Do you want to hang out in one of the most famous hostel bars, including an indoor smoking area with pillow stage? The Flying Pig Downtown is the place to be, located right next to Central Station.
We have dorms where every bed has a reading light, as well as private rooms with a little fridge and TV. Rates include free linen. There�s single and queen-size bunk beds as well as a shower and toilet in most of the rooms. There�s also free individual lockers in the rooms; bring your own padlock or buy one at reception for just �3.
The Flying Pig Downtown provides a free buffet-style breakfast, free use of the guest kitchen, free luggage storage, free Internet, Skype and Wi-Fi, a book exchange, munchy food for sale and a lively hostel bar with DJ nights and the cheapest beer in town. You can borrow our skates for free!
Meeting people is very easy at this hostel while chilling on lounge pillows in the smoking area, drinking and playing pool in the bar, dancing to the music of local DJs and cooking meals in the guest kitchen. If you�re in the 'don't-want-to-mingle-tonight-and-just-want-to-watch-television� mood there are DVD movies playing as well as 24-hour free internet access. The bar is open until 4am every night, where the bartenders sell the cheapest beers in town!!
We�re open 24hrs with night security and keycard access and there�s no curfew or lock-out. You can use the safe behind reception to store small valuables. Our reception also sells tickets to several events and places and Pig merchandise. There�s a shuttle bus service between Amsterdam and the Beach hostel.
Our friendly staff also have free walking tours, a daily updated Amsterdam agenda, a free detailed map of Amsterdam and discounts on several things to do in the city. You also get 50% off entrance to Winston Kingdom club with your Flying Pig key card!
Leaving the central station, it is just a two-minute walk to the hostel and during this two-minute walk you�ll already see the many restaurants, pubs, red lights of the famous Red Light District and shops. That�s the party area where you�ll be spending your nights.
The hostel entrance is in Amsterdam's busiest shopping street and it is a perfect place to kick-start your night of club-, pub- and coffeeshop-hopping. Besides everything the hostel offers you, our international Piggie staff can provide you with all the information you need to get the most out of the Amsterdam experience.
Close to our hostel you will find the Red Light District with its famous windows. It�s very safe to walk around here and a good place to hang out when the night falls. There�s also Anne Frank House which brings you back to the time of the Second World War. In this house Anne Frank and her family hid away for years, before being deported to the concentration camp. The Royal Palace is good, too, with its spectacular 16th-century halls and rooms, and Dam Square with its musical groups, performers and other entertainers.
And don�t forget � one price covers all!
Please note that we do not permit guests under the age of 18.
Directions
Walking from the Central Station, it takes about 10 to 15 minutes to get to the Gandalf. Leaving the Station at the front, you cross the large bridge and turn left. You walk along the Prins Hendrikkade towards the IJ-Tunnel. Just before the tunnel you will find the Oosterdok on your left. A well recognisable 'neighbour' is Nemo, a large green building that looks like a ship. It is built right on top of the IJ-Tunnel.
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