Hotels in Amsterdam in general

I stayed for 3 nights between 1st and 4th Jan 2004. The hotel has a good location - about 10 mins walk from the centre in a pleasant leafy suburb. It has an impressive exterior and is in the Best Western chain - which I previously thought guaranteed a high standard. When you walk in, the smell of cannabis should set the alarm bells ringing - this smell permeates the whole hotel. The rooms are quite small but tolerable. The real problem in this hotel is the other guests. In three nights I got almost no sleep - the first night it was the 4 teenagers in the rooms opposite having a party. The second and third nights it was doors slamming every 20 minutes ...

The Hotel Inntel Amsterdam-Centre is located in a modern soulless building on a quiet pedestrian street in the centre of Amsterdam. It is about five minutes walk from the main station and only seconds from the busy Nieuwendijk and Damrak shopping streets. The Inntel was part of the former Golden Tulip hotel group - the Golden Tulip neon sign is still on the outside of the hotel but only the Intell Amsterdam-Centre part is lit at night. The personnel seem to have been trained to the former luxury hotel group's standard and were both very friendly and efficient. The rooms are fairly spacious for a central Amsterdam hotel with sufficient space for ...

I have been to Amsterdam several times over the past few years, and I always encounter the same problem - not being able to get into a decent hotel. It always pays to plan ahead when booking a weekend in this beautiful city, and I would advise reserving a room at least three months in advance. It is also important to bear in mind that Amsterdam is frequently the host of conventions and conferences, so if you're planning a holiday, I'd check in advance that your chosen dates do not clash, or you will find that the whole city has been booked out for a very long time! If you do plan ahead well enough, there are some excellent hotels I can recommend. ...