Netherlands
This Amsterdam hostel was very friendly and fun, with some very cheap pints in its ‘Uptown Bar.’
It’s among some lively coffeeshops and bars or is just a few hundred metres from the Van Gogh and Modern Art Museums for something more cultural!
Accommodation is cheap and includes breakfast and internet.
Vossiussstraat 46-47, Amsterdam, 1071AJ
www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/netherlands/amsterdam/1461/
Join the Youth Hostel Association and then book one of the three hostels in Amsterdam - I prefer the Vondelpark, if you get enough going it's a hoot or - but you can also book a family room. And it's oh-so cheap!
Always check out the various hostelling websites for cheap accommodation deals – even if you are travelling with children.
While traditionally aimed at the more youthful backpacking market, the websites really have diversified in recent years, but are still usually overlooked in favour of the likes of lastminute.com, which only covers (more expensive) hotels.
We managed to find accommodation in an amazing family-owned canal-side apartment in the heart of Amsterdam for a fraction of what it would have cost to stay in a hotel miles out of town.
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