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Reviews of King Kong Hostel

2 out of 5
King Kong Hostel
Witte de Withstraat 72 74, Rotterdam

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 126 out of 206 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 206 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 206 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 206 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 206 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas, Gatineau

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well located within Rotterdam Central area. The area is a little busy and noisy because of all of the bars around, however it made it convenient when looking for a place to eat, etc. Museums, parks, and transportation are all within walking distance. Staff is young, dynamic, and always super friendly and helpful. We were two adults travelling and we enjoyed our stay.

8/10 Good

Lenka

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Saman

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Wen Ting

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For Budget friendly travellers. Value for money
Right in the middle of Witte. Really pretty hostel and price was affordable and helped to me to stay within budget. Brought a 24” luggage, couldn’t fit in the under bed locker but the room was big enough to store my luggage beside my bed. Within walking distances of multiple famous food places such as Supermercado and Bazar. Worth a visit!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ho Ching Chloe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Lena

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

yung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Very friendly staff. Very good area. A bit noisy at night coz it's in bar area. But still highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Good vibe. Good restaurant attached.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rafael, Dominican Republic

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good, good, good they have a really good staff and services
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bed bugs and lots of noise because of Downstairs is a bar and loud music until 4am.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Seoyeon

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night in Rotterdam
This is a really great spor and by far one of my best hostel experiences.I needed a bed for the night because I was leaving early the next morning and it was unbelievably clean! Also, the service was bar none the best I’ve ever had. The staff are fun, friendly, and so knowledgeable and helpful. I would highly recommend this place to anyone. Only thing to keep in mind is that if you are staying in a mixed dorm you will need to hike to the top floor which is three levels so pack light. Nevertheless, they also helped me with my luggage and agreed to store if I needed it and again just fabulous service. There is a bar on the main level and people were partying late into the night but I had no trouble going to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Shanty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Be mindful that the hostel doesn't have any elevator. Got my room in the 3rd floor and i was carrying quite a big luggage, thankfully the staff was helping me to carry it upstairs! Location is great, fun street. 15mins walk to the centraal station
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool area
The location is great and has a nice vibe. Walkable to most tourist things. Breakfast is expensive but the quality is above average. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sofia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place with friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It’s an amazing place with friendly staff and close to the city center. I would like to appreciate specially to one girl “Isabella” for the care that she shows for the people, she’s works in the reception and Bar. She is absolutely amazing
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean
Everything was clean. It was comfortable to stay in.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Suz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice shower and comfortable beds! The staff was very helpful and nice. Nice common area and met some great people in the room!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Atikah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quirky place in a lively area!
Had the deluxe double room - it was lovely. The location is great too in a very lively area.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place but noisy
There were private curtains in the queen sized bed bunks. Everything was great about this place aside from the noise at night. As there’s a bar at night, the noise goes on until past midnight and is impossible to get sleep even with earplugs. Great if you love partying.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice hostel in popular hangout street
A nice clean hostel in one of the liveliest little streets in Rotterdam. Bedrooms are clean and quite roomy with big lockers to put in anything we need. Note that there are no elevators so if you have a lot of luggage you may have some trouble getting to your room. Also the hostel is at a street surrounded by bars and cafes. I felt safe there because there are always lots of locals and tourists hanging out, but it may get noisy at night so take note if you are a light sleeper. Nice kitchen with well-stocked cutlery and plenty of space to sit and work. My dorm room had wide windows so I got a nice bit of light and I can open the window if I need a bit of air. Cleaning is done every alternate day so pretty happy with cleanliness. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ching-Wei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hostel
What a lovely hostel, me and three tattoo artist only stay one night there they love the place and looking forward come back again soon. We do enjoy stayed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Amy, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cool but also hot
Man, this hostel gets so many things right. I love that their bar/cafe is reasonably priced but that they also let you bring in your own meals to the tables at the back, plus cook in their very clean guest kitchen. I loved the luxe female dorm and its huge beds. The staff are great too. Thanks to Alissa who started my stay in Rotterdam with some amazing recommendations upon check in. The one big thing that let this hostel down for me was the lack of air conditioning. On the night of a 27-30 degree day the room was sweltering and we would all wake up each morning literally drenched in sweat. The fan doesn’t provide any air flow to the top bunks and I am still covered in mosquito bites because we needed to have the window open for air (even though it barely opens). I understand that it’s not like this all year round but cooler rooms would be a huge improvement. If they install air con, King Kong will have a ten out of ten from me next time I visit ;)
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel closed to museum
Fair price for hostel. Friendly, helpful staff. Closed to restaurants, museums.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Cecilia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
OK for a short stay
I went to Rotterdam for a concert and since all other hotels were booked or eildly out of my price range due to the marathon happening that weekend, I thought this hostel would fit the bill for the 3 nights I was staying. The hostel is in the party area of Rotterdam (something I wasn’t aware of). As you’d imagine, it gets incredibly loud in the evenings and trying to transit that street is an “experience”. I wasn’t there to party so this wasn’t a plus for me at all. The hostel is close to a few metro stations and a 20 minute walk away from the Central station. The hostel facilities are fine. The dorm I stayed in had double beds and each one had a curtain around the bed so that was quite handy. The mattress and pillows are horribly uncomfortable though but I guess that’s to be expected from hostels. I was glad not to be charged extra for towels and bed linen and I thought it was quirky but thoughtful that they give you a banana when you check in.

8/10 Good

A

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rotterdam budget hostel with comfort.
Convenient and comfortable. Great place to meet people with positive energy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great hostel-excellent location, friendly and clean. In the dorm the beds have curtains and a light so you can read without disturbing anyone else. Very highly recommended. The food was also excellent and a great bar area too.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Second stay
Second stay here, good as always.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kind of nice when you show up. Seating is ok, but room was crazy hot. 1 fan for 8 people isn't enough. Maybe in the fall it's better.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ming Fai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Prefect place for group of friends
Prefect place for group of friends Nice staffs and good hostel room The area is safe and many tasty food of choice
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Qiuxia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel
I would recommend this hostel. Cherriss and Alisa are very helpful and professional. Furthermore, the city is very beautiful and so much to offer.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place
love the queen size bed and the individual dark curtains, good for those need privacy during sleep. Bathroom and the room itself is big enough. And staff are helpful.

8/10 Good

Danijel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Sarah-Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hostel experience so far
Super spacious and clean bed, curtains for each bed guarantees privacy. Friendly and helpful staff, plus great food in the cafe downstairs all made my great stay in Rotterdam. P.S. They also provided a banana on our arrival which was super cute!

10/10 Excellent

Giovanni, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location and clean
The hostel over all was a good one. It was clean and seemed new. Rooms were big clean and quiet. Check in was fast and easy. The area around the Hostel has shops and bars just right out side. The only down side was the pillow was paper thin. I had to use sweaters to prop my head up but other then that good location and clean property.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Set in one of the best locations.
The location of the Hostel is incredible, it's in the heart of Rotterdam and extremely easy to get around (I brought my bike with me). Didn't stay in the room too much so i can't comment too much on that but the room size was descent and it had a clean onsite shower and toilet. Highly recommend if you're going with a group of people.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and staff
The hostel is very clean and the common areas, including the bar and Cafe, have a nice vibe. It's located in a great neighborhood close to subway and train stations. Highly recommended.

8/10 Good

LAI MEI

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hosel
Their staff are awesome, both are polite, kind and sincere. Hostel feel modern, with great facilities in new condition; dorm are better than expected. Just the wifi was really slow, can't even connect to internet sometimes.