Name: Stayokay Heemskerk
Address: Tolweg, 9, Heemskerk, 1967 NG, NL

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2024

Ruel

Beautiful place

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Apr 2024

Lee

We anticipated staying in the castle, not the guest house....pay attention to the \"fine print\"! Tiny room wasn't worth the cost paid. Wouldn't stay there again for that price.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Apr 2023

Ib

Clerk has very bad manner

4/10

Poor

21 Mar 2022

Tharani

This was a very disappointing stay. The room was bare and I had to make my own bed. The room was super cold at night. There was barely any toilet paper. Lack of power outlets to charge my phone except one beside the sink near the front door. It was run by a young student who operated the front desk. Not at all what I was expecting.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Cute little castle hostel. You pick up linens at the front desk. It has everything you need to sleep for the night and hang out in the common rooms. Beautiful walking trails around the property. Good simple breakfast free with your stay.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2019

Amanda

Hostel in a castle

This was a great little family getaway to say the kids slept in a castle. Not all rooms are in the castle itself but luckily they were able to move our reservation back into the main building. There is a lot of road constraints which made it difficult to find. But not noticable once on property. Remember. Castle. Lots of stairs. Pack light

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2019

Dan

It was super hot and our upstairs rooms was HOT! There is no A/C and no screens on the windows. Mosquitos are a problem.

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2019

Eric

The historical part of the building is absolutely gorgeous.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2019

Jeffrey

Cool place to stay, but costly for what is essentially a hostel. Good wifi and excellent dinner. My kids evn learned some new curse words from all the grafitti in the rooms. Good times,

Family

4/10

Poor

02 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Since the only amenity is the castle itself, staying in a tiny cell adjacent to the castle and not being able to use the bar or restaurant after 8pm was disappointing.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2019

Nikhil

Live in a castle!! Wow

Wonderful experience!! Wanna experience living in a castle, then this is the place to stay!!
The rooms were clean and have all basic facilities of a hostel. The breakfast was basic.

Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2018

John

Castle near Castricum

The castle is a wonderful building superbly converted to a youth hostel. The bar was open until midnight. The draught Trappist beer was excellent. Friendly staff. Great value. Convenient road connections.

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Doors close at midnight. Otherwise perfect.

The hotel/hostel is beautiful and the breakfast was great. There was a lot of big families staying at the hotel, so dont expect a party vibe from the hostel. The train line between amsterdam and heemskerk wasn't fully functional and required a detour via bus, which added 30 minutes to the 1 hour trip and almost caused me to get locked out of the hostel at midnight. Otherwise though it was wonderful.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2017

Hendrika

Fantastic building and garden, great for exploring North Holland by car, bike or train/bus. When you book keep in mind it's a HOSTEL and not a HOTEL! If your good with that it's a great place to stay.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2017

Daniel

This might have been my favorite place, fun atmosphere located in a picturesque setting make this an amazing addition to any adventure. The grounds were beautiful and the staff was incredibly friendly... we enjoyed our time in the castle.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2017

Daniel

Fairy Tale

Staying here was amazing and extremely relaxing. The restoration of this castle is awesome. Then keeping it as a youth hostel is super rad. The gardens are breath taking. This truly was a really cool place to take a couple down days and truly enjoy the beauty of the land. Thanks for having us. Bucket List!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2017

DIOI

Romantic!

Delicious breakfast buffet!! confortable, clean and quiet.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2017

Xueping

Great experience

I love the experience of staying in the castle. The view was great.

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2017

Ronnie

Amazing site

The staff were wonderful and the restaurant was excellent value. It was a great opportunity to meet people as we haven't had hostel accommodation for a while. The room is small.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Castle close to town

Staying in a castle is an adventure not to be missed.Very clean and comfortable rooms and staff was friendly and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2016

Stephany

Amazing Castle in a beautiful area

The castle is absolutely amazing, it's an experience in itself! The staff are super friendly and helpful, the rooms and toilets are very clean. An open buffet breakfast is served every morning from 8 till 10, the food is varied and good.
The hostel is located in a very nice area if you have time to explore; it is also only 1 hr away from Amsterdam by train.

