Dec 11, 2010 - Brilliant hostel!!! everything was amazing from start to finish (expect for the heating that didnt work - we stayed in december!! - but we got extra blankets) :) Everyone was friendly and welcoming - best hostel!
Oct 17, 2010 - Flying Pig Uptown is a great hostel with a great stuff and wonderful partying atmosphere. If you looking for a quiet hostel you have to look for another one. This hostel has an inside bar, so fun, beer, music and a lot of noise is usual until 4am or later. The position is great too - in a quiet neighborhood not far from center (15 min) but away from all the coffee-shops and its drug-edicts. Everything is clean inside the place, there are lockers, free WIFI, sheets and everything you need. I would definitely come back here again and I suggest it to all the party-loving people who don't like to sleep.
Jun 18, 2010 - Best end to my European adventure! The staff is friendly, the rooms and bathrooms are clean, and the people that stay there are incredible to meet! I traveled alone and the atmosphere that The Flying Pig offered allowed me to meet a bunch of other travelers. I cannot wait to return.
Apr 12, 2010 - Is the best hostel ever, is fun and have a great location. The bar is a party every nigth, full with beautiful people! Tanks! I have a great time here!
Apr 11, 2010 - Best hosteling experience I've had yet. Don't listen to reviews about the showers - they are so much better than just about ever shower I've had in a hostel- hot water that doesn't get cold. As a single girl traveling alone I felt really safe in the area. Vondelpark is right across the street (literally!) and it is BEAUTIFUL! Museumplein starts at one end of the street and Leidseplein with all the best bars and food is at the other. This is for people who want real Amsterdam - not just the red light district. The staff are excellent and FUN and stay up all night drinking in the Flying Pig Uptown bar which is a pretty hip and laid-back dive-style bar. The experience of hanging out in the bar is essential to why this hostel is so great. The beds were comfortable and the dorm rooms were really clean. Only downer was the lack of hand-drying machines or paper towels in any of the bathrooms-cleanliness not 100% but not bad either. And lack of mirrors in bathrooms I suppose was a bit of a downer. Hostels close to important stuff like trams, tours, and buses, and also close to Jordaan (good shops). The staff watches your back - they wont let creepers in. love this place and miss it!
Aug 31, 2009 - The worst hostel where I've ever been.
Expansive and dirty!
Jul 11, 2009 - The flying pig was an excellent place to stay. Wished it was a little closer to red light district but you can take the tram or a 20 minute walk to get there. Our room overlooked vondelpark which was nice, and they have a good breakfast every morning. Free wifi and laptops. Nice smoking room and big lockers under the beds. overall it was a very good experience, just not in the best location, its not horrible though if you don't mind the extra walking.
Jan 23, 2009 - Great hostel if you're young, or like to party. If not...you might want to go someplace else.
Great location, though.
Nov 01, 2008 - Not as nice as Downtown location. Main floor bathrooms STINK!
May 21, 2008 - This is just the best hostel you could go to. True, the bathrooms aren't the cleanest, but it has a great laid back atmosphere and actually a great position for the nightlife is only a five minute walk away. Great hostel.Can't do anything but recommend it