Marnix City Centre Zero stars hotel

Reviews

The following independent reviews were entered by guests after their stay at the hotel.

Anonymous Roach in the room (and not the good kind)

31 January 2012

4.0

+ Good location near a nice part of town. Our room had a shower which was a bonus. Nice staff.

- Dead cockroach in the room (they say a cockroach can survive a nuclear war, so why the hell did our room kill it). Uncomfortable beds (tiny width and terrible mattresses). NO WIFI!!!!!

Anonymous I liked this hoStel

7 December 2011

8.0

+ great location,very nice staff,good price....we were very satisfied with our staying in this hoStel,actually. I would recomend you to stay there when you look for some good price,location etc... it wasn´t bad at all...If i went to Amsterdam again sometimes,I wold choose this hoStel definetely.

- First time in my life, I saw blackbeetle! It appeared in our room and I was shocked! But we killed it and never saw it again!=D And one more negative point was the watter in the shower..it was just too cold or too hot...

Anonymous Good location,the staff were friendly, and the price was relatively ch

11 October 2011

7.0

+ Good location and the staff were friendly. The price was relatively cheap as well.

- The stairs were very steep for lifting a large suitcase to the 4th floor. I had very noisy people next door that kept me up until 5 am on my last night, which significantly decreased my opinion of the hotel.

Anonymous Better off considering a youth hostel!

12 September 2011

4.4

+ Not too bad if you have some form of travel or entertainment, quite close to a few areas of interest, coffee shop and bar accross the road.

- Arrived at 2pm, room supposed to be ready but wasn't ready till 4.30pm, Hotel seems to rent rooms down the street, as my room was in a building about 150 metres away from hotel reception, very steep steps to access so not advisable for anyone suffering with heights or virtigo!! Windows didn't open in the room, and they are just rooms with no frills, so compare prices before you consider it

Anonymous Hotel.NL were great. The hotel was much much less ;-(

11 September 2011

4.2

+ It's next to Leidseplein. That's it.

- You'll get less for what you pay for..

Anonymous Ok for a few days if you don't stay in the hotel too much

24 June 2011

6.6

+ Close of Leidesplain. 20 m to Tram 7-10 Good price.

- A bit dirty Beds, too soft or too hard.

Sid Got what we expected - overall a good deal !

7 June 2011

8.2

+ 1. Excellent location - next to party area, not too close so that nights are quiet. 2. Value for money - this was the best deal we could find, and we were satisfied overall. 3. Helpful staff - the guy at the desk was nice and very helpful.

- 1. Very steep and narrow stairs (no elevators) - big bags beware! 2. Small rooms, very basic but clean 3. There was a mouse in our room one night - trying to get at the food in the trashcan! 3. Mixed up our reservation on first day (we booked with bathroom en suite, but they had a common bathroom room for us) - they fixed next day though.

Anonymous Cheap but you pay for what you get

1 June 2011

5.0

+ Cheap

- Little bit dirty, but the room was fine

Daniel Aziz Great price, great location, great people.

5 May 2011

8.2

+ Good location, right in the middle of Dam square and vondelpark only 10/15 min walk either way.

- No smoking but there is a coffeshop right out side.

Salomatov Dmitri

17 March 2011

3.6

+ price

- old,not comfortable,without parking

Anonymous Cheap but dirty!

25 February 2011

4.6

+ Cheap and fairly close to city centre.

- Room wasn't very clean, there was no running cold water in our room and although I didn't see any, there seemed to be the threat of mice all around the hotel. Also, the 250euro fine for smoking in rooms seemed excessive.

Jacques Breau Great location, dirty walls

25 December 2010

5.6

+ good breakfast, good price, good location

- dirty, dirty, dirty, central heating was broken (they had a space heater for us), small

Anonymous Not much for your money, don't plan on spending time in the room.

30 November 2010

4.2

+ Location is useful for trams and the area in general was nice. beds are comfortable, and the room was warm.

- rooms are not very sound proof, and can be noisy in the mornings, if people are checking out for early flights. Toilet paper in short supply in the shared bathroom. Window in the room didn't open. Would choose somewhere else next time.

BRIAN CONLON Cheap and maybe cheerful,keeps costs down

23 November 2010

6.4

+ cheap,not too far from centre 15-20 slow walk,ideal for museum area and clubs like melkweg,paradiso etc,

- very cramped room with nowhere to put clothes ie: drawers,could have done with a lick of paint as graffiti on walls

GP GOOD VALUE for money

22 November 2010

8.2

+ - Our 3 beds room was new, simple and clean. - Staff was just normal and smilly. - Very well located (walk: 4min to Leidesplein / 15min to Centre).

- - Dormitories looked very very basic (youth hostel might be better) - Don't rely on the "included" breakfast (in accordance with the cheap room price).

Gareth Joseph Mouse in room

18 November 2010

4.8

+ Close to Amsterdam city centre, cheap, breakfast good if you like toast and cereal

- Extra guest in our room of the type which eats cheese and has women standing on chairs screaming in early 1960s sitcoms. Had to share a bathroom with five or six rooms when we were told we would only have to share with one other room.