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2016

vidka

Nice hotel with excellent view

Hotel is nice and clean
People are very friendly and helpful
Location is difficult with public transport
Needs car

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Beautiful castle and garden, wonderful breakfast

The castle is beautiful with a spectacular garden, and the room we stayed is very spacious. Breakfast is realy good, with boiled egg, different bread, meat, coffee, juice, etc. We were not very lucky that we got in at the same time with two German schools field trip, at night there were scary shouts, and the girls next door kept on laughing and talking... shower and toilet were separate, but the shower was smell really bad. First time staying in a castle, great experience. Staffs are efficient and nice.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

A remarkably unique hostel

There's no way you can stay in a genuine centuries-old castle without spending a fortune unless you come here. It's a phenomenal find. To climb up a stairway designed for sword fighting, to wander grounds and gardens that are being tended in ancient fashion, it's just a one-of-a-kind experience. Yes, it's a hostel, and you'll be sleeping in bunk beds possibly with three hundred teenage bicyclists (though they do have family rooms) and yes the rooms can feel a little spartan albeit very clean. But it's an easy trade for the incredible setting and sense of history. Breakfast is excellent as well.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2015

Mohamad

Beautiful Hotel

Excellent friendly staff

Family

2/10

Poor

24 Aug 2015

Ann H

Misery with a capital M

We, me plus my family of four, stayed here for one night. We were all excited about staying here. When we checked in I was slightly taken aback when the woman told me to \"get my set of sheets over in the armoire\". Strike one (though maybe I should have known this since it is some sort of hostel?) The bathroom was comparable to a gym locker room bathroom. Definitely wear shoes. I inquired at the desk to ask about towels. They can be rented for 2E each. What?? Strike 2. Finally, we get settled into our bunk beds (at least I knew to expect bunk beds) and turn out the lights around 11pm. Soon we start to hear people congregate, smoke and be joyous until, oh I don't know 2am? 3am? Strike 3. Window open gives us fresh air, noise and smoke. Closed windows gives us noise and a warm room.

The next morning, the THIRD time we go to the desk to return our rented towels (you get 1E back for each towel) we finally get someone. Isn't this when everyone is leaving?? While the front desk people were always very nice, they were never there. Bell ringing or not.

So for $200 a night was this a bargain? No. Would I stay here again? No way. Keep in mind we have traveled all over Europe and parts of the US and I have never had this kind of experience. Except for the farm stay I did in Slovenia - but that was sleeping over a pig pen... So my tolerance is pretty high but this was ridiculous.

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2015

JUANPABLO

Great castle

Nice place, wonderful views and running grounds.

Family

2/10

Poor

16 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Very horrible hotel ever I booked.

Room and hotel not same as shown in pictures. I don't recommend to anyone

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2015

Tina

It's a Castle!

There isn't much negative to say, you get to stay in a castle! That is just neat. My only wish was that there was something at the castle to do. It would be neat if even one room was like it was years ago. My son went outside but it was cold and raining, there wasn't much to do for teens inside the castle. Breakfast was okay, and typical Europe continental breakfast.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2015

Karen

Nice experience but ask about summer camps!

We are a family of five that stayed in a 6 person room with a private bath. We did enjoy the castle ambience but we were never told of summer camps that happen. We felt overwhelmed with bus loads of children and felt uncomfortable at times. Breakfast was good and plentiful. We were not able to go outside to the back grounds in the early evening because there weren't volunteers able to be out there. It was fun being there but we would have chosen differently had we known about the camps

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2015

Brendan

Really fun place to stay

Beautiful building and grounds. Tasty all you can eat breakfast included

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2015

Lis

Stepping into history - amazing!

Being able to spend the night in a castle from the 1200s was a dream come true for several of us. The castle and grounds are amazing! The staff was very helpful. The room itself was quite simple but that didn't matter. We slept in a castle!

Family

4/10

Poor

27 Apr 2015

Kimberly

You don't always stay in the castle

Expected to stay in the castle but we were actually in the building next to the castle

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2015

Muhammad Golam

wow stay at stayokay hostel

it was nice stay there

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

Fun

Family trip to stay in a castle was cool. Beds are a little hard, but overall a neat experience. Nice bar and open common areas for everyone enjoy. Excellent gardens all around for a easy walk.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2014

Brad

Castle Life

This was a great option for us as a family! It was exciting to stay in a \"castle\"!

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2014

Family of 5

once in a lifetime stay in a castle

A fun and fanciful place to stay. Very well maintained grounds/gardens are so beautiful to walk around. The hotel has outdoor equipment (balls etc) to play with. We stayed up in the turret in a very large room with our family (3 teens), so we had lots of space. Very clean, 2 showers, 2 sinks, helped a lot. The bunk beds were the only negative, in terms of comfort, but the price sure is right! Wonderful breakfast with a lot of choice, nice dining room. Staff very helpful and friendly. Dates back to the 14th century. definitely a must see if you're in the area. Short drive to a train that takes you into Amsterdam in 1/2 hour.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2014

