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This is a brief summary of some of
the places we stayed during our 7
month trip in Europe in 2000.
Things might have changed since
then so take that into
consideration.
Netherlands:
Stayokay Vondelpark -
Zandpad 5 1054 GA Amsterdam,
Netherlands Ph:
3120 5898 996
1 set of
bunks, private bathroom.
Sterile type rooms, hostel catered
to a ton of school groups. Plain
breakfast included. Good location
but worth getting a hotel room
instead. Dorms looked clean and
well laid out. No kitchen as
we had read somewhere.
Amstel Botel -
Oosterdokskade 2-4 1011 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands Ph: 31 206264247
Double room, private bathroom
Located
by the train station on a large,
moored boat. Rooms have TV and do
not include breakfast. Pay the
extra for canal side and try and
get a room on the top floor, if
possible. A very good value for
Amsterdam.
Belgium:
Bauhaus Hostel -
Langestraat 135 Brugges, Belgium
Ph: 32
(0) 50341093
1 set of
bunks, shared bathroom.
Walls tended to be a bit thin, so
it was loud but not unbearably so.
No kitchen but a restaurant with
great food. Breakfast not included.
Private room was clean but a bit
dark.
Snuffel Sleep In -
Ezelstraat 47-49 Brugges, Belgium
Ph: 32 (0) 50 33 31 33
1 set of
bunks, shared bathroom.
Very central. Has a kitchen and a
pub. Seriously iffy showers.
Breakfast available but not
included.
Sleepwell Hostel -
Rue du
Damier 23, Brussels, Belgium Ph: 32
(0) 2 218 50 50
2 single
beds, shared bathroom.
No kitchen, annoying 10 - 4
lockout. Great showers. Includes
breakfast. Centrally located.
Globetrotters Nest Hostel -
Vlagstraat 25 Antwerp Belgium
Ph: 32
03 236 9928
Double bed, shared bathroom.
Warm, friendly hostel with 1
double, 1 dorm and 1 quad. Kitchen
but no fridge. Includes breakfast.
Double is beautiful - hardwood
floors and a gas fireplace.
Ireland
Glen Court Hotel -
Dublin, Ireland
Double bed, shared bathroom.
Centrally located. Run down but
extremely clean. Cooked breakfast
included.
Wicklow Bay Hostel-
Marine House,
Wicklow Town, Ireland. Ph:
353 404 69213
1 set of bunks, shared bathroom.
Small doubles, huge kitchen and
right on the ocean. Wins our "Best
Showers" award.
Salmon Weir Hostel- 3 St.
Vincent's Avenue, Galway, Ireland
Ph: 353 91 561133
Double bed, shared bathroom.
Friendly hostel in a good location
with 2 small kitchens. Great value.
Crowded and busy but has
personality.
Scotland
Berkley Globetrotters Hostel
- 56
Bekerley St, Glasgow, Scotland
Ph: 44
(0) 141 221 7880
1 set of
bunks, shared bathroom.
Noisy and dirty. Includes a weak
breakfast but not if it's gone when
you get there. 3 common rooms and a
kitchen. Not highly recommended.
Edinburgh Backpackers Hostel
65
Cockburn St., Edinburgh, Scotland,
44 (0)
131 220 2200
Double bed, shared bathroom.
Big, apartment style rooms with TV.
Shares bathroom and kitchen with 3
other "apartments". Private hostel
rooms are located across the street
from the dorm rooms.
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