hi im natalie i live in scotland and im a 24 year old female. My favourite things are reading, writ...
hi im natalie i live in scotland and im a 24 year old female. My favourite things are reading, writing, singing, listening to music partying and learning about different people. I am honest with my reviews and enjoy reading others.
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We stayed at the Botel for three nights in January 2008. Never Again!
To be fair we were looking for something relatively cheap and it sounded fun to stay on a floating hotel. The hotel cost us about £ 25-00 a night and we booked through easy jet. However as soon as we checked in we experienced problems as we were shown to a room with one single bed! The man tried to walk away whilst i was saying that we both wouldnt fit into this single bed. He shrugged and advised us that we would have to wait three hours before another double room was cleaned. I have never experienced such bad organistaion, it was as if they expected us to take a single bed!! Well off we went to check out the hotel's facilities. P.s. there arent any. Only a bar with a pool table a T.v some really old couches and a pinball machine.
Alas, we made it to our cramped and dirty room four hours later. It had a tinsy winsy bathroom and there was no shower tray so when we showered the water stayed on the floor unless we manually mopped it up with towels. There was a very small dated television and no other furniture apart from a bedside table.
"Oh well" i said, im on holiday so not gonna let it bring us down. You have to get a ferry to take you from the botel to the main dock in Amsterdam ( its next to central station). there is a timetable which runs every half hour but beware its freezing!
We went into fabulous amsterdam for the evening and had a great time however it was gone 1:00 am before we made our way back to the hotel and of course the ferry wasn't running at this time. No problem, you just have to phone reception and they send a guy in a van to collect you. We waited outside central station until 2:25 am before the guy showed up ( after three phone calls).
The next day with a bit of a hangover we were ready for some breakfast to cure our ills. Oh dear it was only 8:30am and all the eggs, bacon and beans were gone ( minus some dried beans on the carpet ) we asked if more would be served and the answer was a straight...... "NO". Luckily there was plenty of bread and some jam.
I like to think im easily pleased when it comes to hotels but i was tired and angry by the end of our stay at the Botel. Please STAY AWAY!. xx
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Again another good review. Once again though I would suggest that you include a price and maybe an actual description of the room itself. You have a lovely writing style though. xx
PS - Welcome to my COT xx
Phelthew 18.01.2009 19:58
Jam and bread are no where near as good a cure for a hangover as a fry!
incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 5,27/10 - The Amstel Botel is a floating hotel located in ... more
the middle of the town right next to the former NDSM shipyard. Begin the day with a tasty breakfast. Later, explore the dockside area of workshops, artists' studios...
WELCOME ON BOARD! The Amstel Botel is a modern luxurious floating hotel A unique ... more
experience to discover Amsterdam! You can easily reach Amsterdam Central Station by ferry NDSM ferry in approx 10 minutes All our rooms have their own bathrooms with ...
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