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Flying Pig Uptown
Vossiusstraat 46, 1071 AJ Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Our youth hostel is world famous for it's relaxed atmosphere in true Amsterdam style. We have over 20 rooms of varying sizes, ranging from a true, dorm experience to private boudoirs with en-suite bathrooms. Our specialty is offering competitive lodging for backpackers and holiday-makers and to give our guests the best experience in our beautiful city of Amsterdam. The Flying Pig bar is the best place in town to have a drink or an unforgettable party, meet other guests and staff or have a smoke together. We love to travel and those who travel. Our in-house team is made up of travelers and those taking a short break from backpacking. Trying to keep costs down? We get you. There are supermarkets scattered around our hostel and our on-site kitchen has everything you need to whip up some delicious meals and store them for later. Fancy sipping on something cool in a bustling square during the day, then partying hard at night? Then it's time to tick Amsterdam off your bucket list. Equipped with museums, tulips and cheese, the city has so much to offer you budding backpackers. From the notorious Red Light District, the famous Dam Square to over 160 canals lined by bars, immerse yourself in the culture, art and nightlife and make like-minded friends along the way. There's a reason the Netherlands attracts millions of a tourists each year. If you are looking for a memorable experience, there is no better place to stay than The Flying Pig!
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Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Wifi
Bar / lounge
Bicycle rental
Entertainment staff
Adults only
Baggage storage
24-hour front desk
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Happy hour
Vending machine
Board games / puzzles
Shared bathroom
Shared kitchen
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Non-smoking rooms
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Languages Spoken
English, Spanish, Dutch
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Vossiusstraat 46, 1071 AJ Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Great for walkers
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I stayed a weekend with a friend in a shared 8-bedroom.
Located along a quiet street and next to park it was about 15-20 minute walk to the center. Good location to reach everything!
Hostel was pretty lively but there weren't any organized events to socialize with other travellers.
Breakfast was good but very limited in choice.
Rooms were secured by card-entry and had locked storage under each bed for your belongings.
Showers were clean most of the time with hot water available all the time. One thing I'd suggest is to add some extra shelves or rails so that we can put our stuff and dry clothes aside whilst we shower.
I'd stay again here.
Located along a quiet street and next to park it was about 15-20 minute walk to the center. Good location to reach everything!
Hostel was pretty lively but there weren't any organized events to socialize with other travellers.
Breakfast was good but very limited in choice.
Rooms were secured by card-entry and had locked storage under each bed for your belongings.
Showers were clean most of the time with hot water available all the time. One thing I'd suggest is to add some extra shelves or rails so that we can put our stuff and dry clothes aside whilst we shower.
I'd stay again here.
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Date of stay: June 2019
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Response from Slaven Kraljevic, Other at Flying Pig Uptown
Responded 21 Aug 2020
Hi There, Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we really appreciate it and we hope to see you soon. The Flying Pig Uptown.
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So i stayed one night on Monday 10th February, for the check in i had to go down on the stairs and for going to my room , more stairs, my room was on floor Four so i had a luggage and backpack, not the best for me, the Guy who checked my in was kind of rude, he spoke very fast and english it's not my main language so i ask him something and he was like "let me finished" and i was like okay...
I stayed in a 6 shared room and the place was Okay normal, kind of small, good thing you can put your baggage on a cage and locked it, you have your own plug so that was great. The restroom and shower are outside the room.
The bar feels like a nice envirement , so if you go with friends you can hang out there. It wasn't the worst Hostal, but it's was the best either.
You have 2 big museums like 2 streets from the place.
I stayed in a 6 shared room and the place was Okay normal, kind of small, good thing you can put your baggage on a cage and locked it, you have your own plug so that was great. The restroom and shower are outside the room.
The bar feels like a nice envirement , so if you go with friends you can hang out there. It wasn't the worst Hostal, but it's was the best either.
You have 2 big museums like 2 streets from the place.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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The hostel is great with lots of facilities. Love that the bar is open till 3am and you can still sit there after that if you want. Small kitchen, but everything you need.
Pizza at the bar is genuinely the worst I've ever had in my life, and the staff were disappointing with their lack of knowledge of the city. I asked 6 separate staff if they could recommend a bar.... not one of them could name even 1 for us to go visit in the evening. A Dutch staff member couldn't tell me how to buy a train ticket online....... as if I'm the first traveller to ask. When we checked in, we asked if they had any events for xmas e.g. a dinner. The staff all said no, so we made other plans, just to find out that they once again lacked any kind of knowledge and there was a dinner......
Disappointing that there's no free place to store luggage after checkout - we left our stuff in the room and the staff member told us "you'll be lucky if your stuff is still there as the cleaners remove all bags from the room" when we went to collect it. A blatant lie, and quite aggressive.
