Kings Inn City Hostel & Hotel Alkmaar

Kings Inn City Hostel & Hotel Alkmaar descritpion

Located in the centre Alkmaar with the well-known cheese market around the corner, Kings Inn City Hostel & Hotel Alkmaar offers free Wi-Fi access in all public areas. The main shopping street is within a short walking distance. Guests can rent bicycles at this accommodation. Also there is a bike/scooter shed.
Each basic room comes with a bathroom that is fitted with a shower and toilet.
At Kings Inn you will find a bar and a restaurant. Other facilities offered include luggage storage. An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including cycling. The hostel is 100 feet from National Biermuseum and 650 feet from Dutch Cheesemuseum.
Alkmaar railway station can be found within 2,650 feet and it provides direct connections with the centre of Amsterdam. Schiphol Airport is 22.4 miles away. The property offers parking at an extra cost. Storage places for motorcycles are also offered.

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Facilities of Kings Inn City Hostel & Hotel Alkmaar

Outdoors ：Terrace

Pets ：Pets are not allowed.

Activities ：Cycling | Bicycle Rental

Food & Drink ：Bar | Restaurant with Dining Menu | Special Diet Meals (upon request)

Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Parking ：Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not possible) and charges apply.

General ：Non-smoking Rooms | Heating | All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

Languages Spoken ：Dutch | French | Spanish | English | German

Reviews for Kings Inn City Hostel & Hotel Alkmaar

Review 1：Room did not had a window,was not very good isolated and you could hear anything was hapening on the hall and in the hotel.More than that,there was a party in the hotel so we could not sleep until the party ended.They could have offered at least breakfast for free because of the inconvinience with the noise.

Review 2：Location was convinient,staff very nice and good prepared.Room was clean.

Review 3：no windows at room acoustic terrible laundry took 24 hours can not sleep in dorm with closed door no air people smoked in toilet marijuana. reception not enforce quiet policy after 22:00 kids were running and yelling. lobby is dark not convenient to use. no shared kitchen better to sleep in a tent ! staff had no answer for complains . said is dorm not hotel ???

Review 4：Horrid, dark, room. No soap, no shampoo. Kept awake until 3am by noisy drunks using the street outside. Bizarre quota system at breakfast.

Review 5：Friendly young staff.

Review 6：A real happy and friendly place, good feelings :) Service and helping out with maps, traintimes and things to do. Clean, close to center (couple of minutes walk), nice bar with live music sometimes, Try their local shot: Kings Kamikaze ;)

Review 7：If you need a hairdryer you have to ask for it at the reception. Also the breakfast we didn't like, it is very simple and plain. No fruits or vegtables, no joghurt or granola - i would have wished for that! Last of all we had the deluxe doublebedroom, which is very pretty but only enjoyable if you are very close with your co-traveller because the bathroom isn't a seperate room, its in the back of the room. If your fine with that it will be no problem, we actually liked the open design in the end.

Review 8：It was just an amazing stay, we can only recommand it! Its less than a couple of minutes to the main shopping street, there are supermarkets and lots of restaurants around. Everything is lovely decorated, the staff are very caring and always have a good advice if ur to late for most restaurants (most kitchens close at 9:30). Also the shops surprisingly close at around 5 or sometimes 6. The hostel hosted the friday we were there smooth piano music and on saturday a awesome burlesque show.

Review 9：Have to park further away or pay at parking lot near by. No AC, just a fan. Neighboring rooms can be heard through the walls, but we didn't find it a nuisance.

Review 10：Staff made the effort to stay up for us when we were late for check-in which was amazing. Place is cute, in city center, easy to walk everywhere. Will come back again

Review 11：Great atmosphere in entry area/restaurant as well as friendly central common area by rooms. All this at a price half of what most hotels would charge. Room was simple and functional with modern bathroom. Expect to return here for next visit. Large indoor secure storage for bicycles.

