when i emailed marc he said we could take our time checking in when in actual fact he emailed us that day saying we had to be there by a certain time, so time wise we were under pressure to get there as the directions given were not great and we had to search for the place, asking many locals for help. He also offered us a breakfast the next day, but we had to work around their schedule so we ended up having a later breakfast than anticipated and we didnt really enjoy it. i thought the breakfast was included only to find out when we were checking out that it cost 9 euro each, and we had basically only eaten bread. The place is located 20 minutes outside amsterdam which is annoying trying to get back at night, it cost 30 euro for a taxi to drop us back. We also felt like ellen was disapproving of us because we came home one night at 11 and i felt like she didnt really want young people staying there. Although it says there is a private bathroom its a bit down the corridor and right beside their office, also there is this weird window between the bedroom and the bathroom which is quite uncomfortable because if somebody is in the bedroom they can see the other person on the toilet or in the shower. There was a coffee machine in the room but we couldnt operate it. we had looked for twin beds but instead we got a double. I dont think i would stay here again, it wasnt necessarily cheaper than places in the city in fact with the breakfast included it was probably more expensive and it is harder to access, also they are quite strict and we didnt really feel comfortable there.