Anne Frank House Review

Not sure how to describe the experience of visiting here but it was sobering. I recommend to book well in advance but there will still be a wait and a queue to enter.
I didn t know this wasn t their family home, but there are still artefacts from their stay here to look at and wonder what these poor people went through.

Disappointed. Just old pictures. If you have knowledge of Jewish history, don't bother

A must see, make sure to book. Some of the stairs are very steep

Very emotional, made it hit home how very real life was!! Amazing well worth a visit!!

Beautiful and profound place which after reading Anne's diary and watching the Ben Kingsley movie, made it all the more special. We bought tickets 4 weeks in advance for a Sunday morning at 9am. We were third in the queue before the doors opened (precisely at 9am) and had the whole place to ourselves (us and a a small group of 5 others!). No large bags can be brought in nor are photos are allowed; a cloakroom is available for guests. There are several TV screens which offer short interviews and information about Anne and her life here. Stairs are narrow and steep but there is a railing available for support. Very glad I visited this place.

Sad, but meaningful. If you're in Amsterdam, you must go.

So good! Try to book in advance but can get in if you queue long enough. Gives you an audio tour but recommend that headphones are brought.

If you visit Amsterdam you have to go to the Anne Frank house. The audio tour is great, very informative. Make sure you reserve your ticket time otherwise you won't be able to get in. Once inside everything moves slowly as people slowly shuffle around the different rooms. The slowness and eery quiet add to the emotional experience of where you are.

Is a place where you can learn a lot, but is different than I expected, there is no furniture inside as I thought, so is just the place and the information they give

What's not to like?... Humbling and inspirational experience. All said

Very emotional tour of the building that Anne Frank and her family took refuge in to hide from the Nazi s.

Beautiful, a somber reminder what can happen when men in power want to push a national socialist agenda. The 20miniute briefing before the tour really helps set the stage for what was happening from 1932 - 1945. Also great history lesson for young teenagers

Do not think of going without prior online reservations, any day of the week.
Very crowded. Any recent construction on-going.

It was an honor to visit here.. RIP all those lost in the holocaust

Very heavy and very well done. Really intense, so be ready. All tickets are online so dont just show up, you wont get in. The cafe is a nice spot to have a coffee and talk about the experience.

The Anne Frank story has been part of my life since I read the book, 35 years ago!
Visiting the actual location brought the whole story back to me, reminding me of the horrors of the not so distant past.
Anne Frank, her daily musings and this shrine to the family, will ensure that her suffering and that of countless others, at the hands of an evil regime, will be remembered for many generations to come!

The experience is emotionally dense and will leave you with a heavy heart. It s an important part of world history and a must-visit for everybody!

What good is a visit to Amsterdam without stopping by Anne Frank's House.
The place has been renovated to preserve the history.
I prefer that it stays close to the original state though.
Tickets sells out fast though so do get them in advance if you can.

You can feel the terrible situation while walking through that annex.. it is a reminder of how things can go terribly wrong when people are not kind enough. Thanks to Otto Frank for making it into a museum

Beautiful museum. Buy the tickets online in advance. There is a other entrance for prebooked tickets. It will save you the long line of people without prebooked tickets.

Amazing museum, staff were very knowledgeable and eager to go out of their way to help out

A very thought provoking experience for both adults and children. The tour is voice guided in several languages as you walk a predefined route through the building.

Must visit place..who read Anna Frank book will witness the struggles. Boat tour is available from there which will take through mains canals of Amsterdam. Amsterdam is not only about red light district. There are more things do like boat tour, windmills, Anna Frank house, museum.

If you want to go you have to book in advance - usually about four weeks!
Incredibly powerful. If you have the chance please go and learn all the details of what happened not only to Anne, but to all the victims of the war

Anne Frank huis is one unique experience. Is hard not to be emotional. Worth completely the visit. If you can book in advance via the site. It will save you a lot of time avoiding the huge lines outside.

We couldn't access we didn't know that we had to book 1 month in advance. Children were so disappointed. Too bad

It is one of the museum that one must visit, but does not necessarily enjoy the experience.

The set up of the museum is respectful, crowd was controlled and trickled in, in an orderly fashion. This is the museum for history, not for entertainment...

You can only buy tickets online. Do not expect to walk up and be able to get in.

A must when visiting this beautiful city steeped in history. A chilling experience to visit but an excellent site.
Highly recommending booking online as numbers are very restricted due to the small size of the building.
30 min plus self guided tour with audio guide was 14.50.
Spent nearly two hours here.

Advisable to book tickets online. While the tickets are generally sold out, they release tickets for sale the previous evening for the next day. I guess tickets are available at venue for current day evening visits. Not sure.
Coming to the experience, it's quite a Moving one. The travails of Anne Frank have been captured well.
While it's expensive compared to what's on offer, it is a worthwhile visit, given the fact that the venue holds so much of history and stands testament to the horrors of the war.

i had been there 6 years ago... they have changed a bit... its a must in amsterdam!!

Only visited from outside, very busy and we didn't have time.

Wonderful experience and literally stepping into history. Of course it was sad but they do a wonderful job of celebrating her life and ideals. While I think it was probably worth missing my flight, budget a fair amount of time to get through, it's so cramped that after you get through the line, you can't exactly run through.

Because you got to see where she hid and also learned of her terrible fate.

A must visit for everyone visiting Amsterdam. Pay the extra a book the pre tour briefing, it so helps you cut the long line. It's well worth it and provides you with a great background of the Frank family and their life in Amsterdam during World War 2.

