St Christopher's at The Winston - Hostel

Very central location to sights. Great bar and live music from band Any Weird Stuff. Great crowd. Facilities more than acceptable for the cost and benefits.

I accepted that it was a hostel in a vibrant area and there was a bar right downstairs so noise was expected. What I didn’t expect and didn’t understand is why there was constantly something slamming into the building every 20 seconds at 3am which made my bed shake over and over again for hours. I told the receptionist downstairs and he wasn’t very helpful because he said he was going to send security but like I said it was 3 in the morning and the other girls in the room were sleeping and security shouldn’t disturb them. I also think security should try to help manage noise levels overall in the street to a certain extent because at 2:30am there was a drunken girl outside our window who had been shouting for over an hour and someone with authority ought to have told her to calm down on a Monday night. Chatter is fine, constant shouting is different. At least they offer free earplugs!

I really enjoyed this spot. The restaurant/ bar downstairs was a big perk. The staff was very nice when I had dinner there and then coffee in the morning. In the future, I would stay here but there are different parts of the hostel. The interior space has an elevator and closer proximity to the bar. I stayed in the 10-person room, which had to be accessed by going out and entering a separate space up many many stairs. The stairs were very steep and the front desk staff who checked me in took my bag up for me, even after I declined the help because he knew what I didn't. Then the same staff member came all the way back up to bring me my passport I had forgotten. I am sorry he had to but so grateful to him for doing it. The room itself had two showers and two toilets, with two sinks seperate as well. The beds had curtains, which I am always grateful for. They had metal containers as lockers under the beds which you need your own lock for. The room was clean and a comfortable temperature. I wish they had laundry on site but instead the staff was able to give me directions to a place close by. The hostel is very close to Amsterdam Centraal Train Station which made traveling around very convenient. Lots of options nearby. Great place to stay, I would return but then try to rent a place that got me inside the main building.

Awesome place. Great staff. And very clean.