Low budget hotel Y-Boulevard Amsterdam Zero stars hotel

Reviews

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

Anonymous One night

9 November 2011

6.8

+ earlier breakfast on request possible location (however it's not exactly where the map says...GPS 52.374003,4.905956)

- no lift, steep stairs, if you live in th top floor like me and have a big luggage, it's pain in the a** the window in the room has a single glass=>cold, hear loud cars in November the heating was not on=>cold

Peter Lyall Nice Breakfast, Our room clean but door a little tight

15 September 2011

6.4

+ Good breakfast for budget hotel, quiet area but still close to station. Adequate and hot shower, clean towels daily and comfortable clean bed. Free WiFi!

- Wardrobe too small for shirts, but they hung OK on TV bracket. Floor outside shower a bit damp, door to room very stiff.

Christopher Wasted space

2 October 2010

3.6

+ building is nice, location is good

- service poor and unorganized. room was not maintained (walls very dirty, needed painting, bed broken). It was a shame to have such a nice building in a very convenient location be so misused. Even at 80 euros/night it was not value for euro.

Business traveller from the U.S. Not luxury, but good enough

17 September 2010

5.0

+ It was convenient and available, easy to get to. Breakfast was included - not luxurious but adequate.

- I needed a room at a time when a large convention was in town and all the hotels were filled. This was the only room available at the time, at the price range that I needed. Don't have very high expectations and you won't be disappointed.

Matkaaja Epäsiistiä,roskaista,suihkun viemäri tukossa,hintalaatusuhde ei hyv

17 August 2010

3.0

+ Breakfast was ok.

- Floors, walls and bed end were dirty. There were trashes from the previous hotel guests (under the bed, behind the radiator, on the window board were even somebodys eated chewing gum!). The drain on the shower were plugged so we have to take shower when there were dirty water up to our ankles. Not so nice :/

David Gillespie A slightly rundown hotel in a good location.

30 March 2010

6.2

+ The gentleman on the reception could not have been more helpful. The dining area had some positive points. The location of the hotel is a major plus point, very handy for Central Station.

- The hotel interior is a little rundown and needs upgrading. Our room (No 32) had a rather unpleasant odour when ever the door to the shower and toilet area was open.

Jacobus Lelieveld Overpriced smelly dungeon

14 September 2009

4.2

+ Centally located comfortable beds

- Cramped room smelly mouldy shower / toilet wall panelling desecrated with carving dangerous exposed wires from broken bed head light fitting very noisey on main road sisde hot and stuffy no air conditioning

Anonymous Not worth the money !

16 August 2009

2.8

+ location

- The hotel room was in very poor state of repair. Lock on door did not work and there was mold on the wall. Exposed electrical wiring and bathroom in need of repairs. This hotel was not worth €120/night ( the eventual charge after tariff/tax)

JC GREAT PRICE, NICE LOCATION, BUT...

3 July 2009

5.6

+ location

- poor hygiene - hotel smells; dirty beddings from rooms can be found lying on the basement Aile; carpet all over are very old. hotel needs renovation.

Anonymous Good location, Helpfull staff, Decor needs renewing

14 June 2009

5.6

+ Good location. Helpfull, friendly reception staff. Breakfast included. Wi-Fi in reception/bar. Suited me for the location and price paid.

- Staircase carpet worn. Bathroom fittings need mending, although useable.

Edward Norman Recomended

30 March 2009

9.6

+ Very Frindly staff, goog breakfast, confy beds & as asked for a double, 5 mins walk to centre

- Carpets a bit thred bear.

Adam Ritchie Pros and Cons of Hotel - Y- Boulevard

1 March 2009

6.4

+ The breakfast included in the price of the room was good - there was a decent selection of foods and drinks. The staff were friendly and helpful.

- We were originally put in a room with two single beds after specifying a large bed (double) so had to change on the second day. The room we were put in then had a double bed but the shower was rubbish in comparison to the original room we stayed in; it kept going hot and cold on us no matter what time of the day or night. There seemed to be no standard in the rooms as the curtains were falling down and knackered in the first room but fine in the second room and, as mentioned, the standard of showers in the two rooms varied enormously. Unfortunately when we returned home we both had itchy patches on our backs and arms which suggests that the room(s) may have had bedbugs which bit us. There are pros and cons of staying there.

