The Melrose is perfectly located for a visit to Amsterdam especially if you want to walk. You can easily walk to the Dam, the various shopping areas and the museum district, and you are right beside the boutique 9 streets shopping area. The Leidestraat restaurant area is also an easy walk There are heaps of cafes and food places within a block in any direction.. The rooms are small but not uncomfortable. We would certainly go back.
I couldn't be more pleased with this hostel! I highly recommend it. The hostel, including bathrooms and showers, was very clean. The beds were super cozy and comfortable and offered some privacy. Staff was super sweet and helpful. Bonus points that the lobby always smelled like toast or freshly baked cookies! Also, the bike rental service was fantastic. One suggestion for improvement is that it would have been nice to have some wall hangers in the room. Since there were none, people resorted to hanging stuff from the bed ladders or just putting it on the floor.