Prinsengracht Hotel, Amsterdam

Advantages: Great location, lovely staff
Disadvantages: Stairs, small rooms

...I've been to Amsterdam several times and have had different degrees of luck with the various hotels I've sampled there. The Nadia is the nicest hotel I've stayed in in the city. I booked it after reading good reviews on the internet. It is fantastic value for money, cosy, friendly and centrally located. It is very, very similar to the Hotel Di-Ann (which I have also reviewd on this website), but marginally more expensive. Like the Di-Ann, the steep stairs and tiny rooms mean this hotel is not suitable for young children or those with mobility difficulties. The rooms are tiny (like cabins) but have everything you need. The staff are the nicest people you could hope to meet and nothing was to much trouble for them. As for the stairs.....they are overwhelming when you first open the front door and see the receptionist peering down... Read review

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Advantages: Easily accessible from UK, Cheap flights/coach transport.
Disadvantages: Small city and not many maps so you get easily lost

...windmills are open to the public, 11 May, windmills are open so the public can see how they work and take part in local bread tasting. Blue flags are flown on participating windmills. Keukenhof Spring Gardens "Greatest flower show on Earth!" You will see 80 acres of winding paths, streams, fountains and most importantly, the wide range of flowers. 25th March - 20th May Holland Festival Music, dance and drama, Jun, various venues Over Het IJ Festival of experimental theatre, Jun, NDSM Shipyard, Neveritaweg Canal Run Race around the canals, 9 Jun, Prinsengracht and Vijzelgracht canals Parade Circus and fair, first two weeks Aug, Martin Luther King Park Amsterdam Pride Gay festival with a canal side parade, Aug, various venues Christmas Day 25 Dec, throughout the city New Year's Eve Street party... Read review

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Advantages: Quaint luxury in converted canalside houses. Convenient for all Amsterdam
Disadvantages: None worth mentioning.

...The Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam is part of the Luxury Collection of the Starwood Hotels and Resorts. It has been formed by the amalgamation and renovation of twenty four of the original canal houses. The modernisations have been quite extensive but have been in keeping with the listed nature of the buildings. It has created unusual sprawling hotel in the heart of the old city while retaining the feel of historic canal houses. There are many changes of level (steps up and down) on each floor and there are tight and steep staircases between floors – so much so that the hotel does advise that it cannot be considered disabled or wheelchair friendly. The main entrance is on one of the three semi-circular canals – the Prinsengracht – which were excavated in the mid 1600s. Directly opposite is moored the hotel’s barge which is available... Read review

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