Another must see for Amsterdam. Well presented. Take the family.

Went to book for 3x adults and 1x child only to be told you can only book 1 at a time. There were 64 tickets available. When we went to book the next ticket they had all sold out now leaving 2x adults and 1x child not being able to enter. How very annoying this is. Can't get a refund as you can only book on line. Very angry.

I was so impressed, so touched when I read her story cos I was a child and didn't how was the holocaust.
I wasn't thinking, first, that we will be inside the house and it was a choke for me.
It's a beautiful and painful experience.
Everyone should visit it.

You should

It's a must go place for everybody that read Anne Frank Diary or someone who loves history.

AMAZING. You have to visit, even if you haven't heard of this amazing girl.

Incredible experience. So well done with individualized audio tours. Limit the number that can go in at one time so it is not super crowded. Mix of bare rooms, artifacts, film, and stills makes for a varied and full picture of what the family went through and the bigger impact Anne had on the world. GET TICKETS 2 months in advance online. No tickets at the door.

Wow! Such a fabulous experience. We had a 30 mins introduction before walking around the house which was amazing. I learned so much about about the situation and what actually happened. Definately worth a visit. Very steep stairs actually in the though.

The audio guide is great and the staff were all friendly and helpful

Really interesting place we discovered while visiting Amsterdam. To see the place and the story first hand was incredible. Highly recommended place to visit if you're around Amsterdam

Excellent audio tour that turns off at the hiding place. Very somber experience. Important to remember that this is just one small example and that there were so many more who are not remembered; who do not have a museum. Imagine if you could feel the aspirations, frustrations and hopes of the millions who were killed, when just this one is overwhelming.

Amazing experience that I highly recommend if you are in the Amsterdam area. Buy you tickets online!!

Great tour and the audio guide was amazing. All the rooms and exhibits were above amazing.

Excellent musuem, provides a great deal of insight related to WWII and the Frank Family.

Very informative and an experience must not be missed

Makes you feel overwhelmed. So powerful and strong emotions

Sorry we didn't got the ticket and slot to see the house felt bad

A touching experience that really made you dwell on your knowledge, gave a vast insight into the struggle of the Frank family and Jewish religion. although thought the restaurant/ bar or what ever was wrong but apart from that brilliant preservation of the house unfortunate they left the actual attic vacant and didn t recreate the furniture in there but apart from that it was good

I would visit again at a less-busy time of year (if that even exists). The rooms allows you to stay as long as you like, but even with the organized line-ups and staging, there are generally too many people, and there's some competition from others to read write-ups & descriptions. The experience still appropriately conveys the heartache & trauma of the Frank family, and leaves a lasting impression.

Really sad that you have to order your tickets months before you are actually there. At least the personal there is very polite and helpful

After reading the book I was really looking forward to the visit. I really think the Anne Frank House is amazing. It transfers the story of her life really well. BUT BE AWARE!!! You have to get tickets online now. I would have loved to visit it at my latest trip too but the tickets were booked our way in advance.

A definite must visit in Amsterdam! To avoid queuing outside the museum for a long time, strongly recommend you go buy your tickets online before visiting the museum. I booked the one that came with the 30 minutes introduction which was very useful for me.

Does not worth the cost of standing outside.
Tickets should be ordered 3 month a head, that if the transaction with the wird pay app doesn't stuck during the transaction!!
Nothing really to see, just a place to stamp on you mapping tours.

Nice museum filled a special historical atmosphere due to it being the original hiding place. The tour takes an hour due to queues and listening to the audio guide but very nice. Be aware of very steep stairs to get to the top so must be in shape and have good footwear.
The negative points are having to queue outside in the cold rain for your slot when there is more than enough space to accommodate these queues inside the entrance hall and the toilets by the museum's coffee lounge were dirty, blocked with no paper so not a nice experience for such a famous museum.
Other than that, enjoy the visit and take a moment of history with you on your way out...

Definitely the most fascinating museum in Amsterdam. I've been waiting to visit this museum for a longtime and it was a very humbling experience. It gets very busy, so book in advance.

Buy an online ticket in advance. It saves your time from waiting in the never ending queue. If you enjoy history then you should visit it.

The que goes for miles and miles its a must visit attraction. I've been to Amsterdam over 30 times in the past 13 years and love it.

Great place to take a picture of your friend taking a picture of the house sign.

A great little hideout.

Just brilliant.... Thought provoking as you expect... Really well presented and organised.... Huge crowds but as all booked in advance it runs so smoothly and never feel crowded or rushed

Quite well maintained and curated, this house brings the diary of Anne Frank to life. Although missing her wit and humour, the house is exactly that. A house of few memories.

Truly an interesting and inspiring place, I would highly recommend visiting.

Excellent museum, great audio and organisation of the crew.

It's the actual place. However order tickets months in advance. I didn't get in

Good to see but stood 2.hours in line to get tickets. Its a bit unreal but true but would melt your heart. Sad sad story. Worth a.visit.

Really touching museum showing a families experience of the Holocaust.

Powerful and moving. Definitely recommend reserving tickets in advance. I went with the Museumkaart, ordered my ticket online and picked up my Museumkaart when I checked-in for my museum reservation time. Take your time going through the museum and be patient. The spaces are small relative to the group sizes coming through (and I visited in an off-peak time), so it's important to be respectful of others as they are experiencing the museum. Thank you to the staff and stewards of this important history.