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Reviews of Sphinx Hotel

2 out of 5
Sphinx Hotel
Weteringschans 82, Amsterdam

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 164 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 164 reviews" "

5.6/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness
Gets the job done if just looking for a place to sleep, but even then, the stairs are ridiculously steep and this hotel may have the thinnest walls of any hotel I've stayed in
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Samantha

Liked: Staff & service
Very nice location, sometimes loud.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Luis

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mohamed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty room and sheets. Lots of steep stairs. Booked double bed got two twins.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
we ended up being changed from a double bed room to a two single bed room, which was fine. The room was small with just a two beds and that was literally it. The worst thing about it, was I’m now covered in bed bug bites all over which is why I’ve given such a poor rating. Will not be using this hotel again and will be informing the hotel of the cleanliness of the rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Dennis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Under Renovation
The location of Sphinx is very good. And the breakfast was acceptable and satisfying. However many amenities of an ordinary guest room and toilet are missing such as towel bars, a place to hang a jacket, a small lamp for night reading...... The hotel is under renovation and construction materials are actually blocking an exit. Yet the hotel was getting a market rate.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

ricky

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Check your bed
The staff was pleasant how ever there was guests on the bed with me was bittern very badly. breakfast was good and the staff was very nice the bedding was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was too dirty I left 2 days early because of it
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Bock

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is in a brilliant location! We got around Amsterdam very easily from our location. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The room was very small and basic, but was comfortable and clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Deborah

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Awful place 😫😫😫
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Edem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to rest
Spend most of my time outside the Hotel. The few hours spent was okay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for money . Would recommend. Location is good 20 min walk to centre 👍
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Fabien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
front staff was extremely helpful and went beyond the expected. Kudo and thank you so much again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was quite misleading to what was in the pictures. On appearance it looked unclean, particularly the walls. The TV didn't work either. Myself and my boyfriend also went home with insect bites on us and rashes! People were smoking in their rooms so we also woke up to sore throats! Significantly over priced for what you got however location is faultless if you don't mind 'roughing it'
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Usman

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Buri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to city center. Very helpful staff. Good breakfast. But Toilets and showers are outside. Like a dormitory.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty Hotel
The hotel was disgraceful, the rooms did not match the pictures on the website, the room smelled of damp, there were open sockets which could have caused harm, the laminate flooring was broke and the main floor was exposed which could cause unjury, the room was dirty all around the window ledges, overall it was terrible and we could not stay in the hotel, we booked the Armada hotel which was for superior, if there is anyway you can arrange a refund that would be great.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

guylaine

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Naji

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Near to center town , nice staff also , breafast is satisfactory
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

John, Hampshire, UK

Liked: Staff & service
Cheap hotel close to the city
Hotel staff friendly and helpful. Great breakfast. Easy access to trams, metro. Rooms clean, beds comfortable. Hotel is a bit tired, but hey, it's a cheap hotel. What would you expect? We'd stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

TARUNMEET, Chandigarh, India

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Sandi

Friendly Staff and Excellent Breakfast
The staff were friendly, helpful and nice. The man carried our suitcase down the steep little staircase to our room. The room was large and the beds and bathroom were clean. The rest of the room was quite dirty and in need of paint and clean up. The breakfast was excellent. They were helpful and let us leave our bags there after we checked out.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

M, Edinburgh

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly receptionist and quick check in Very steep stairs and no lift Key cards work with no issues Good sized room but not very clean bed sheets, walls and bathroom ***BEDBUGS AND MOSQUITOS*** Noisy day and night Decent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very basic accommodations
This is a budget hotel with minimal amenities. It's cheaper than other hotels in central Amsterdam, although still VERY expensive by US standards. The location is great, only a 10 min walk from the Rijksmuseum, on a relatively quiet street. It's a 30+ min walk from the Central Train station, not that bad. No toiletries of any kind, so bring your own. Our room was very plain, as plain as they come. Make sure that the window(s) in your room close tightly. Ours did not and consequently it was rather noisy at night since it faced the street. We got another room the next day. Given that central Amsterdam is so $$, I recommend staying further away from center and rely on public transportation. Trams run very frequently so it's not much of an issue. You may even consider staying in other towns, e.g., Haarlem, as round-trip tickets cost about 9 euros and trains run every 10 min.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would not recommend.
The hotel was hilariously poor condition and filthy. We had to stay on the 4th floor which meant climbing 3 sets of by far the steepest and narrowest stairs I have ever seen (no lift) with our luggage. Very thin walls we could hear everything happening around us and the room was pretty disgusting. Breakfast was sliced white bread and cereal.

