Anne Frank House Review

Found the tour in the Anne Frank house educational and even though there where a lot of people there it was possible to stop so we (my wife, daughter and I) could talk about details.

Very long queue if you didn't buy through online booking. Overall very good experience but sorrowful.

Very emotional. Beautifully done. Humbling experience.

Very well ran, helpful staff. Sad, heartbreaking, poignant. I'm so glad I went to this. This experience will stay with you. Made me think about life being short. And to enjoy it more.

A very moving museum. The audio guide is easy to use and informative our two boys who are 6 and 7, came out telling us about anne frank and the terrible things that happened to the Jews, which allowed us adults to enjoy the museum. Great work.

Tip: With regards to tickets we didn't buy our tickets months in advance as this was a last minute trip to Amsterdam, but hopped online around 0745 that morning and additional tickets had been released for the 1500 time slot. Saved us a 2 hour wait in the long queue which had formed outside for the open session starting at 1530.

Its not that special. Glorified but sadly a lot of people forget that millions of others also perished in the holocaust. It was bulked by the audio tour but lasted 20 minutes. Worth visiting to say you've been.

Cool place to see , little croud plan your visit with plenty time

An amazing museum with such sad history, buy definitely worth s the visit. Anne Frank s statue is pretty close of the museum also, so you can see the statue and after that enter in the museum... don t forget to buy the tickets by internet with anticipation, because they don t sell it directly there!

Would definitely recommend the introductory program before going through the house. Great customer service by the staff. Walking through the house and learning about the impact of Anne Frank was a gentle reminder of everything at stake in today s world. We have to continue in investing in museums and programs like this, to remind us not to repeat the same mistakes of the past.

The Anne Frank house is well worth a visit if you're planning on coming to Amsterdam (just be sure to pre-book in advance!). It tells the story of Anne Frank and the thousands of other Jews who were persecuted during WW2 very well. Be prepared to spend about 2 hours for the whole tour.

I booked the ticket on July 5 and the earliest available date was August 20th. Totally worth the wait!

A place with historical record. The only thing to note is their ticket is very difficult to order, seats are very limited.

An incredibly sensitive, contextual exposition of Anne Frank's life and work. I can't imagine anyone could leave this place unmoved by the enormity of the tragedy of the Holocaust in general and the loss of this intelligent, sensitive child. Be aware you *must* buy tickets online ahead of time. They come on market 2 months ahead. And you will likely still wait in line 10 minutes or so while your cohort gathers, so if the weather is poor, plan your clothing, footwear and umbrellas with that in mind. Kudos to the Museum staff for keeping the gritty details of logistics from diminishing your experience.

Sobering experience, but informative. Helpful staff and organized tour throughout. But make sure you guys tickets in advance online or you might wait a while outside.

I would recommend going in the morning when it is less crowded. The audio tour was included in the ticket price and very informative. There was some new construction during my visit. Overall this was a good experience.

Anne's message is as important today as ever, and the museum does an excellent job of handling the subject with love. Never forget.

Amazing piece of history, my kids read the book before and when we got there they still were shocked.

Tickets only available online. 80% are released 3 months before due date, remainder released on the day. Needless to say none were available for today. Waste of time getting here to find this out. I also expected an old house ( for some strange reason! ) strange to find a modern office block type of place instead.

Must visit place. Tickets are sold out very quick. Its better to buy them in advance online. Punctual service. Around 1-1.30 hours is enough to visit this place and read and know about everything that is to offer.

Didnt get to go in as couldn't get tickets so I would suggest booking a good few weeks in advance if you wish to get a ticket

All this place to visit, i s a lesson from history.

Short but very concise tour. Never boring and really interesting. Only fault was that it was under renovation so some rooms were empty and the original documents were replaced by duplicates due to this.

Very well laid out. You must book tickets thou otherwise a long wait.

Advisable to pre book to avoid the ques. Well worth a visit

Amazing experience. PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE BEFORE HAND

Very important place to visit if you're in Amsterdam. History is so much important ! However, you really need to book in advance to avoid queuing and please, do NOT take any photo for the respect of the family !

I liked a lot the tour, you have to get a ticket in the web in order to enter I did it like 3 days before my tour and I think it's not expensive. This place is iconic in Amsterdam so you must go there

Beautiful, friendly staff and a must see. Book online before you go. Take your time to walk around and try your best to ignore the silly people taking pictures.

