Cabins Hotel Amsterdam — Hotel in Amsterdam

Staying at this hotel was an absolutely amazing experience for me. Now that I’ve had the opportunity to experience staying at this *capsule hotel in Amsterdam, I will never make a reservation at another hotel in Amsterdam again!

About 2 weeks ago, I [: a Belgian guy in his early twenties] went on a solo-trip to Amsterdam. The plan was to stay in Amsterdam for (only) two nights at a different hotel than the Cabins hotel because I booked it in a hurry and that other hotel was also recommended to me by booking.com as one of the ‘cheaper’ hotels (€200 for two nights) in the city, so I didn’t know about the Cabins hotel at first. After those two nights at the different hotel, I felt like I didn’t really have the full Amsterdam-experience, so I went back on the booking.com app and thankfully, I found this amazing hotel. At the Cabins hotel then I stayed for about 5 more nights! I kept extending my stays everyday because I learned to really love Amsterdam and this hotel! And for each night, I only paid about €30! That’s just amazing (especially for those who don’t have/want to spend that much money, like myself).

*[Capsule hotels were originally invented in Japan as a smart solution for travelers needing affordable, space-efficient lodging: ]‘Cabins Hotel Amsterdam’ brings that concept to life beautifully, offering cozy, private sleeping pods with modern amenities and a relaxed atmosphere — a perfect blend of comfort and clever design.

I really loved the location of this hotel! There are multiple modes of transportation from Amsterdam-noord (,where the Cabins hotel is situated, ) to Amsterdam-centraal. I really enjoyed hopping onto the ferry/boat [the maximum waiting time for a ferry is 10-15 minutes, but I only personally only had to wait once, out of the +25 times I used the boat] to get across the river in +/-10minutes. It’s a very quick and calming experience! + It’s also completely free and it goes 24/7!

The capsules/cabins were well designed and definitely big enough for anyone. Loved the modern bathrooms with more than enough spacious private showers, toilets and sink-areas to (f.e.:) do your skin care routine, do your makeup if you want to, … Everything was very clean and comfortable. All staff members were hard workers, they were super friendly, very chill to chat with, and also super helpful!

It hasn’t even been a month and I’m already planning on going back in a week or so!...

I stayed here as an experiment as I don’t normally stay in such places. ||||It’s in an industrial area, no food, bars or anything nearby. Bleak and sandy/rubble surroundings. ||||A long trek with a small suitcase from the ferry stop 20 minutes walk away, let alone a large one which I saw some people dragging there. ||||No bikes to borrow or rent.||No laundry or cooking facilities.||No tea/coffee making facilities.||No refrigerators.||Common area is hopelessly inadequate and is actually the reception area . ||€4 for a bottle of water from the vending machine is extortionate. ||They provide no free water cooler.||||Female staff member was horribly unhelpful when I asked for help to search for my valuables (passport / cash / cards) which I suspected I’d placed in an adjacent locker in error. ||||Her refusal cost me a return train trip to Den Haag en over $750 in new passport, Ubers, photo costs. A helpful staff member later in the afternoon opened the locker as requested but by then it was too late as I had to take fast action to get a new travel document. ||||Additionally she were entirely negligent in offering no first aid when I walked into their inadequately visible glass door separating sleep and reception area.||||This resulted in a black eye and injury to my brow-bone from which I am still suffering now some weeks later. ||||I may consider suing them for this personal injury, such was their total lack of care and disregard for H&S issues. ||||They have no first aid capacity for anything other than minor cuts or the like. ||||A tiny first aid box in the reception area and no ice on site for impact injuries etc. ||||I had to spend the next two weeks with a black eye as a result. ||||The pods were what you’d expect but as another reviewer commented, people coming and going at all hours with suitcases and talking loudly is not really great. || ||I requested a refund of my $360 accomm costs given the financial consequences of their female staff member failing to render appropriate assistance to me, resulting in significant cost when it all could have easily been a noises just by opening a locker.||||They...

Pros

The bathrooms were nice and there were a lot of stalls for everyone to use.

They gave the customers ear plugs free of charge for their upcoming suffering.

There were a few bigger lockers to store more of your stuff (although not everyone got one) as the ones under your bed are tiny.

The bed areas had enough space for you to lay down comfortably.

Cons

So if you're going to say stuff like pods, capsule hotels have sound isolation. Even though this was called cabin hotel, on the app and key page it sayd pod when it came to your bed which applied that it would be quiet and soundproof. This was not the case. It was super loud and I barely slept each night.

The location is so far from the center that it was a pain going there and getting back, I even missed the last ferry one night and that was really annoying as I had to walk from island to island very late and alone.

One staff member, a guy with glasses was super helpful and nice! If all staff members were like him (he was amazing really, super fun, made jokes etc.), I would have no problem with the workers but that was not the case. The shorter girl with dark long hair who greeted me was lowkey rude and didn't tell us about the bigger lockers, she also rolled her eyes at me asking for earplugs when that is complementary. Later on I had seen an african employee dismiss a customer who was complaining about the smell of weed and the hotel being stuffy. There were a lot of beds and even if people smoked outside, the smell would linger which is of course not on the visitors but the design of the hotel. I felt bad for the customer, he ended up pleading by the end, explaining in detail but the employee didn't help.

Last time I stayed at Xplore Hotel and that was a super good location with less beds in the room for basically the same price. I changed to this in hopes of more quiet nights but that proved to be a bad idea. I did like the morning walk to the ferry by the canal the first time around but that...