relaxed staff ! The hostel was what made our trip so amazing, it was safe, fun and friendly.I would definitely return.
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Morgan
England
fabulous 12 January 2004
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Morgan
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(5)
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(Review ID: 4481)
We arrived at the hostel with a good feeling after having read all the previous good reviews. This hostel definitely lived up to our expectations,the staff was helpful and friendly, a nice place to spend your stay in Amsterdam. I tell everyone to go there .
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J.RollingThunder
Northern California U.S
Hospitable,clean,helpful,friendly,openminded 3 January 2004
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J.RollingThunder
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(Review ID: 4482)
Under the circumstances cosmos was great along with new years eve thank you for helping my out during my stay
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Cristal
U.S
cool people 28 December 2003
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(Review ID: 4483)
You have to climb a really steep staircase to get in , but if you are looking to have a really good time and meet some really cool people, this is the place to go. It's in an good location. Walking distance from the train station, many "coffee shops", and nearby the red light district.
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Anonymous
milan italia
Nice place 13 December 2003
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Anonymous
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(Review ID: 4484)
We really enjoyed the coffeeshop accross the hostel named EL Guapo a name that we will not forget The rooms in the hostel where we stayed were very clean compared to places where we were beforethe staff was very helpfull and the location off the hostel was extremly centralif we would choose again we would definetly choose for this hostel
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Anonymous
south west England
Good 27 August 2003
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Anonymous
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(Review ID: 4485)
If you are not looking to get stoned out of you tree this is the best place i have seen in amsterdam. Rooms are in good condition and the showers are good. Open 24hours and staff are cool.
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Anonymous
money for nothing 8 June 2003
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Anonymous
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(Review ID: 4486)
we went to this hostel the day after Queen's Day in Holland (big festival), so the rooms were marked way up in price . . definitely not worth it - the location is good, but there's barely any interaction between guests and the one toilet sits in a closet-sized bathroom about 5 feet away from the front desk (aka you can hear everyone pee) . . the beds were comfortable and the staff helpful though so it wasn't all bad . . check out other hostels before you pick this one . .
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Anonymous
brisbane, australia
definitly not the place for a lone traveller 29 May 2003
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Anonymous
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(Review ID: 4487)
well it was clean and in a good location. but thats about it. no atmosphere whatsoever, no common room which made it difficult to meet people and the breakfast that was included was a tiny muffin and coffee or tea in a plastic cup. not impressed. the price exceeds what you receive.
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Anonymous
Hennef, Germany
Pretty good 27 March 2003
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Anonymous
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(4)
(Review ID: 4488)
This hostel is in a great location-- really in the center of the city. However, there isn't really much of an "atmosphere" to the hostel like we got at the Flying Pig Palace. The staff was definitely helpful, as well.