Michael Gasson Not very good, did not match photos, smelt bad

26 January 2009

3.2

+ Room was reasonably priced, compared to others in location

- Room does not match photographs on website, there was only one light in room, no trash bins, beds were very old, room smelled bad, carpet was threadbare and stained

Montendon

25 January 2009

6.0

+ location, comfortable bed,

- hard electric instalation failure, service

Row

5 January 2009

8.4

+ Loved this hotel!! Very basic but a great atmoshpere and good location. Good for groups of people as we had a 'dorm style' room which was great fun. Friendly staff who were keen to help. Good price for what you pay for. Would definitely consider staying again next time we vist Amsterdam!

- Some things could be fixed very easily with a screw driver! A bit run down but has character and it's a good place to stay for a low price. Shower did leak into the reception area through the floor and not 100% clean

Peter Think twice

29 December 2008

4.2

+ Really well situated, good heating in the room

- Not enough comfort for the money, not very helpful receptionist, ugly room in the basement, two separated beds although ordered one big bed

Hourlier Good for friends

28 December 2008

6.2

+ Great location, staff really gentle and helpful, perfect room just for sleeping and being outside all day long.

- Some blood on a bed, bathroom door impossible to close.

Thomas Lundquist Much minus

10 November 2008

3.4

+ Location is the only plus

- There is not space inoff to tell all minus

Anonymous Nothing for people with average standard

16 October 2008

3.0

+ Cheap Hotel, breakfast was good, in the center of the city. Breakfast room and reception looked well.

- The rooms look much poorer than seen on the web site. Very shabby (we've seen three different rooms and all of them looked almost the same). The location is directly on a very busy street - even at night. Not able to switch off the heater (and opening the window was no option - see above). Bath room was full of mould!!! No non-smoking rooms. Rooms have to be paid in advance - so to cancel the reservation becomes difficult.

Sam Cordier NOT FOR BUSINESS

6 October 2008

5.6

+ Good location - friendly staff

- Very basic rooms - not even a desk! Beds were VERY uncomfortable. No internet in rooms. I was there for business, not for fun and this was not a business hotel at all - and this should be made clear.

Martin

5 October 2008

5.6

+ Cheap and OK

- Many stairs, dirty

Marcia Lopes Bien mais un peu cher...

15 September 2008

8.2

+ Hotel très central, à proximité de la plupart des points touristiques et du centre ville. Malgré l'apparence externe un peu vétuste, les chambres sont très confortables et bien équipées. Très bon breakfast.

- Le prix des chambres, un peu chères, même en basse saison.

Kate Overpriced and waiting for a clean, with arrogant staff

8 August 2008

3.2

+ Met some good people in the living room. Great breakfast, and lovely kitchen staff.

- Hotel has only recently converted to non-smoking and everything - linen, walls etc - smelt strongly of stale smoke, a smell we managed to alleviate by (shock) airing the rooms, suggesting they haven't even tried to clear the smell. The rooms are bizarrely furnished and laid out, and the entire hotel smells of damp and needs a good clean. For the price we paid it was pretty poor. The reception staff seemed to think any interaction with customers was a huge imposition on their time.

H

29 June 2008

5.2

+ hotel close to centraal station,location gives easy access to all areas of the city on foot. not a bad place to stay for the few hours you spend with your eyes shut.

- could do with some renovation,dont stay here if you want luxury or class. a great backpacker/student type cheap accomodation

Bart van der Wel

11 June 2008

8.6

+ Reception staff very helpful

- Hotel appears to be moderately priced by central Amsterdam standards, but expensive by some other parts of the Netherlands No tea or coffee in room

Leon Serfaty

4 June 2008

7.0

+ the staff is really helpfull and the rooms wre clean...

Anonymous

2 June 2008

5.4

+ Very central & close to the train station Staff pleasant & helpful

- Poor condition Fire door broken No lift (5 floors)

Milan Krajcovic

5 May 2008

5.2

+ Good location close the centre.

- After whole day trip we found opened door of our room. (May be, cleaner forgot to close the door). It seems very incongruous.

Emil Olofsson

17 April 2008

5.0

+ Ok hotel. The rooms are big & nice. Nice location.

- Dirty rooms and bad toilet. Everything els is nice

Amir Tajdar

6 April 2008

8.4

+ Personels

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Marsza³ek

18 February 2008

3.4

+ location

- poor hygiene, staff RUDNESS!

smoke dawg 13

20 December 2007

5.0

+ vey helpful and polite desk staff. easy to find. close to travel conveniances. good valuable storage facilities, including siutcase storage on the last day.

