2-Star Hotels in Amsterdam

I haven’t stayed in a hostel in Europe for a long time but I thought The Bee Hostel was great. Check in process was easy and staff are friendly. You get a free beverage voucher upon check in. The hostel didn’t feel crowded despite the dorms having 8 beds. The dorms have air conditioning which was a pleasant surprise. When there aren’t people shuffling around the dorms are dead quiet. Only things that could be better is the ventilation and water pressure in the showers.

The location is about a 10–15 minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station. The check-in desk is located deep inside a bar, which makes it a bit difficult to find. There is no elevator, so guests with heavy luggage should be careful, as carrying bags up the stairs can be inconvenient and unsafe

I am writing to formally express my deep dissatisfaction with the service experienced during my recent stay at the Amsterdam Downtown Hotel from 28th May 2026 till 2nd June 2026 I travelled with my family for a 5-night stay, expecting a comfortable and pleasant experience, which unfortunately was not the case. During our stay, we were left without hot water for 2 full nights. This meant my family and I were completely unable to shower or maintain basic personal hygiene. Traveling with family makes this lack of basic services even more stressful and unacceptable for a hotel of your category. Despite raising this issue with your front desk, the problem persisted, significantly impacting our comfort and our overall vacation experience in Amsterdam. After writting 3 emails to them getting no response finally the recepcionist wrote me an email with the following excuse: “”We would like to clarify that this was not a complete absence of hot water during the first two nights, but rather a technical issue where the hot water was only temporarily and intermittently unavailable.”” And its NOT TRUE AT ALL. We stayed with NOT ACCESS to hot wáter during the first 2 days at all and NO techician came to sort it out at all and NO intermittently unavailable. I have requested with my 4th email a partial refund or appropriate compensation for the nights we were left without basic running hot wáter and the hotel managment doest wants to reply me at all about this. Very uypset !!

I stayed two nights instead of one due to the holiday altering at the last minute. First room was comfortable if the decor was a little tatty with age. Only complaint really is lack of space in the en-suite but shower was good and all private facilities is very good rather than sharing something larger. The second room was better decorated and had the same facilities as the first including a safe which is excellent. No in room drinks but free use of drinks dispenser at reception which was handy enough and made a refreshing drink. I didn’t miss the lack of meals as they offered a 10% discount at the Argentine restaurant on the ground floor - so far I haven’t had occasion to try it. As other reviews point out the stairs are steep and I personally wouldn’t want to be any higher than the first floor just because of the struggle to get a case up and down. Having changed rooms reception staff were very friendly and helpful I felt that my luggage was safe with them while the second room was prepared. While I was there the temperature outside was in the mid to high 20s but both rooms were fine with the air conditioning working fine contrary to other reports All in all I was very happy with my stay and plan to rebook for my return journey home with it being very handy for Eurostar.

Convenient location as it is close to the central station (5-minute walking). Friendly staff and clean room. It was rather noisy at night as there are restaurants and bars nearby. No elevator so it is hard to carry large luggage upstairs (stairs are narrow by the way).

The staff was lovely, the location was ok about 30 mins walk to Amsterdam Central but the tram goes there and is cheap only 10 euros in 24 hrs. Tv was not working but I didn't watch TV So it didn't bother me, The room is clean but basic it had a shower and toilet which was clean. I didn't use room service. Generally we had a good experience the hairdryer was not very hot so took a long time todry.

There were some inconveniences, like the electricity not working at times and the shower door being incomplete, causing water to spill out. I was told there would be a hairdryer in the room, but there wasn't one. On the positive side, the staff were kind and helpful.

The location is spectacular, and the room itself was fine. The downsides: As I'd seen in other comments, the stairs are very steep. The room they gave me didn't have a double bed; it was two small beds pushed together, which was a bit uncomfortable for a couple. Also, the noise from outside is very loud. I was able to sleep, but if you're someone who struggles to fall asleep, I wouldn't recommend it because you can hear everything, and there are kids screaming outside at all hours of the night. The hotel reception was good.

The location is good, quite close to Amsterdam station and the city center. To enter the hotel, you have to go to the reception of the hotel next door and have them open the door for you, which is a bit of a hassle, but the location is good and the room is just up the stairs, so overall it is convenient. The toilet and shower are shared outside the room, but there is a sink in the room.

No water heater seriously? The location is great. The carer is kind. But the kitchen is so small 😂