Pizza at the bar is genuinely the worst I've ever had in my life, and the staff were disappointing with their lack of knowledge of the city. I asked 6 separate staff if they could recommend a bar.... not one of them could name even 1 for us to go visit in the evening. A Dutch staff member couldn't tell me how to buy a train ticket online....... as if I'm the first traveller to ask. When we checked in, we asked if they had any events for xmas e.g. a dinner. The staff all said no, so we made other plans, just to find out that they once again lacked any kind of knowledge and there was a dinner......
Disappointing that there's no free place to store luggage after checkout - we left our stuff in the room and the staff member told us "you'll be lucky if your stuff is still there as the cleaners remove all bags from the room" when we went to collect it. A blatant lie, and quite aggressive.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Response from Flying_Pig_Uptown, Front Office Manager at Flying Pig Uptown
Responded 6 Jan 2020
Hi there, thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we really appreciate it and can learn a lot from your experience. We are glad to read that you liked our bar and facilities, but we do have to apologise for our staff not being able to help you out with recommendations. Usually our staff is really good at recommending places, so we will take your feedback on board and discuss this in our next staff-meeting tot make sure everyone is aware and our hostel events if this and that it doesn't happen again. Our check out time is 10:30 so all belongings of guests need to be out of the room by then because there are new people checking into the room by 11 that need to use the lockers. When guests leave their stuff it usually gets brought to reception during the day where it can be picked up. It looks like that didn't happen with your stuff though. Again our sincere apologies, thanks for your time and safe travels!
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Overall I just felt so cramped in this hostel, more than any other I've stayed at before. The bathrooms are so small it's almost impossible to wash your face or brush your teeth over the little sink without getting water all over the floor. And they don't have paper towels or hand dryers so you're left with gross wet hands leaving the bathroom and touching everything. My bed light had several pieces of gum on it, which could've been cleaned off before I got there. The bed itself doesn't have enough head room to sit up (I had a bottom bed) and I hit my head a few times by mistake when waking up :-) The room itself was stuffy and had a weird smell, everyone in my room wanted to keep the window open. There are 2 small hooks that are side by side for each 2 beds. So really only one person can use it otherwise your towel would touch the other's. People just hung their wet towels to dry on their bed rails which is kinda gross since you're right on top of each other. Nothing like someone else's used towel right by your face to sleep :-) I understand this is a hostel and you get what you pay for, but this hostel is poorly designed and not very functional.
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Date of stay: March 2020
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I ended up staying at the flying pig up town for the last few nights of my month long eurotrip and it was awesome.
I was able to chill in the rooms which were much quieter then the ones at the downtown location, not to say that place was bad just different. Awesome location near the park and on my last night in Europe I ended up hitting the bar down stairs.
Which was fantastic I’m a pub guy I love getting drunk and meeting people sitting around the bar having a chat with the bartender and I got exactly that but turns out I was meeting a lot of the staff and became friends quick. Next I know people I telling flying what ! Flying pig!! And there’s 15 shots of jager on the bar everyone’s getting one. That was the manager lol
Next thing I know I’m hammered having a blast and closing out the bar with the staff and my new found friends. I would happily recommend this place to anyone looking to meet some awesome people!
I was able to chill in the rooms which were much quieter then the ones at the downtown location, not to say that place was bad just different. Awesome location near the park and on my last night in Europe I ended up hitting the bar down stairs.
Which was fantastic I’m a pub guy I love getting drunk and meeting people sitting around the bar having a chat with the bartender and I got exactly that but turns out I was meeting a lot of the staff and became friends quick. Next I know people I telling flying what ! Flying pig!! And there’s 15 shots of jager on the bar everyone’s getting one. That was the manager lol
Next thing I know I’m hammered having a blast and closing out the bar with the staff and my new found friends. I would happily recommend this place to anyone looking to meet some awesome people!
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Flying_Pig_Uptown, Front Office Manager at Flying Pig Uptown
Responded 23 Jan 2020
Hi there, thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we really appreciate it! :) Awesome to see you had such a great stay and especially on your last night. Thanks again for your time and we hope to have you back someday! The Flying Pig Uptown.
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I had an unexpected situation that needed to travel immediately to Amsterdam. I had a mistake in reserving the date because I was in a hurry. Although my booking was refundable, the receptionist showed great understanding behavior and explained everything to me, and the manager behaved very professionally and accepted my situation. All the people were friendly, and it had an amazing environment that I think suits tourists, especially young ones because many guests looked like they came alone, but they made friends in the lobby there. It was clean and warm ( I went there at the end of November and it was really cold).
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Ellie Roberts, Owner at Flying Pig Uptown
Responded 26 Aug 2023
Hi Hamed, Thank you so much for your time sharing this lovely review about us and our team as a whole! It really makes us happy to know you were cared and looked after during your experience with us. Thanks again for your time, take care + safe travels! -Flying Pig Uptown
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Made a reservation in January 2020, in March with the cornavirus spreading Europe tried to cancel with reimbursement. First said yes, then said no because I hadn't done the booking in their website.
Refused to refund my money, although they didn't provide the service.
