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Reviews of Thuis bij Schell

148 Oude Binnenweg, Centrum, 3012 JH Rotterdam, Netherlands

#79 of 79 hotels in Rotterdam

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Review score

Based on 644 hotel reviews

5.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    5.6

  • Comfort

    5.6

  • Location

    7.9

  • Facilities

    5.4

  • Staff

    6.6

  • Value for money

    6.1

  • Free WiFi

    7.1

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  • Reviewed: 29 August 2025

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shared bathroom without light in the actual shower. Out of 2 showers, only one was working. No place to put your soap and your clothes inside the shower.

    Well located.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2025

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately it was pretty dirty, bedsheet had stains + holes in pillows covers…showers were few and Occupied for very long by other guests, If one is working others streams were basically dry. A lot of stains on the walls too…

    The position

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2025

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I think, the business owner should change bed, pillow cover and bed sheet. Most of the things were ok. For this price but again everone comes to sleep well. I left room in midnight, as i could not sleep.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It wasn’t very clean.

    Great location but right above lots of bars which can be noisy.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Dirty

    Good location

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2025

    4.0
    Overpriced
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very expensive for what it was. I don't mind a frugal hostel but the price did not match what the hostel had to offer. The room was okay, sanitary was not. Lots of mold on the walls and a damp, musty smell. Too bad there is no common area or reception.

    The staff was very friendly though and the location very convenient.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 October 2024

    4.0
    I know the one night I slept there in, I saw there was empty bed, is ok now.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    there was no compromise once my booking was wrong I thought I booked two nights.

    I don't know signs so I can't answer the above signs. unfortunately my booking was wrong but due to your policy I couldn't anywhere to sleep than to sleep at Centraale Station among homeless. the next day I have to return to UK to resume work. Well, it is one of the bad experience I got.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing specific

    Nice place!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room without Window
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Insects/bed bugs on the walls, bed and floor. I was forced to kill some of them every day and check my bedsheets extensively for any bed bugs. Also the room was extremely small, but you get what you pay for.

    Mostly the location (it was in the center of Rotterdam, close to any station) and the lower price against other options. The shared shower/bathroom was in a good condition and during my staying there, it was silent.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2024

    4.0
    It was an experience for me that I will be more careful before booking a hostel . Because your health and being clean is
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It is not clean at all . Please come every time and bring clean sheet and pillow cover and even clean blanket. For god sake after a long time come and put new mattress . Your mattress have bed bugs . I was not believing until I saw with my own eyes. This bed bugs will grow until when that you have no choice except close the hostel for clean the entire building .

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2024

    6.0
    get what u pay for
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room without Window
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    wear bed cloths as i’ve been bitten too shit. it is a hostel and get what you pay for. room was real basic. bed , small table , little fridge and a fan. shared bathroom & shower were clean

    location was great. plenty of bars , restaurants outside. reception opened at 12o’clock and let me store bags till check in. central stn 10min walk , metro 1min walk.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    4.0
    It is ok for the price in general
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed is not clean and I found Cimicidae who bite me and because of that I went to the doctor

    It is in a best location near to everything

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    not very clean lack of hand wash and bed bugs

    Good hosts

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 July 2024

    6.0
    It is a good place if u do not expect too much comfort. If u want to come to sleep only? It is Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Scary staircase

    Good location. Staircase are bit dangerous, especially for those with arthritis patients.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2024

    5.0
    It served our purpose as in just somewhere to sleep as out and about by day, the shared shower was always clean and we w
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was basic and a little clostrophobic as very small, be prepared for a lot of steep windy steps to room, as no lift

    The location was perfect

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2024

    5.0
    Fabulous Area
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room without Window
    • Stayed 1 night

    Absolutely no ventilation in the room, and it was incredibly hot and stuffy; it was very humid and felt like a sauna. I understand that ventilation is difficult in a room with no windows, but even just a fan would have helped. (I'm sure the rooms with windows are much more comfortable though; I was just traveling on a budget and couldn't be picky). There was no toilet paper in the top floor bathroom the whole time that I was there (which was only two days, but these things should be checked frequently). The stairs are very steep and there's no lift, which isn't a problem per se, but would have been useful to know about before arriving - backpacks are far easier to maneuver up small, narrow stairs than big suitcases.

    Location is fantastic! Really vibey, beautiful neighbourhood with lots of bars, restaurants, museums, parks, and public transit points. The suggestion lists in the hostel for places to go were a nice touch. The room was clean and neat and quiet, and the bed was comfortable. No sign of any bedbugs which were mentioned in other reviews, which was a relief. Thoroughly recommend cake and coffee at The Chocolate Company down the road :)

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2024

    6.0
    Not too comfy but worth the cheap price.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I shared the room with a girl who got some red spots on her skin and after sleeping and we weren't sure if they were bed bugs or just mosquito bites. Also the rooms don't include lockers, the only lockers are in the common areas and most of them were broken. You need to have own lock and it has to be big enough to be able to close the locker.

    Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2024

    4.0
    Cheap and reasonable. Room comfort could be improved.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room without Window
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Although I wasn't expecting too much (given the cheap price), the room needs better cooling ventilation when the door is closed (I was sweating). The only feasible way to make the room a comfortable temperature was to have the door open (using a shoe as a door stop), this was problematic in getting to sleep in and of its self as light from the hallway flooded the room. Also the bed could do with a another/better pillow.

    Cheap and reasonably clean.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    5.0
    Cheap but quite dirty
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Insect

    Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    5.0
    Great shower but had to climb Mount Everest to get there.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only had 2 beds for 3 people. They did put a mattress on the floor for us. Staff were generally unfriendly. Like climbing a mountain to get to room so don’t bring heavy suitcases.

    Great shower and toilets. Decent location.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    4.0
    Bad experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No guest kitchen, only cold shower. No elevator. Facilities are very old & rusty.

    Nothing to like about this place

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2024

    6.0
    Good location , bad management.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was too cold and bit of dirty .There were no soap in the bathroom.There is no staff if you need something.

    Location is good.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    5.0
    Good short stay for me and my fiends for 1 night, but will reserve something more expensive nexttime
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Cheap price = not the best hostel I've visited. One person left the room in the morning early, then another person said his wallet and phone were missing :( I slept with all valuables in my pocket. There is a locker outside the room, BUT you need your own padlock. There was a poster saying padlock for rent in the 'reception'- which is a bar downstairs, but the barman/manager says they didn't have any locks , when I went to look at the lockers, there was no padlocks anywhere so I guess they either run out or just weren't bothered to get new ones.

    Good location. Close to the train station. Cheap price compared to other hostels so worth it. Some nice breakfast places not too far from the hostel, but none on location.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2024

    4.0
    Only the location of the hostel saves, the rest leaves much to be desired.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There were no-smoking signs posted everywhere, but when we got into the room, everything reeked of cigarette smoke. In the toilet and shower there was not even basic soap to wash hands, when I asked the staff about it, they said that it is a hostel and it is not provided. Cleanliness of rooms and toilets left to do better.

    I liked only the place of the hostel, because it’s in the central part of the city, 15 minutes walking from main railway station.

    Stayed in February 2024

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