6/10 Okay

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Small but clean and modernized.
The staff was very friendly and helpful. The rooms were small but clean w/no amenities to speak of. Steep stairs are typical in Amsterdam and no elevator. The free breakfast was good.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Oh Boy....
Our stay at the Sphinx hotel was pretty interesting. Yes the stairs are really steep, we were put on the 4th floor so we got the full experience of them. It was a type of room we first looked for bed bugs before we put our belongings down (there was none). The sheets were full of other people's hair and my towel had a large crunchy green stain on it, thank goodness I brought my own towel! The bed took most of the room so it was tight, obvious signs of water damage on the walls and roof. Walls are paper thin so we could hear "how really high" the group of giggling girls were next to us Haha we survived though! Slept on top of the blankets as it was too hot anyways in the room no air conditioning! Kinda walking distance to the main attractions 25-35 min walk. Breakfast was okay, again really tight in the breakfast room. Lots of people as well. If I was younger like 18 I may have been okay with it. But as a 25 year old on her honey moon it made this part of our trip interesting! It was cool they had a smart tv and WiFi was pretty good our 4th flr shower was awesome as long as you had the toilet plunger handy to keep the drain unplugged to keep from flooding the shower room, just a tip keep your clothes on the stool haha. Also my poor husband had troubles standing in the toilet room as you would close the door and the toilet is about a foot away from the door haha. You readers have been warned!

6/10 Okay

Meg, England

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tiny room
We stayed in the double room with a bathroom. It was so small i could touch both walls. There was no where to unpack our clothes or hang them up just a bed side cabinet. It was clean and it had a very basic breakfast (toast, cereal, ham and cheese). It was only 10 min walk to the town centre. So not all bad
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
no elevator
I had to climb up the stairs with large carriers. There was no elevator.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Sam, Essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget hotel, reasonably close to city centre.
Not the best hotel but represents it's star rating well. Cheap to book and is pretty close to everything. You get what you pay for. I also left some stuff in the room which I thought was gone and they emailed me asking for my home address so they could send it back to me.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

john

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It will be a long time before I return to Amsterda
Stairs are more like a latter. Price was too high. Loc action is the only thing good.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Drewzers, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel for the $$
If you're looking for 5 star accommodations this is not the place for you. If you're looking for a clean room, a comfortable bed, and Amsterdam outside your front door then book now! The stairs are steep, so I would not recommend for the elderly or families with young children. My brother and I, both in our twenties, had no issues. The only negative I can think of was our next door neighbor smoking on the fire escape right outside of our window, but after asking him to be quiet, he went back inside and it wasn't an issue again. The breakfast was very convenient in the morning before going out to see the city
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awful Hotel - apathetic staff.
Wanted a room with 4 single beds got 2 singles and a double Shower was broken and there were ants in the room. When I asked for the guy at the desk to sort the shower he came down with a drill and did nothing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money, should improve maintenance
Good service, nice breakfast and coffee machine, good location and fair price. Bad room facilities: 2 out of 3 single beds were very uncomfortable. 1 shared toilets and 1 shared shower for approx 10 guests from 4 different rooms, where the toilet seat isn't mechanically attached to the toilet and the toilet door lock is broken (which causes more than few awkward moments). The shared shower is OK. Last - no elevator, very steep and uncomfortable climbing for 4th floor.

4/10 Poor

Tom

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good breakfast and coffee machine. Terrible beds. Stains on ceiling. Cold room.

2/10 Terrible

tom, israel

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location is ok but the room was small uncomfortable.

6/10 Okay

Mehdi, Tehran

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good Hotel with a Great Location
We had a comfortable stay at Sphinx hotel. They staff were friendly and we specially liked the location. Rooms were clean and we enjoyed staying there.

6/10 Okay

Christopher, Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Sphinx hotel
Hotel room was on third floor,no lift. We asked for double bed,didn't get one,the room was tiny. Wouldn't stay here again.

8/10 Good

Tony, Harwich UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Well sited to City Centre
Clean & Tidy rooms well worth the cost of stay, Good Customer service on arrival

6/10 Okay

Doc, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness
Amsterdam is an expensive stay, and all about tourism. So this is a way to cut the bill. Clean enough, with decent staff. For me a better choice because I like to use my money to tdo things and get out of the hotel all day anyway.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Value for money
As a group of lads we booked this last minute and just wanted something cheap as we did not plan on staying in the hotel much. After reading some of the bad reviews we were a little anxious to what the hotel was going to be like. On arrival we were pleasantly surprised, the hotel was clean and the receptionist was friendly. Pros: The breakfast was good and there was lots of veriety Free tea/coffee/hot chocolate from the drinks machine downstairs You can rent bikes from the hotel (which they actually didn't charge us for) Rooms were cleaned every day and new towels were provided Cons: Few stains on the sheets Few insect bites All in all I would recommend this hotel to any group that want a cheap holiday.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

4/10 Poor

Osvaldo Efigenio, San Jose

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In general, Ámsterdam was far more expensive than Brussels, my next destination after my visit to Ámsterdam. That applies for the hotels specially. If I compare this hostel (US$110 each night) with a real hotel that I stayed in Brussels ($80) and the quality of both (much much much better the latter) I feel that I was robbed in Amsterdam. The Sphinx Hotel is just for having a place where to leave your luggage, have a breakfast and nothing else. Try to spend as Little time as posible there.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great place with a great price
Great place with a great price. The hotel is a little worn but is a nice & clean place. In a nice area and easy walking distance to the centre.

6/10 Okay

Ye, uk

Basic hotel
Hotel is at good location. Very basic. A simple breakfast is provided. Overall ok, especially if you are on a budget.