House Rules
On order to make your stay with us a pleasant experience, we kindly ask you to take the
following House Rules into account.
1. Valid photo identification in the form of an ID card, Passport or Driver License (EU citizens only) is
required at check-in.
2. Guests are required to conduct themselves in a reasonable and responsible manner at the Hostel and
must not act in any way which may disturb other guests. Failure to adhere to this requirement may
result in Guests being asked to leave the Hostel in which event all charges and additional charges
shall become immediately payable by the Guest.
3. Smoking is not permitted inside the Hostel. Smoking indoors will result in a fine of €250, -.
4. Guests are responsible for taking care of their belongings. Recharge Hostel will not be responsible for
any loss or damaged caused at the Hostel. The Guest may be liable for Sparks Hostel reasonable cost
of repairing, cleaning or replacing any property of Sparks Hostel which is damaged, soiled or lost by a
Guest.
5. No animals are allowed in the Hostel.
6. Recharge Hostel does not accept bookings made by those under the age of 18. Underaged cannot
stay in any shared rooms, however, they can stay in private rooms when accompanied by an adult
over 18 years. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in automatic cancellation with no refund given.
7. Visitors who are not staying in the Hostel are only allowed at the lobby (going to the upper
floors/rooms/dorms is NOT allowed). If you bring someone that has not payed to stay in your room,
we will have them thrown out by police.
8. Please be considerate towards other visitors, especially when you are using electronic media (we
kindly ask you to use earphones when listening to music/ watching series/ doing video calls etc.). The
quiet time for sleeping is from 11 PM. to 7 AM. Out of courtesy to fellow guests, please be quiet
during this time.
There are some strict Dutch laws when it comes to the use of drugs and smoking weed and
cigarettes. This means:
- You have to respect our non-smoking policy in the building, if this rule is broken you will have to
leave immediately and a fine of €250 must be paid. - You are only allowed to consume marijuana/cannabis in a coffeeshop. Smoking it in or outside our
building is strictly forbidden. Smoking weed in our hostel or terrace means you will have to leave the
hostel immediately. - Illicit drugs of any kind will not be allowed or tolerated in the hostel, this includes the usage of
laughing gas tanks. Guests found with any drug paraphernalia will be immediately asked to leave the
hostel. If this is the case and guests are unwilling to leave, the proper authorities will be called. The
fine of €200 will also apply. Misbehaviour as a result of alcohol or drugs abuse is strictly prohibited and may result in immediate ejection from the hostel premises.
Cancelation
When cancelling an online booking, this is free of charge 5 days prior to arrival, unless the
reservation is non-refundable. When cancelling within the 5 days prior to arrival, the full amount will be charged. When cancelling a non-refundable reservation, the total amount will
be charged. Group bookings have different cancellation policies.No Show
When you book and do not show up, the first night of your reservation will be charged. For non-
refundable bookings, the entire amount will be charged.
Deposit
We require a €10 cash deposit for the beds in the dorms and €50 for the private rooms.
Check-in:
Check-in starts from 14:00.
Check-out
Checking out can be done at any moment before 11:00 in the morning.