Nicki

Nice getaway

Great place and grounds for families. We'd go back! Good breakfast, comfortable enough bunk beds, nice walking path. Unsure about transportation, we had a car and it took 30 minutes into Amsterdam

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2014

maayan

sleeping in a castle

the castle is beautiful and the garden is great. the place shold be a boutique hotel Instead of an hostel/

Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2013

E & T

Disappointed

Sorry to say but we were disappointed thought it had great promise , looks great even in the real however when we got there apparently the Castle was not accommodating guests we had to stay over in the little building to the right which was a out building from the Castle, Kids were really looking forward to the stay but what we got was a very basic room (which would have been okay if in the Castle) Breakfast I think they forgot us 8:00am - 9:30am arrived at 8:30am Castle was locked go figure, we eventually got in at 9:00am no greeting had no idea where we should go but eventually found a table with a few things placed on it BREAKFAST reception eventually was YOUR THE ONLY ONES HAVING BREAKFAST :( I wonder why?? Anyway the location was good we were able to get the Fast Ferry to Amsterdam not far from the Castle abit late but slight recovery ;) If you get the room in the Castle you'll probably like it.

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2013

Aaron

Good breakfast,

Good breakfast,

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2013

andrew

Beautiful castle.

Awesom castle, about 30 min from the beach. Friendly staff. Not a party hostel, quiet atmosphere.

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Carine

Beau château

Magnifique château, chambre avec un minimum de confort mais suffisant et très propre. il faut apporter ses serviettes de toilettes. Les draps sont fournis mais il faut faire son lit et enlever les draps au départ. Petit déjeuner compris varié. Parking gratuit

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

27 Jul 2024

Heidi J

Awfully disappointing

Very noisy at night. Literally still shouting at 2 in the morning without regulation from the staff.
Terribly hot in the rooms (no aircondition).
We got told to leave the breakfast room early due to it being rented out before breakfast was over.
Aditionally, the room was crampted and lacking essentials. We had to put on covers on the beds by ourselves and pay for towels for example. The rooms also came without other essentials such as soap, glasses, a fridge and such.
The bar was also lacking of spirits and liqour, but the staff did a great job working around it.

In general, the staff was great, but not a hotel I’d recommend in the slightest. At least not during more humid months.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2024

Annette

En lille perle

Smukke rammer, servicemindet personale og en rigtig fin løsning for et kortere ophold til prisen.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2024

Erik

Unieke lokatie, Alle schoon en netjes verzorgd. Te weinig te doen buiten het kasteel, en waarom heeft de gemeente ooit toestemming gegeven voor die verschrikkelijke flats op de achtergrond. Zonde.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2024

Kai

Die Burg und der Garten sind Einmalig...sehr sehenswert.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2024

Marcus

Godt til prisen

Super hyggeligt sted.. Vi blev taget godt i mod og hyggeligt lille værelse, dog ikke på selve slottet, da en skole havde booket alle værelserne på selve slottet (Sådan er det😀).

Til prisen var hostel fint, hvis jeg skulle sætte en finger på noget skulle det være rengøringen af værelset og badeværelserne.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2024

Stefanie

Die Unterkunft ist außergewöhnlich. Das Schloss und der dazugehörige Garten sind sehr schön. Das einzige, was wirklich zu bemängeln ist, ist die Tatsache, dass es sehr hellhörig ist. Man hört, was im Zimmer nebenan gesprochen wird. Man hört jeden Schritt, aus dem darüber liegenden Zimmer. Das nervt, besonders wenn es Schulklassen sind, die etwas lauter sind. Das Frühstück war ausreichend und lecker, das Personal war immer freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die Betten waren bequem.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2023

Antonio

ROBO A MANO ARMADA

Es un engaño total, las habitaciones son mucho más pequeñas que lo que se ve en las fotos, las toallas hay que pagarlas por aparte, el desayuno muy temprano y con poca variedad, parece una prison al llegar tienes que agarrar tus sábanas e hacer la cama tu, no vale lo que pagas una decepción total y un robo de dinero

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2023

Henny

Vriendelijk personeel, heerlijk geslapen en een super ontbijt! Zelfs nog rondleiding gehad door het kasteel 🏰

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2022

Salvador Octavio

Buena

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2020

Verified traveler

Mooie locatie, dat maakte het tot een feestje. Verder was het zoals je van een hostel mag verwachten.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Feb 2020

mariela

Muy linda experiencia!!! Las chicas de recepción divinas, el desayuno muy bueno. Volvería!!!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Sep 2019

Georges

Triestig

Wij zijn niet in het hostel gebleven omdat de kamer niet voldeed aan onze eisen en in het bijzonder de vieze matras waar precies urinevlekken op te zien waren
De anuleringskosten waren ook niet min