Review 12：I had booked a hotel room, but on arrival they told me it was not available and that they had not been able to contact me because a strange e-mail appeared on the booking form. When I mentioned my cellphone was correct, though, they answered "We didn't try that". Despite the problem, the girl at reception was very nice and offered me a single room in the hostel for free for that night and then a manager came to check everything was ok. So far so good. The hostel building was gorgeous and the room was really good, being the only issue that it was very hot because it had no windows. The problem was the hotel... First, the hotel room would be available on the next day after noon but I was leaving for a day trip early in the morning so I had to re pack everything and leave my suitcase under the coffee machine at the bar, no luggage deposit. When I returned they gave me the key to the hotel annex. No one at reception. The room was gorgeous with a nice view to the canal, but the twin bed had two single mattresses so I would fall in the hole in the middle. Also you could hear ABSOLUTELY everything going on the neighboring rooms, from flush to steps, talks, shouts, children crying, couples doing couple stuff, it was very uncomfortable. The people at the bar/ reception with the honorable exception of the girl on the first day looked bothered every time I asked for something and I swear I am a really kind person. When I mentioned there was no phone in the room to call reception to inform children where shouting upstairs from 6:50AM onwards they told I should have called from my cellphone and when I explained my cellphone was from Argentina and it would be a (very expensive) international call they stared at me as if I was loony and answered they did that in Argentina. At that point I realized there was no point in complaining about anything.

Review 13：Location is excellent, the hostel is really nice and the breakfast is good. Wifi is very good as well.

Review 14：Hotel is clean and in a fantastic location in the town centre. Staff are friendly and helpful. Chef is a credit to the hotel serving up great quality food. Well worth the visit.

Review 15：Noisy groups of school kids. Signs posted to keep the noise down but not told to keep quiet by staff

Review 16：Ease of staff and simplicity of check-in and details

Review 17：backpackers hanging around front door smoking, small b'room space, noise of other guests on rickety stairs, no a/c, no fridge

Review 18：near to most things, walks, shops, restaurants, cheese mkt.

Review 19：I meaned the mattress not being comfortable to the staff, who thanked me and said if we are not told we don't know. If you are upstairs there is no lift only a problem when you arrive with large heavy suitcases.

Review 20：We had a room in the hotel right on the canal which was a magical dxperience. It was so close to restaurants and a lovely town to walk around and Amsterdam 1/2 hour by train. It is not 5 star but adequate for budget conscious travellers.

Review 21：Breakfast, no peanut butter no chocopasta no orange juice. not free but 5 euro. Strawberry jam is like sirup. Only white bread not unlimeted. So, go to the Spar it is open on sunday's

Review 22：Price quality is oke

Review 23：There was no window in the room, the wifi did not work in the bedroom (only in the main hallway), and I did not recieve one double bed like I requested but 2 small beds.

Review 24：The space was a good size and clean. It was quiet for the most part and the staff was very nice.

Review 25：Limited number of hair dryer, you have to wait while others are using, and really don't know when is your turn. Wifi connection was not good at room, sometimes I had to go out for it. And it was noisy, you can hear other people claimbing the stairs and talking.

Review 26：The building has nice decoration and design. The staff is nice

Review 27：no good wifi signal even to reception,poor breakfast,we prefered no to take it.

Review 28：clean,good location,reception is also a nice bar,very good and helpful staff

Review 29：Very small room with toilet right next to the bed and sliding door with gaps!...no check in until 3pm...

Review 30：Friendly and helpful staff. Nice dining area for breakfast at €5.5 pp but it was in a separate building to the hotel rooms. The location is superb. Just a few yards from the center with the cheese market, shops, restaurants and canal boat rides.

Review 31：No soap, only one towel per person , problems with the water , with the cold water , impossible to have a shower.

Review 32：Great location , close to the central station.

Review 33：great area ,good breakfast with great coffee,the staff were very welcoming and friendly the main hotel and room was found very clean with good facilitys however the bed mattress was far to soft for are taste had truble moving in and out of the bed.

Review 34：Tried to charge extra for breakfast coffee. A bit of a shambles when you have specifically paid extra anyway for s breakfast which is not included in the room tariff which is normal for most other Dutch hotels. Disappointing to what was otherwise a satisfactory stay

Review 35：Twin beds , if you roll to the side the mattress may tip over and dump you on the floor. Thou the several beers before may have also helped.

