You won't find a better price in Leiden, unless you're willing to sacrifice something. No need to do that: here you get a decent location, a comfortable room (with a fully equipped kitchen!), an excellent breakfast, and a very kind hostess. Despite what some other reviewers have said, the hostess is not rude and certainly not mean; she is Dutch.... More

I also had a very bad experience with the hostess. I sleep in Leiden very regularly and it was during my 3rd stay. I hadn't bothered to check whether the appointment that was made weeks earlier was indeed standing so I arrived saying in a good-natured way "I hope that I'm expected". This immediately set her on edge. Then after... More

I really enjoyed my 6-days stay at schaefer's residence. I recommend this hostel to anyone, if you're in leiden on vacation, or to do research, anything! Fresh orange juice in the moring and the bus stops across the street.

Last week my boyfriend and I went on a week of holidays in Holland. We stayed 3 days in Leiden, in Pension Shaefer. We had arranged to arrive between 12:30 and 13:30. We were going to Leiden from Utrecht so we didn’t know by the time we made the reservation the exact time we would arrive in Leiden. We arrive... More

I like this clean and friendly place. We booked two rooms to stay one nignt with our teenager daughter. House is very close to the station - may be 15 minutes easy walk. And very close to the center of Leiden. We like our rooms, they were clean and fresh. Washroom was also clean and spotless. I like the owner... More

My sister and I stayed here for 2 nights though had planned to stay longer. While it is interesting to stay at a place where you feel like you are a visitor in someone's home, here we felt like unwelcome guests. The rules and restrictions on coming and going were unreasonable- I had more latitude when I was a college... More