Sunil Negi Nice for cost conscious traveler.

8 November 2010

7.8

+ Location is amazing

- Internet is not powerful to reach rooms. You have to be in the common area.

Lindsey Dennis Leibsplein Hotel, a good budget short break

17 October 2010

5.0

+ Great view from the forth story window. There is a bus and tram stop directly outside hotel which is so convienient and really easy to use. Everything was clean. Super comfy beds.

- Very steep stairs (but to be honest everyhere in Amsterdam is)

Dawn Bowman Worst experience of my life

14 June 2010

4.2

+ there isnt any plus points at all

- were do i start, they put us in another hotel opposite which was disgusting just 3 concrete walls and a make shift wall which you could see another rooms with bunk beds in it, no mirror or sink in room, a very very dim light which was hanging off the wall, a sign up about not leaving food because of the mice!! it was awful, we complained the next day and they moved us back into the marnix hotel where we should of been stayin anyway and gave us a basic bunkbed room but with a window, sink and mirror - i wouldnt recommend this hotel to anyone unless you were living rough on the streets..

GEO KOM Amsterdam who cares about the room!!

6 March 2010

4.2

+ the room was warm at the ideal temperature all day.

- the room was dirty. if you go there take your own sheets or your sleeping bag.we found combings at the sheets and no one change the sheets. the room was too small for 4 people but who cares?if you go there check your room before you pay because maybe they will give you different room from booking.. the hotel is NOT SMOKERS FRIENDLY. personaly i will not go there again..

Barnabas Szilagyi Hostel feeling...

1 December 2009

4.8

+ Good location.

- Small, dirty rooms:-)

Jonathan Quinn Best budget hotel and amsterdam ?

29 November 2009

7.0

+ Super value for money, really excellent staff apart from the girl who is a bit of a bitch. Clean room and no hassle

- lots of stairs but so what...no big deal

Anonymous Don't go to Marnix

10 November 2009

3.0

+ location

- dirty, small rooms. Please don't go there.

Hauke Kahl VERY BAD HOTEL, NEVER EVER BOOK AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

27 October 2009

2.0

+ no plus points!!!!!!!!!!!!! - when we arrived our room was given to another person! they gave us a cellar rooms in another building. after 2 nights of horror we aborted our stay in amsterdam. - very noisy!!! did you ever try to sleep only 3m from the tram??? - personally this was the most disappointing booking ever made in my long live as a traveller!

- - when we arrived our room was given to another person! they gave us a cellar rooms in another building. after 2 nights of horror we aborted our stay in amsterdam. - very noisy!!! did you ever try to sleep only 3m from the tram??? - personally this was the most disappointing booking ever made in my long live as a traveller!

Anonymous Good location, but you get what you pay for!

9 April 2009

8.2

+ Very good location. Good breakfast though choice limited to toasties or toast!

- Noisy street - needed earplugs! The shower did not drain very well so was standing in water all the time. Shower light was also very dark - maybe on purpose.

Elena B. Generally, a cheap and satisfying option..

7 March 2009

7.2

+ friendly personnel, excellent location

- very small and uncomfortable rooms, we had to wait for a long time to find a free room no matter the reservation

Akil Simple hotel and relatively decent price

24 September 2008

5.6

+ - Good location, not too far from anything - You get what you pay for - Clean, simple room

- - Breakfast was sub par (sandwiches and juice) - Bathroom floor was wet the whole stay b/c water didn't stay in shower - No turndown service during stay

Lilianne Galinha

12 June 2008

3.2

+ location is nice, just in city center!

- Hotel is horrible, and honestly Marnix is not a Hotel.....it is kind of marquee, just horrible the staff are all chinese....

Slaven Popovic

13 April 2008

7.4

+ Location is excellent for that money. Its within walking distance of every important sight in town. I would recommend the hotel for everyone who wants to see best of Amsterdam, and use the hotel to spend a night in and have some breakfast in the morning. Also, there is free internet, and that's cool too.

- No soap and shampoo in both of the rooms me and my friends stayed. The hotel could also use some redecorating, but I guess the price wouldn't be the same, so its fine like this :)

Felix Mendelsohn

21 January 2008

6.2

+ Trippy carpets, very quiet, good safes.

- breakfast hours are too short.

Anonymous

13 January 2008

6.6

+ Very close to the center town Rich breakfast and free internet

- Very small rooms and poor of light

Mael

5 November 2007

6.6

+ Very good location, cool staff, you can go in and out 24/24 without problems...Nice stay !

- small room but for that price it's allready good

Anonymous

28 October 2007

5.0

+ Location near Leidse plein.

- Dirty and noisy. Avoid it if you are not a 20-something backbagger with a miniscule budget.

TERRY LEAHY

23 September 2007

5.6

+ cheap basic but you get wat u pay for.Very good 4 group of lads but not 4 couples

- Very difficult 2 climb stairs after couple of smokes!!!

Anonymous

28 May 2007

7.6

+ very clean changed beds and towels each day, very helpful great service, location great

- 6 bed room was too small

Family from Sweden

20 May 2007

4.6

+ The location is perfect only a 2 minute walk from Leidse Plein. Friendly and helpful staff.