Review 36：Room was very very nice. Great location. The kings Inn pub has great food too.l

Review 37：The hostel decors are very elegant, common area and room very comfy. Right in the center of the town, 3 mins walk to the cheese market. The four bed dorm had its own ensuite toilet so no need to queue, love it!

Review 38：Just a thought - Maybe a mirror could be put up on the wall behind the door in Room 22. Just so the ladies can stand and admire themselves full length.

Review 39：Everyone was very friendly and helpful. The downstairs bar and restaurant were a great fun place to be. It is ideally situated and close to everything in the old town so it is easy to walk everywhere. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will definitely be back again soon.

Review 40：A little too noisy water/sweats dispenser in the hallway, room could have been cleaner a little more, but no deal breaker :)

Review 41：Staff was very friendly, helpful. Offered storing our motorcycle in a room where they had bicycles. Free of charge! Definitely great place to stay

Review 42：Rooms of the hostel are a bit more noisy than their hotel part, but the guests were cordial to each other.

Review 43：The staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast is enough to start the day, and is excellent value for money. I also like the International (minded) travellers & staff and the restaurant area which is a great place to socialize. Curious for the group events!

Review 44：The rooms have no windows, no circulation air, not a fan, so in summer time it is a sauna. No comfortable at all. I did a 3 days reservation an only stay one night.

Review 45：The location. is terrific. The people very friendly and helpful

Review 46：good location, clean & comfy room

Review 47：the room was dirty and the bathroom imbarssingly dirty

Review 48：The most reasonable place in Alkmaar for a solo traveler

Review 49：Too loud at night, people partying til early morning

Review 50：Smiling staff, good chef and good breakfast

Review 51：Ligging

Review 52：No windows in the room, no complementary breakfast, no soap and other essential products available in the bathroom

Review 53：Near to main market

Review 54：The hostel is nice. Location is really good.

Review 55：Room was very small, thin walls that kept us up because we could hear our neighbours coming and going, even talking

Review 56：Great location, comfortable bed

Review 57：Bathrooms didnt have place to hang clothes. No personal lights for each bed in dorm.

Review 58：location, staff,value for money.

Review 59：The room had no windows

Review 60：The emplacement. It is just in the city centre

Review 61：Cheese cake

Review 62：I'd like the staff in special.

Review 63：Very friendly staff, great location, comfortable, cheap.

Review 64：lost a sock and a t-shirt with laundry service

Review 65：Staff are friendly and helpful. Hostel is clean and comfortable but a window would have been nice.

Review 66：Value

Review 67：WiFi didn't reach the room.

Review 68：The café and common area were cozy. Not too much noise came outside the room. The bike storage room felt safe.

Review 69：hostel was good. but, reception not so friendly for guest.

Review 70：The staff

Review 71：The springs under the mattrasses are worn. (old) The 5 euro upsale for the so so breakfast. No windows in the rooms.

Review 72：Welcomnes. It is clean.

Review 73：no hairdryer, no room tea/coffee facilities

Review 74：location, friendly staff, free Wi-fi, inexpensive, good contenental breakfast for €5.50

Review 75：Very central to the shops and restaurants and amenities. .

Review 76：Internal door from pub to rooms was very loud, every time it closed you hear it clearly.

Review 77：Lovely cute hostel. Clean, great staff, great location.

Review 78：No window in room.

Review 79：Wi Fi not great in dorm room

Review 80：Clean and a good price

Review 81：Very handsome and helpful young staff Absolutely best location in the centre of Alkmaar And, most important to me, very clean Double thumbs up!

Review 82：no wifi in room nr. 5,

Review 83：great location, friendly staff, cosy hostel

Review 84：The persons who were with me in the room. We didnt have shampoo, soap, towels. Absolutely Nothing!!

Review 85：The staff has a very good english and service.

Review 86：Different building for sleeping and eating, parking was not included.

Review 87：The location in the center

Review 88：Of all the restaurants i visited,the food at The Kings Inn was by far the best

Review 89：Location is odd for someone first time in netherland,

Review 90：Good value for money if desperate for bed when amsterdam is overpriced,

Review 91：Nice central location for budget travelers. We really recommend this!