Well organized staff, nice tour. Get your tickets early.....I mean early, like month in advance!

Glad we booked online to visit. Very informative and sad but tour seemed to last too long.

But,please order the tickets in advance by internet !!!!

You need to visit this place, it's quite eye opening.

So this is not a surprising news: hard to get a ticket, it looks like they are getting released even before 9am same day, watch out... It is very worth every effort...

Amazing tour of the house, there was many quotes from her diary on the wall as you walk through the house to complement the ambiance.
Many videos explaining the facts regarding her story.

There is a very, very big line. If you go there at 3h30, it will be around 2 hours of wait. I suggest coming a bit later during the day to get a way smaller line. (around 6 to 8 PM)

The entrance is cheap at 9 euros and well worth the wait.

You can not miss it if you visit Amsterdam. Schedule a visit from the morning till 3.30pm to not lose time in line as I did for 2 hours, even though I will do that once again.

I have read Anne Frank's diary multiple times, and this museum brought it to life is a very real and sorrowful way. To stand where she stood, where they all stood, was a moment of my life I'll never forget. Seeing the markings on the wall her father made measuring her and her sister Margot's growth, to see the pictures of movie stars she stuck to the walls with her own hands. Looking up into the attic in which she experienced so much, seeing out of the windows she looked out of. I could never describe what it all meant to me. I think the diary is a book everyone should read, and that this is a place that everyone should visit.

Jewish museum, small and intimate, not worth the price as you can only spend 15 minutes at a time

A moving story with an uplifting message at the end

It's really a walk through history. Make sure you buy tickets online about one month in advance so that you can enter the place. It's always fully booked.

Haunting and humbling, even if you're not a history buff this is a must see. It's a pain to get tickets unless you book a month in advance or battle to be first to buy them at 9am on the day, but it's absolutely worth it.

So first thing, if you want to visit, tickets are available online and it is advised to book atleast 3-4 weeks before since you will not be getting any tickets on the same day you plan to visit or one or two days before, I kid you not unless your stars are lucky .
As soon as you enter, you're provided with headsets which have the languages English,french,German(obviously),Chinese and two more which I can't seem to recall. We took the English ones. They're of good quality and they provide a narrative tour of the entire place. There are numbers for particular segments and you just have to put your headset on the number to start the narration.
Now to the house. It was stunning. I'm into all of this historical stuff and war intrigues me. We were taken into every single book and corner of the house except the attic( that is sealed with a glass ladder so that no one can enter, however there is a mirror inside on the top which allows you to see things inside partially)- I found this a little disappointing because we were being taken to every single place in the house and then this area wasn't permitted so I was like :// but I get why they wouldn't allow people in. The bookshelf that hid the secret annex, still has some of the original files and folders. It's amazing to see such 30/40 year old paper documents still preserved. The walls still have the original pictures stuck on. Obviously they couldn't keep all the other stuff like mattresses etc.for people to see because then there would be no space to walk and tour! The walls are still painted from the inside so as to block the view of outsiders. The headset is on pause as soon as you enter the secret annex and continues right when you're walking downwards. At the end of the tour of the house, you're directed to a room where all of Anne's original letters, and of course, her diary is put on for show. There is a short documentary playing around in the room beside. On the other end is the souvenir store where you can shop till you drop. In the middle a small scale model of the house and the annex- with all the other things like the bed,table etc. Shown inside. All in all- a must visit.

Such a moving experience. Everyone who goes to Amsterdam should go here. It's so much different to anything I imagined and is put together really well.

After visiting you should never forget what happened

Expensive but very interesting. They need to sort out some kind of time slot ticketing system though. Queing for 2 hours really takes the shine off an experience that lasts less than an hour.

Interesting place to visit. It was really crowded, even on a weekday in January, and I felt a little like cattle as we moved through the exhibit. They say take as much time as you want but there really wasn't much to see/hear and the mob I came in with was pretty much done in 45 minutes. I also skipped a few rooms to get ahead of the mob.

The audio tour has some good information but most of it can be found by reading the plaques on the walls. I had the feeling they were trying to stretch out the tour so people feel like they get their moneys worth.

Definitely a worth while experience when visiting Amsterdam for the history it provides for that era.