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2019

Marcelo

Castelo em família

Muito gostoso se hospedar em um Castelo do século 13. Local lindo e castelo bem conservado num local perto de um bosque/praça maravilhoso. Jardim também muito lindo!
Colchões não muito confortáveis e bicicletas mal conservadas (e caro o aluguel).
Café da manhã simples mas EXCELENTE!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2019

Steffen

Außergewöhnliche Unterkunft

Großartige Location, gutes Frühstück. Schlossgarten und benachbarter Stadtpark laden zu einem kleinen Spaziergang ein.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2019

Thomas

Top

Man kann schlieslich nicht jeden Tag in einem Schloss schlafen.

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2019

Verified traveler

酒店还可以，同住客人体验太差

有几个同住的印度客人，偷吃我东西，扔我衣服，体验很差

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2019

Verified traveler

Super leuk zeg, overnachten in een heus kasteel.
Onze kids vonden het super. En wij stiekem ook ;-)
Prachtige tuin en veel mooie kamers.
Wij hadden een torenkamer, die erg groot was! Met 1 stapelbed en 2 aparte bedden. Onze familie een kleine kamer, dat viel wat tegen (vierkant hok, met 3 stapelbedden).
Het avondeten was prima, voor deze prijs. En ook het ontbijt wat goed!
Zeker een aanrader deze accommodatie.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2019

Verified traveler

Locatie en personeel zijn geweldig. Een plek om lekker te hangen was fijn geweest en slaapzaal was erg krap met te weinig stopcontacten.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2019

Laurence

Calme, bien placé pour visiter autour d'Amsterdam,

Accueil très sympathique. Le cadre extérieur est magnifique et les espaces communs sont très bien. Chambre sous les combles plutôt petite pour 4. C'est le prix pour dormir dans un château.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2018

Horst

Günstiges Hostel ohne viel Schnickschnack. Genau das richtige für solche, die einfach nur einen Schlafplatz und ein Frühstück brauchen.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful castle

An amazing castle with a great garden. An experience well worth the trip out there.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2018

Pascal

Calme et très acceuillant

Très bonne expérience A renouveler

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2018

Ossi

Interesting for sure

Location is not perfect but by car really easy to reach. Everything worked well and room was really basic. Bathroom and toilet really basic, but for a one night stay totally ok. Breakfast also basic but more than I expected. The building was beautiful and during night time looked especially nice.

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2018

Bjørn

Høye forhåpninger som ikke stod til forventningene

Vi plukket oss ut dette slottet og gledet oss veldig til å bo her, det var jo bygget 1200 tallet, istedet fikk vi bo i en sidebyggning og der var det ikke spesielt hyggelig. Små rom og forferdelig dårlige senger! To netter her var ikke spesielt greit.
Området rundt var trivelig, kort vei til Amsterdam og om du er glad i whisky/vin & øl hadde de en spesialbutikk for dette i Heemskerk. ABSOLUTT en butikk å besøke.

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Mooie locatie, prettige sfeer

Bovenstaande redenen en vlakbij de kust. Ook leuk voor familie en vriendenuitjes

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2018

Horst

Schloss in zentraler Lage

Schloss in zentraler Lage zwischen Amsterdam und Küste. Tolle Anlage mit einfachen Zimmern. Gutes Frühstück.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2018

B.

Een hotel centraal gelegen in Noord Holland.

Een hele ervaring om in een kasteel te overnachten.
Douche en wc waren schoon de rest van de kamer stoffig en spinrag aan het plafond.
Een lekker en gevarieerd ontbijt.
Kijk je om je heen zie je achterstallig onderhoud.
Leuk voor een nachtje.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2018

HON SANG

非常好的古堡酒店

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2018

philippe

nuit dans un chateau médieval

très beau château, illuminé le soir.
petit déjeuner buffet complet et varié

jeux à disposition dans une salle

les enfants ont adoré dormir dans un château

Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2018

inseon

so many kids running around bar

Castle was good but there were too many kids running around bar. so we could not enjoy our time.
and even i paid on hotels.com they asked me to pay so now I have to call them refund my money.

Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2018

Carmen Lucia

Isolados em Stayokay!

Hotel bastante familiar com a maioria dos hospedes holandeses,,,para quem pretente usar como base para visitar Amsterdam se torna inviável. Longe de tudo, totalmente isolado em área residencial.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2017

angelica

Familjesemester

Helt klart prisvärt! Fantastisk miljö. Nära till olika intressanta sevärdigheter men också en mysig plats att bara vara och umgås på.

Family