A HUGE park!! I'm not sure if this is the proper name for the entire park area, but I think it's…read morelarger than the city of Amsterdam. At least three train stops are in or around it. This area is just the Zoud - South tip of it by the Halfweb (halfway) station. It is exactly halfway between Harleem and Amsterdam. Horse trails, lakes, fishing, sports areas and of course bike trails everywhere. Very beautiful. HIGHLIGHT is watching the planes (the few still flying) taking off and landing from Schipol. They aren't really close but enough to identify if you're a AV-Geek.

From the owner: Uniek gelegen middenin een 25 ha groot bos op 6 minuten van het bruisende centrum van Amsterdam en…read morevlakbij het rustieke Waterland-gebied met weilanden en plaatsjes als Marken, Edam en Volendam. In Amsterdam tal van bezienswaardigheden zoals de grachten, de Bloemenmarkt, de Jordaan, het Rijksmuseum en het Van Goghmuseum. Camping Vliegenbos is door de ANWB goedgekeurd, heeft twee sterren en biedt op een 3,5 ha groot beschermd terrein kampeerders, campers en caravanners een heerlijk verblijf. U vindt er onder meer een restaurant, een goed gesorteerde winkel, een wasserette en nieuwe sanitairgebouwen. Ook zijn er voorzieningen voor gehandicapten. Honden zijn niet toegestaan. Op 200 meter van de camping bevinden zich de bushaltes. Wij reserveren alleen voor de Trekkershutten en het groepsverblijf. Onze campingwinkel en restaurant ligt volgens vele op het mooiste plekje in Amsterdam. Op ons terras kunt u genieten in de luwte van de drukke stad. Winkel. De winkel biedt u alle mogelijke producten om te genieten van uw verblijf op de camping. In onze bakkerij bakken wij voor u elke dag vers brood, (choco) croissants, zoetigheden, wafels etc. Naast het grote assortiment aan eten en drinken verkopen wij ook alle nodige kampeerartikelen. Openingstijden: 08.00 - 23.00 uur. Restaurant. In ons restaurant en op het terras kunt u vanaf 8 uur 's ochtends tot 22.00 uur 's avonds alles bestellen wat er op onze menukaart staat...

I'm not a drinker, not a smoker, and not a partier in general…read more So when I headed to Amsterdam in May 2008 for a few days to see the canals and go the Anne Frank House and Rijksmuseum, I was looking for a different kind of lodging than a downtown hostel sure to be crammed with drunk and/or high Americans partying till late. I looked for a place where I could relax and write peacefully in my journal about the things I had seen over the day. As a student at the time, I also wanted to stay somewhere reasonably priced. Expecting something similar to the parks on the outskirts of major U.S. cities, I thought I was gambling with my safety by booking a bed in a cabin in the Amsterdamse Bos. However, staying here contributed to one of my favorite experiences in Europe. The grounds were safe and secure, and the cabin was, even from a no-nonsense guy's perspective, kind of adorable: the nights I stayed there, I felt like I was in a fairytale or something. Since it was May, I was warm enough, even at night thanks to the freshly laundered linens and blanket they provided. That said, it's a campground and the cabins are cabins. The toilets, showers, and sinks are in a communal facility with concrete floors (they are nice and clean though), but...just because I had a wonderful experience here doesn't mean it's right for everyone. This is absolutely not a party place, and I want to stress again that it's not a hostel. There are tons of families from all over Europe camping here (for Americans: this is apparently pretty common: Europeans sometimes take months off from work and travel with their families, camping in mini Winnebago-like vehicles). People are out grilling dinner, reading books in hammocks while kids play etc... If you're an American and normally stay in chain hotels or nicer hostels at the center of the action when you travel abroad, you probably will not appreciate how well the Amsterdamse Bos does their thing, so stay away -- it's just not for you. If you're used to rugged conditions, enjoy the outdoors, can sleep anywhere, and have a romantic side, then you'll find this campground surprisingly awesome -- much better than other options, including most youth hostels, in Europe. As for me: if I ever get back to Amsterdam in the summer months, I'll be staying here again!

We had bed bugs... rats close to containers with garbage . No proper cleaning in kitchen and…read moretoilets. We were 25 people traveling often all over the Europe and we never saw such a low quality camp.