Amsterdam hostels: Under $75

46 cheap sleeps in Amsterdam (See 435 more Amsterdam cheapies by doing a HostelSearch)

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$14
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7.4 guest rating
#1 on the map

Aivengo Youth HostelHostel

Spuistraat 6 (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.40 km (0.25 miles)

Hostel Description: With a superior location in Amsterdam’s historic center, the Aivengo Youth Hostel is a solid place to check your bags and your head when you’re visiting the canalled city. 

Aivengo Youth Hostel, Amsterdam
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$63

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8.5 guest rating
#2 on the map

Amicitia Barge (formerly Friesland)Guesthouse

Oosterdok Dock 3 (Nemo Museum) (Outer Amsterdam)

Distance to city center: 0.00 km (0.00 miles)

Hostel Description: Docked near Centraal Station and with easy access to most major city sights like the Nemo Science Center, the Amicitia (formerly Friesland guesthouse) is a hostel-on-a-motor-barge with only a few rooms, but lots of personality.

Amicitia Barge (formerly Friesland), Amsterdam
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$34
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8.7 guest rating
#3 on the map

Amsterdam CribsHostel

Oude Hoogstraat 7 (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.51 km (0.32 miles)

Hostel Description: Amsterdam Cribs is located close to the action—it’s about a five-minute walk to Dam Platz—in central ‘dam. Bonus: the joint gets rave reviews from its backpacking guests.

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$34
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9.5 guest rating
#4 on the map

Amsterdam Cribs / Red LightHostel

Oudezijds Voorburgwal 41 (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.57 km (0.36 miles)

Hostel Description: The smoker-friendly Amsterdam Cribs, located in the Red Light District, is more B&B than hostel. In fact, all rooms here—albeit cheap—have private bathrooms and are apartment-style.

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$16
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6.7 guest rating
#5 on the map

Amsterdam Hostel Centre (former Hostel Granada)Hostel

Leidsekruisstraat 13 (Southern Canal Ring)

Distance to city center: 3.18 km (1.97 miles)

The Basics: Amsterdam Hostel Centre (former Hostel Granada)
Located on Amsterdam’s central Leidseplein (aka nightlife central), the Amsterdam Hostel Centre is a simple and cheap pick that’s got proximity to museums and transportation too.

Amsterdam Hostel Centre (former Hostel Granada), Amsterdam

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$22
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7.4 guest rating
#6 on the map

Amsterdam Hostel CosmosHostel

Nieuwe nieuwstraat 17 (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.24 km (0.15 miles)

The Basics: Amsterdam Hostel Cosmos
The Amsterdam Hostel Cosmos, conveniently located in the city’s old historic center and within walking distance of most main attractions, packs in the bunks and then some!

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$13
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7.1 guest rating
#7 on the map

AnnemarieHostel

Jan Willem Brouwstraat 14, 171 LG (Rijksmuseum & Vondelpark)

Distance to city center: 2.10 km (1.31 miles)

The Basics: Annemarie
Let’s talk about Annemarie. She’s a combo budget hotel and hostel. She’s located near major museums as well as Vondelpark in Amsterdam’s city center. People seem to like her and she’s cheap.

Annemarie, Amsterdam

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$23
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9.1 guest rating
#8 on the map

Beagle HouseboatHostel

Prins Hendrikkade 500 / Oosterdoksdam (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.97 km (0.60 miles)

The Basics: Beagle Houseboat
Docked on the water (it’s a houseboat, folks) just outside the confines of the Red Light District and Plantagebuurt, rooms at the Beagle Houseboat are unique and worth a visit.

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$14
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7.6 guest rating
#9 on the map

Bob's Youth HostelHostel

Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 92 1012SG (Western Canal Ring)

Distance to city center: 0.21 km (0.13 miles)

The Basics: Bob's Youth Hostel
Bob’s Youth Hostel is located near Central Station and is close to many of Amsterdam’s main attractions. The property offers both dorms and private rooms.

Bob's Youth Hostel, Amsterdam

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Doubles from

$25

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#10 on the map

Bostel Amsterdamse BosHostel

Kleine Noorddijk 1 (Outer Amsterdam)

Distance to city center: 8.21 km (5.10 miles)

The Basics: Bostel Amsterdamse Bos
The Bostel Amsterdamse Bos is a hostel-slash-camping-ground that’s located about a 30-minute bus ride south of central Amsterdam. The place is best suited for those who value the great outdoors over being in the middle of it all.