- no lift, I was on the top floor. I had some postcards and a pen taken from my room

Tamara Cok

20 December 2007

3.8

+ Very near the center. As per standards in our country this hotel should have 1 star, but OK, not dirty.

- One can not charge 5% extra money if customer is paying with credit card. I hope the law in Netherlands is same like here, where determinated price can not be raised, it can, though, be lowered!

Gavin Downes

2 December 2007

5.0

+ Staff were lovely ya get what you pay for

- bed was full of stains lock was broken

Anonymous

8 November 2007

8.0

+ has character, well run hotel, good service

- no tea, cofee facilities in room

Anthony Thomas

26 October 2007

5.2

+ Staff were very polite and helpful and friendly.

- The room could have been improved with a fresh lick of paint and updated furniture. Tea and coffe making facilities in the room would have improved our stay 100%. Also i stayed in room 14 and the room directly above's shower was leaking through the ceiling.

Sam

23 October 2007

5.4

+ Staff very helpful/friendly

- Bathroom not up to scratch. Smelled a bit. Water dripped from ceiling in bathroom (I assume upstairs was having a shower)

Anonymous

28 September 2007

5.0

+ Location was great.

- I had to request that my room be cleaned after 2 days. I was told by the staff that my final price was in US dollars, turned out to be in Euros. Aside from sparce breakfast, there is no food in the building. Street side room was loud. Over-priced for what I got. I would not stay there again.

Javier

17 September 2007

5.2

+ La situación es muy buena.

- No demasiada higiene. Deben cambiar los colchones ya!!!

marion Mulligan

30 August 2007

5.8

+ IT WAS VERY CONVENIENT AND OLD.

- IIt was noisy but can ubnderstand this because it is old. We were in room 14 and this did not look like what was on web site. We were awoken at 4 in the morning with someone knocking on our door and insisting this was his room. Brekfast was a bit haphazard with frozen bread and very little seating. We would not recommend this hotel to others as window was also unsafe but otherwise had a lovely time in Amsterdam Thank you marion

VU

26 August 2007

4.6

+ Not far from the red quarter

- Very dirty, old hotel, it's to expansive for the kind of room.

Anonymous

21 August 2007

5.4

+ Helpful service.

- Smelly bathroom. Old fashioned, wored and a bit dirty room.

Carl Murfet

14 August 2007

2.2

+ coming home.

Gordon MARSHALL

13 August 2007

2.2

+ Near to trams, Central Station, other facilities

- I arrived there to not have any sleep due to a group of 'English Abroad Morons', drunk and obnoxious. The staff did very little. There was only trickling hot water, the shelf above the sink was about to fall off and the bed uncomfortable. The hotel was more like a skanky backpackers to be frank. It was very dardy and tired for the ridiculous price they were chrarging. Rip off merchants! I left after the first night and am still not sure if money has been taken out of my card for the other two nights I did not stay. When I wished ot leave early the girl on the desk was surly and moody to say the least. She had da 'attitchoooooddd!'. This hotel is a joke. Gordon Marshall

lee

6 May 2007

6.6

+ good location free wifi very friendly staff long breakfast time from 7:30 till 10

- no hot water for the shower unless you are up early we were in the basement and rubbish blew in the window all the time

reiss christophe

30 April 2007

7.6

+ the service and all the staff of the hotel were really good, friendly and sympathetic. location very near from the canals and the center of the city ! the bedroom nice .

- the noises on the prins hendrikkade and the quality of the cellar

MR. FERMIN SORT

16 April 2007

6.0

+ The location and the recepcionist were facntastic. they were very pleasent and they help us as much as they can.

- The bedroom was not very big for 5 people, but the worst was the bathroom. The shower didn't work very well, there was not hot water.

Rob

16 April 2007

3.0

+ Discount was provided and location of hotel is good.

- Booked 3 x Twin Rooms and upon arrival found out that we were all in one room, room wasn't ready at the agreed time twice!!

ZANCONI MARCELO

12 March 2007

5.0

+ - located in a safe are, but far away from everything.

- - I signaled that television was broken, nobody repaired or changed it. - I also signaled the absence of heating.... nobody repaired it. - Breakfast should be improved. 89 euros it too much for this service. - Receptionist are not at all friendly, except the man who works during the mornings.

Anonymous

4 March 2007

4.2

+ Location

- Very expensive for the quality of room. The roof leaked over my bed!