Amsterdam

Walter Sobchak III

Anybody with knowledge and experience of Amsterdam. Looking for info on the best area of the city to stay or hotel recommendations. Budget not a major issue.

vkid

I usually stay in sloterdijk. Short tram ride from central station, and the airport. Holiday Inn or mercure are right beside the station. Nothing much around there but dead handy for a half decent hotel for a good rate close to the city.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

vkid wrote: »

I usually stay in sloterdijk. Short tram ride from central station, and the airport. Holiday Inn or mercure are right beside the station. Nothing much around there but dead handy for a half decent hotel for a good rate close to the city.

Ditto. Stayed at the Holiday Inn Express at Sloterdijk and was well impressed with it. About €70 a night if you book in advance direct with IHG too, and right beside the station entrance.

Yamanoto

Sloterdijk area is fine and functional with great transport links as has been said, but it's utterly charmless.

The Jordaan by contrast is Amsterdam at its picture-postcard best. It's within 5 min walk of Dam square & choc-full of quirky shops, boutiques, deli's, small neighbourhood bars, brown cafes and some very good eats. Have stayed in the Pulitzer & if The Hoxton's anything like its London cousin, it'd be a fine spot from which to explore the city..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/netherlands/amsterdam/hotels/hotel-pulitzer/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/netherlands/amsterdam/hotels/The-Hoxton-Amsterdam-hotel/

Lex Luthor

Stayed at the Park Plaza Victoria....cross the river from the main station and 5-10 min walk into the main heart of the city

dudara

+1 for the Hoxton. It has nice charm. That side of the Dam centre is very pretty but only a short hop from the Red Light district etc.

I'm over there a lot for work so I stay in the Marriott or Renaissance. Both good hotels in good locations.

Mr rebel

Stayed in the Mozart hotel last time I was in Amsterdam and found the location to be amazing....it's right along the canal belt with the lively Leidseplein area just around the corner. It isn't luxurious by any means but very clean, budget friendly for central Amsterdam and a good base to explore the city from.

oonaok

Hello! You can go on the I- amsterdam website and that gives a brief guide to each area such as wallen, central, jordaan, West, eas, bos en lommer. And then you can see which area is most suited to you!

Jordaan is great as it's very central but not in the middle of it if you get me.

Bos en lommer is a quiet neighborhood area and doesn't take long at all to get central