Bostel Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam
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$23

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7.0 guest rating
#11 on the map

Budget Hotel Tourist InnHostel

Spuistraat 52 (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.28 km (0.17 miles)

Hostel Description: The centrally-located Budget Hostel Tourist Inn is situated just a quick hop, skip and jump from central Amsterdam’s Dam Square. The one-star property offers 87 beds out of 22 rooms.

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$63

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6.1 guest rating
#12 on the map

Dam Hotel2 star hotel2 star hotel

Damrak 31 (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.47 km (0.29 miles)

Hostel Description: Not to be confused with the nearby Damrak Inn, the Dam Hotel is also situated in Amsterdam’s historic center and is close to the main train station and Dam Square. The hotel has a range of private and dorm-style rooms on offer. 

Dam Hotel, Amsterdam
Dorms from

$21
(per person)

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6.8 guest rating
#13 on the map

Damrak Inn2 star hotel2 star hotel

Damrak 58-59 (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.33 km (0.21 miles)

Hostel Description: The Damrak Inn is a budget inn that also offers cheap dorm-style rooms. It’s centrally located in Amsterdam’s historic center close to major attractions and with easy access to Central Station.

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$46

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6.3 guest rating
#14 on the map

De Oranje Tulp (The Orange Tulip)1 star hotel

Damrak 32 (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.46 km (0.28 miles)

Hostel Description: Conveniently located in Amsterdam’s historic center, De Oranje Tulp hostel and hotel (meaning “The Orange Tulip”) blooms with colorful, cheap private rooms and dorms.

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$20
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8.2 guest rating
#15 on the map

Durty Nellys InnHostel

Warmoesstraat 117 1012 JA Amsterdam (Red Light District)

Distance to city center: 0.39 km (0.24 miles)

The Basics: Durty Nellys Inn
The Durty Nellys Inn (hostel) might have a funny name and be located in Amsterdam’s grungy Red Light District, but there’s nothing dirty about the sheer volume of spic-and-span reviews this place gets, and it’s smack-dab in the middle of all the action! Did we mention it’s cheap?

Durty Nellys Inn, Amsterdam
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$18
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6.8 guest rating
#16 on the map

Euphemia HotelHostel

Fokke Simonzstraat 1-9 (Southern Canal Ring)

Distance to city center: 1.49 km (0.92 miles)

Hostel Description: The one-star Euphemia Hotel sits in central Amsterdam near the Leidseplein, the Heineken Brewery and many of the city’s nightlife destinations.

Euphemia Hotel, Amsterdam

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$10

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8.3 guest rating
#17 on the map

Flying Pig Beach HostelOther

Parallel Boulevard 208 (Outer Amsterdam)

Distance to city center: 34.28 km (21.30 miles)

The Basics: Flying Pig Beach Hostel
Located in the beach town of Noordwijkbinnen, the Flying Pig Beach Hostel is a fun, cheap sleep in a unique location. And, check this out: the hostel actually provides a daily shuttle to and from its doors to Dam Square. 

Flying Pig Beach Hostel, Amsterdam

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$16
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8.2 guest rating
#18 on the map

Flying Pig DowntownHostel

Nieuwendijk 100 1012 MR (Historical Center)

Distance to city center: 0.52 km (0.32 miles)

The Basics: Flying Pig Downtown
The Flying Pig Downtown Hostel is located on one of the Red Light District's busiest shopping streets and sits next to Amsterdam’s Central Station. Beds here are cheap and in the middle of it all.

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$18
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8.1 guest rating
#19 on the map

Flying Pig UptownHostel

Vossiusstraat 46 (Rijksmuseum & Vondelpark)

Distance to city center: 1.71 km (1.06 miles)

The Basics: Flying Pig Uptown
Situated in the Old Center of Amsterdam, close to the famous Rijksmuseum and within walking distance of Vondelpark, the Flying Pig Uptown offers both dorms and private rooms for less.

Flying Pig Uptown, Amsterdam
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$21
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6.4 guest rating
#20 on the map

Hans Brinker Budget HotelHostel

Kerkstraat 136-138 1017 GR Amsterdam (Southern Canal Ring)

Distance to city center: 1.16 km (0.72 miles)

Hostel Description: The Hans-Brinker Budget Hotel almost laughingly touts itself as a place without added creature comforts ( “no room service, bellboys, air conditioning, mini-bars, sauna,” reads its description), but if you’re looking for cheap and no-frills, it’s the place to take a load off.

Hans Brinker Budget Hotel, Amsterdam

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