Mercure Hotel Amsterdam Aan de Amstel, Amsterdam

Amstel Botel, Amsterdam

Advantages: Location, clean and tidy
Disadvantages: Small rooms, thin walls

be disappointed. However there are one or two bars and cafes nearby offering a good value English Breakfast. Rooms are a little smaller than usual (as you would expect for a cruise ship). We had a room with a land view. To be more accurate, the view is construction of a large tower block or hotel and trains coming in and out of the Centraal station. You may hear a little screeching from early in the morning. The only annoyance was a small ledge sticking out of the wall above the beds. Sitting up to watch TV was uncomfortable and we banged our heads a few times! Every time we opened the bathroom door we could smell that traditional Amsterdam smell of weed, even though it is banned in the Botel. Internet access: There is a T-Mobile Wireless hotspot and 1 PC in the bar area, but this is EUR13 per hour! You'd be well advised to use ...

maccy10 21.11.2006 (23.11.2006) · Read full review
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Jolly Carlton Hotel - Amsterdam

Advantages: Friendly staff, modern decor, lots of handy facilities, great location
Disadvantages: Rooms are a bit on the small side and cramped

A couple of weekends ago I went to Amsterdam with my boyfriend. We wanted to find a hotel which was close to the centre so it was easy to get around, but that wasn't too expensive (if we could help it!) I went on lastminute.com and I saw a deal for one of the 'secret hotels'. This means that you don't know which hotel you will be staying at, but that you will get it at a discounted price. It told us the rough location (around Rembrant Square), the room and hotel facilities and the star rating. You find out which hotel you are staying at as soon as you have made the booking. We thought it would be quite exciting to get one of the 'secret hotel' deals, it was in the right location for us and sounded like it had everything we needed so we went ahead and booked it for the price of £287 for three nights. The deal was also that we would get ...

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Rho Hotel Amsterdam

Advantages: Great location, good price
Disadvantages: None at the price!

OK so there is another review, I know. Here's mine. The hotel is very conveniently located about a 10 minute walk from Amsterdam CS (central station), just off the SE corner of Dam Square. Just look up as you enter the square - you cannot miss the Rho sign. Our room was on the second floor and as a result somewhat noisy at night. (It was locals too, not tourists, making the noise!!) Our friends were on the top floor and had a much nicer and quieter room. Try to get top floor when you check in! The rooms were clean and light. Of reasonable size (our friends room was actually very large) and really quite comfortable. The staff were very friendly and of course (this being The Netherlands) English was spoken perfectly. The hotel is surprisingly large and is always busy especially at breakfast. The breakfast rooms are large ...

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