Treat clients like trash. Will never ever stay there in all my life.
No ethics, take the money right out of your credit card, but then don't give a damn if you can't go there because you have no flights, or if you are going to stay in room with other people. All this when there is a world Pandemic.
Refused to refund my money, although they didn't provide the service.
Treat clients like trash. Will never ever stay there in all my life.
No ethics, take the money right out of your credit card, but then don't give a damn if you can't go there because you have no flights, or if you are going to stay in room with other people. All this when there is a world Pandemic.
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Date of stay: April 2020
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Room Tip:Â unethical people
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I had such a nice stay at the flying pig.
The vibe is great, everyone in the hostel is super nice. The staff is amazing and always happy to help you out.
It’s a great place for solo travelers since it’s so easy to connect with other people. The atmosphere in the entire hostel and especially at the bar is amazing. There are different events like solo traveler meetups, open mic and beer pong which are always fun.
The location is ideal since it’s located directly next to Vondelpark, close to museums and also in walking distance to downtown.
I’m looking forward to coming back and would recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a hostel with a great vibe and amazing people!
The vibe is great, everyone in the hostel is super nice. The staff is amazing and always happy to help you out.
It’s a great place for solo travelers since it’s so easy to connect with other people. The atmosphere in the entire hostel and especially at the bar is amazing. There are different events like solo traveler meetups, open mic and beer pong which are always fun.
The location is ideal since it’s located directly next to Vondelpark, close to museums and also in walking distance to downtown.
I’m looking forward to coming back and would recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a hostel with a great vibe and amazing people!
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Ellie Roberts, Owner at Flying Pig Uptown
Responded 30 Aug 2023
Hey Voyage! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review! We really appreciate it! It's so nice to hear you enjoyed the stay so well creating friends and memories! Thanks again and we hope to welcome you back someday! Take care + safe travels! Flying Pig Uptown
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Amazing fun place to visit, it was my first time visiting a hostel and I had a great experience. The beds were super comfy, the facilities were amazing and the friendly staff makes the experience all the better. I would recommend this hostel to anyone who visits Amsterdam, a must stay if you are travelling alone or with friends
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Date of stay: September 2022
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Response from Ellie Roberts, Owner at Flying Pig Uptown
Responded 26 Aug 2023
Hi There YehSlaw420, Thanks a million for sharing your lovely words! It's so nice to hear you enjoyed an amazing experience, with our friendly team and slept well and in comfort. We would love to welcome you back someday, take care, safe travels! -Flying Pig Uptown
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Excelente hostel, because of the people working in it and in a great location, you walk ten minutes and you have the most touristic places!! There is great atmosphere, they have happy hours and events at the bar it also has a lot of games and great music, to start a party!!
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Ellie Roberts, Owner at Flying Pig Uptown
Responded 29 Mar 2024
Hey Patricia! Wow - thank you for leaving us such an aweome review! It's always great to read when our guests have such a good time and I will of course share your kind words with our staff :) Safe onward travels and I hope we get the chance to welcome you back again soon! - The Flying Pig Uptown
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Hi there, thanks for your question!
Our bathrooms and showers are shared for all genders. We do have female dorms that have a bathrooms in it as well.
Hi there,
thanks for your question!
The best thing to do is to go to flyingpig.nl and go to make a booking for the dates you would wish to stay.
The rates are different depending on which days of the week or which kind of dorm/private room you select.
If you have further questions, don't hesitate to ask! :)
The Flying Pig Uptown.
Hey Matt,
Thank you for your question.
We have several drink deals available. If you stick to our specials you will find the cheapest drinks in town.
We won't post any of our pricing online, as these are usually up for change. If you want to get more detail about some of our prices, please don't hesitate to get in touch via e-mail.
The rooms have lockers and also outside!
Hi there, we have coin-operated lockers available for after check-out. They cost € 2 per day, or €0.40 per hour.
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PRICE RANGE
$68 - $156 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
flying pig uptown hotel amsterdam
LOCATION
The NetherlandsNorth Holland ProvinceAmsterdamAmsterdam South / Oud Zuid / Museum Quarter (Museumkwartier)
NUMBER OF ROOMS
24
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Frequently Asked Questions about Flying Pig Uptown
Which popular attractions are close to Flying Pig Uptown?
Nearby attractions include Rijksmuseum (0.5 km), Van Gogh Museum (0.3 km), and Vondelpark (0.3 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Flying Pig Uptown?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a lounge, and breakfast buffet.
What food & drink options are available at Flying Pig Uptown?
Guests can enjoy a lounge and breakfast during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Flying Pig Uptown?
Conveniently located restaurants include Midtown Grill, Sorel's Bar & Lounge, and The Burger Room.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Flying Pig Uptown?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and Dutch.
Are there any historical sites close to Flying Pig Uptown?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Concertgebouw (0.5 km), Museum Het Rembrandthuis (1.8 km), and Portuguese Synagogue (2.0 km).