Great museum. Has tours in many different languages.

My teenagers especially enjoyed seeing this exhibit after having studied the story of Anne Frank in class. They described it as educational and not geared toward making you sad.

Wonderful and informative experience that is a must when visiting Amsterdam. The tickets need to be bought in advance for a set time to avoid crowding, which is reasonable considering how small The Secret Annex is. I went with a friend who wasn't at all familiar with Anne's story. She loved the museum and learned a lot!

An iconic piece of history, unfortunately not allowed to take photos in there. But i guess that helps keep people wanting to go there. 100% recommend. Although when it's busy... It can get very busy, leading to some delays

Historical details about Ann Frank. Great neighborhood.

Should watch Ann Frank story or documentaries before the visit. Heartbreaking story during WW2 time.

Booked a ticket from 7:30pm to 7:45pm, expecting to enter the latest by 7:45pm because we got some tight schedule afterward. The line is so long that the time on the ticket is simply meaningless. The staff is unhelpful. I saw that they allow a presumably local couple to skip the line to enter but my group isn't allow despite we start lining up from 7:30pm. Got in around 8:15pm and everything inside is so crowded. But we have to leave in a hurry because of the delay entrance time. The worst experience in Amsterdam

Very sad, interesting but very commercialised x worth going. Sad atmosphere

Walked 20m in cold weather only to know we need to reserve tickets online as they are undergoing renovations, oh well

Very busy outside. inside its okay . Feel the past. The audiotour is fine

Don't go if you haven't read the book. The museum is just walls with text on it, I know it's about feeling and not seeing it, but of you have no emotional attachment to what happened here then is not very interesting.
Will change my review after I read the book.

A fantastic experience a definite must if you go to Amsterdam

Was a somber experience. One anyone should have at least once in their lifetime.

A very enjoyable couple of hours. Pre book tickets on line before going as they sell out very quickly.
The house is well preserved behind a modern facade, you could walk past and not realise it s there ... apart from the queue!!
Free of charge bags storage as no bags larger than A4 allowed in museum.
Quite a few steep stairs to climb so bear this in mind, but you can go at your own pace .
Audio guide available but most of the information is on the walls, displays. Take your time, read and imagine...
Anne Frank Statue is situated just around the corner near the church.
A must visit in Amsterdam.

Great museum to experience what it was like for Anne Frank during the war. Glad we booked tickets ahead of time, our else we would have been waiting around the block in line.

Really interesting. Well worth a visit. Book early to avoid the queues

I recommend anyone visiting Amsterdam to see the Anne Frank House. You need to buy tickets online, and the process was fairly straightforward, and there were no problems getting in with our printed passes. Arriving 15 minutes early is plenty of time. The evening I was there, there was a pretty large crowd waiting but you weren't getting in line until it was your designated time. Arriving any earlier is just a waste of time, unless you plan to picnic on one of the benches or something.

The museum set up itself, in my opinion, was very nice set up. There were audio pieces that you scanned into in each new area/room and the information given made the experience that much more real. As you make your way through rooms of video clips, family pictures, and assorted information of the Frank's life before going into hiding you work your way toward the actual hiding place. There is no audio in the actual hidden rooms, but there is information about each person in hiding as well as some places pointed out that Anne wrote about in her diary.

After leaving the hidden space the audio resumes and there are video clips of Otto Frank and those who helped hide the families. Overall, the museum was outstanding, and a very humbling experience.

So interesting. Learnt a lot. Thanks for a wonderful experience. :)

If u like sad historie;, you should go to this place

Google's rating of "Loved it" is not quite what I would like to say; rather the experience is an important and sobering reminder of our tragic recent history. The visit is well worth setting the scene, but prepare to be patient as the building gets quite crowded.

Sadly the building has been significantly remodelled to accommodate the crowds, leaving a somewhat confused impression of how the original layout was.

Memorable visit. The museum is historical and extremely informative.

Must see and to know more about the Dutch in 1940-1945 and how a young Jewish girl dealed with this terrible time. Still this a war is in our memory although we are to young and never where a part of it.

You need buy tickets online instead buying ticket in kiosk, or you willl have to wait until 0330pm after. However, online ticket sold out quickly and you need buy ticket 2month ahead. Long waiting line and losing patient in raining day.