Review 92：No tea making facilities

Review 93：location, staff, cleanliness

Review 94：no window in the room

Review 95：No windows and air condition or fan in the room

Review 96：Very near to the cheese parade and shops and restaurants

Review 97：room too small - the guy at the check in was no too friendly

Review 98：position - brekfast (not included)

Review 99：no Wi-Fi in some rooms, in this case - mine :( and instead of transfer me to the Wi-Fi room without Extra fee, they wanted to charge the transfer...

Review 100：All things that you can imagine exists right there. Great breakfast Kind people..this place is excellent!

Review 101：Outside of our room is a hall which has desks and chairs for guests meeting and activities. There is a glass by our room door without a curtain to block people see through it. This makes no privacy in our room - it's inconvenient when changing cloths and uncomfortable when sleep.

Review 102：A hostel room with private bathroom, our room was nice - simple but big and clean. this hostel also offers breakfast and dinner for fair reasonable price.

Review 103：Every detail was Exellent - You should check it by yourself!!!!Charming and very comfortable. A lot of interesting young people from all of the world! Alkmar is near Amsterdam and this hostel is the best idea I have done!!!

Review 104：breakfast badly organized the hostel has the structure of a prison tract (long floor with a gallery, cells I mean rooms around it) which makes it very noisy our room didn't have a window

Review 105：I booked a double room, because we would be very late, and we didn't want to wake the other guests. But apperantly a few guests booked a bed not to sleep in, noise at least until after three o'clock in the morning. I booked the room because I needed the sleep after a long day. In the end we had a very early breakfast, and got the train from 9.11 o'clock, not at all the way I had planned it. The hall- way is very open which looks nice, but the noise is very loud because of that. I think, but who am I, although I will not book a room any time soon, that it would help to diminishing the noise, isolate or whatever.

Review 106：Lovely clean room, bathroom, nice bed, clean sheets, nice staff although we we're terribly late. Breakfast good. I loved the building.

Review 107：I didn't like the bathroom because it is not desained for a good flow for water, so the water after shower is everywhere on the floor of bathroom. At least, please provided a bathroom's mat for every bathroom. If possible, please add internet connection in the bedroom. :)

Review 108：I like the staff. They are very nice and helpful. The breakfast was so great also. The place is quiet, and value for money especially for people with tight budget and searching for a nice place to rest. The atmosphere also nice in there. It is good either for youth or family i think :)

Review 109：hostel is clean,but room(8 mix dorm)was not. one day i saw cleaning staff only took sheets.without cleaning floor and bathroom.

Review 110：all staff is smily and kind. there is near cnter,it's convinient for sightseeing. they have original file that introduce Alkmaar.

Review 111：Internet access & signal strength are poor in the rooms, but good only in the common area

Review 112：very close to Alkmaar station and 24x7 access to main-door. no curfew!

Review 113：a little hard to find it, especially when i arrived at Alkmaar about 0 pm.. noisy, but understand. the room is big enough but the bed is not that soft, then bathroom is lack of basic stuffs.

Review 114：pretty good staff;) nice design&decoration, maybe it is new. still, kinda not that cheap as a hostel but considering of the busy season that makes sense. i love the breakfast which totally worth it!

Review 115：They didn't have enough electrical socket. My room was 8 bed room but they only had 4 in the room, and 2 others were in the bathroom and near the door. Also, it is quite difficult to move because the room is very small for 8 people.

Review 116：The staff were kind and it was quite clean hostel.

Review 117：The heating in the room didn't work well which made it quite cold at night.

Review 118：A quite new hostel with a fancy bar; nice staff. Since it's not tourist season, I live along in a 6-bed room which is quite nice.

Review 119：Wifi was *so* slow. Not only was it slow but it didn't work well. Also it would have been better if the bathroom had been more clear.

Review 120：Staff was very kind! Actually, this was the best hostels (in terms of the kindlyness of staff) I've ever stayed.

Review 121：It was a great experience, a very quiet and relaxed place,comfortable and clean friendly staff and the food very tasty, without doubt the best hostel I've ever known!

The Fine Print

Please note that the surcharge for bicylce rental is EUR 10 per bicycle per day.