- Very poor hygiene, yellow staind shower curtain next to the toilet, need to have shoes on because of the messy floors. We had a 4 person room and all of us got aking backs after 3 nights in the rock hard beds.

Lesley Sharratt

13 May 2007

8.0

+ Excellent location, friendly staff, very clean bedding

- We booked a room with toilet en suite, did not have one for the first night and then had to move rooms, the second room was very good.

suzanne senneck

12 April 2007

8.8

+ Rooms were very clean, service very good. Location excellent.

- A lot of traffic on main road outside the hostel. This was very noisy at night. PLus our window didnt shut properly which made it worse.

m

22 March 2007

8.0

+ - clean rooms - nice breakfast - clean toilet/shower - good location - coffeshop in front of the hotel :-)

- - no elevator - poor lights in the rooms

Andre Magnan

12 March 2007

4.8

+ The location and price is great.

- we had asked for a room with two beds. Got one with three beds with barely enough room to move. Decided to flip the extra bed up against the wall, only to discover a very dirty carpeting with cigarette butts and trash under this bed. It's nice to have a closet to hang clothes, but when no hangers are provided, very difficult. As the Hotel was fully booked, had to wait in line for availability of a breakfast table. As we were two, we we're even allowed to have two keys to the room.

Stefan Schmitt

15 October 2006

6.4

+ service was friendly everything was clean no real problems - we had a nice time!

- breakfastroom was to small hotel - or rather hostel?

Bruchez Janick

26 September 2006

1.4

+ AUCUN!!!!!!

- Réserver 3 chambres doubles avec douche et WC, 2 chambres n'avaient pas de WC et douche ne fonctionnait pas. Autre chambre 4 lits, porte d'entrée presque impossible à ouvrir, pas de lumière, robinet du lavabo pas d'eau froide. Chambres sales, miettes de pain, tabac, fils électriques qui traînaient. Nous n'avons pas dormi dans l'hôtel, nous sommes parties ailleurs.

Anonymous

21 September 2006

7.0

+ Hotel à proximité place Leidseplein. Restos, centre ville atteignable facilement pour les bons marcheurs, tram à proximité. Qualité correcte pour un 2 étoiles, sanitaires propres (chambre double avec WC et douche dans notre cas), quasiment pas de bruit entendu durant 1 semaine (chambre sur l'arrière dans notre cas, pas de vue). Réception 24/24. PC avec internet en accès libre à la réception (en panne 1 jour). Pas de regret car il n'y a pas eu de défaut rédhibitoire.

- L'hotel connait visiblement du passage, ce qui laisse une certaine usure. Escaliers raides, peut poser un pb pour les gens chargés ou qui seraient en étage élevé (pas d'ascenceur). Papier toilette pas rechargé (pas grave mais ennuyeux). Petit déjeuner assez basique et sans ame (c'était prévisible). Mobilier limité et un peu cassé dans la chambre, pas de TV dans les chambres(pour les accros). Lit correct. Le rapport qualité/prix est moyen, car les hotels à Amsterdam sont plutôt chers, et j'aurai préféré soit payer moins cher, soit avoir mieux.

Naomi Wright

13 September 2006

7.4

+ was given a refund for change of room beds very comfy

- Not being given the room we had booked

Nina Doherty

13 September 2006

6.8

+ very comfortable beds. great location.

- the mixup with our rooms meaning we didnt get what we originally booked

bailly

21 August 2006

2.6

+ ?

- The room does not correspond at all with the description "Room description: The 6 person room contains a shower and toilet. Room with 6 single beds." : No shower in the room. It was a 2 persons room with 4 additional beds. The safety instruction in the room indicated 2 persons maximum.

Anonymous

16 August 2006

3.8

+ Location was very good.

- I booked a 6 persons room for me and my friends to stay only one night. When we arrived to the hotel, the room was much more small than expected. The shower and the wc was outside and shared with another 4 rooms. In the door of the room there was an evacuation plan in case of fire. It was clearly indicated there that the room was for maximun three persons, but we were six. Of course I've yield into the reception, but they said that may was a "language" problem, because the owner of the hotel, who made the web page didn't speak english very well...very stupid explanation.

Edgar Vargas Martinez

9 August 2006

7.8

+ - Location - Oriental girl, she is beautiful :)

- - very small rooms - dirty shower - broken windows

Pierre Molho

8 August 2006

6.2

+ Price and location

- The room was very small, and a small bed had been added , against the heater and the window, with almost no room left.

kevin o sullivan

8 August 2006

2.6

+ It wasn't raining inside the hotel other than that no plus points at all.

- Upon arrival we had booked a room for 4 adults and we had the confirmation e-mail proving this but we were told that they only had a room for 3. The staff would not help us to find other accommodation and were talking to each other in Chinese for an hour while we had to stand at reception and try to guess what was going on with our booking in the end we had to take the room for 2 and 2 of our friends managed to get into another hotel also the room was only just big enough for me and my companion but was supposed to be a triple room. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone ever as I have stayed in many hotels around the world and this one is abysmal for service and reliability and also customer relations