lads weekend away - the sequel! Good 3 or 4 star hotel in central Amsterdam?

PullMyFinger! · 07-03-2005 2:15pm #1

Looks like we're now going to Amsterdam, could anyone reccomend a good 3 or 4 star in the heart of the nightlife? I believe Dam Square is the centre of the city? Cheers

PullMyFinger! · 08-03-2005 6:35pm

Anyone ever stay in the Victoria or the Amstel boat hotel?

PullMyFinger! · 11-03-2005 7:35pm

Or the Avenue hotel?

PullMyFinger! · 15-03-2005 8:19pm

Need to book it soon, suggestions would be great. Cheers.

I am MAN · 16-03-2005 8:10am

Screw a hotel. Stay in a hostel with private rooms, it's more fun.

milltown · 16-03-2005 8:28am

Highly recommend the Golden Tulip New Doelen, but could be a bit pricey. Otherwise the Eden hotel is a good bet. It even has private apartments around the side of the hotel, that's where they put us up for my stag weekend.

gandalf · 16-03-2005 6:36pm

Stayed in this one last time I was over. http://www.ibishotel.com/ibis/fichehotel/gb/ibi/3044/fiche_hotel.shtml

It was ok and not too far from Dam Square (around 10-15 minute walk).

btw booked it thru this crowd and I got it cheaper (was a year and a half ago)

http://www.hotels.nl/

humbleCounty · 16-03-2005 7:37pm

The Flying Pig Downtown Hostel,is great, if your'e going for smoking tis just class, nice n chilled, very relaxed, has a later bar too and cheap booze, it wont take more than 5 lads though, (same in almost all hostels)

id say try and get an apartment, the one milltown suggested seems grand, also worth checking out are:

Die Dampkring (anything on the menu, try and get some bubbleHash if they have it, 'tis pretty much the bees knees!)
Grey Area (sprinkle some grey mist on top of a joint... nice!)
Blues Brothers (temple hash)
Barneys (this place is class, go for a late breakfast fill you up for the day, also has some kick ass weed, laughing buddha was particularly good, very friendly and sociable staff too, bring passport id though)

Grey Area is kind of hard to find, but well well worth it

http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/ACDfrmGu.html

there is a map on that site, well worth going to some of the better places, also Abraxas is a lovely spot to chill

Loco · 16-03-2005 8:44pm

yeah ide go for flying pig hostel if i was u, very near dam square from what i remember

also try the hawaiian weed.. takes like pineapple! i pulled a whitey off it

if u pass a place called happy people - go there, the guy who runs it is a legend!

PullMyFinger! · 17-03-2005 6:17am

Thanks all. Keep the suggestions coming

Is Central Station near Dam Square?

funk-you · 17-03-2005 6:28am

do not and i repeat do not stay in the hotel ben-great location but there is a crazy guy with a parrot and a cat who works there. try asking for your room key when all mushed up and he asks you to hold his parrott for a minute-freaky moment, quite intense conversationalist too.

PullMyFinger! · 17-03-2005 8:14am

funk-you wrote:

do not and i repeat do not stay in the hotel ben-great location but there is a crazy guy with a parrot and a cat who works there. try asking for your room key when all mushed up and he asks you to hold his parrott for a minute-freaky moment, quite intense conversationalist too.

lmao

any other tips?

:eek:

humbleCounty · 17-03-2005 2:05pm

Central Station is very close to Dam Square, (Abraxas is just off Dam Square) and that area is quite nice, its near the Red Light District which is quite s h i t ty to be honest, another nice area is down near Vondel Park (thats where Die Dampkring is) and its much nicer down there, far less sleazy, and chillin in the sun in the park with a nice spliff (or 2!) and a frisbee is a good laugh

definitely try the Temple Hash, Bubble Hash or Dutch Moonshine hash, they're all very nice, Bubble Hash and Dutch Moonshine, are pretty heavy so good for that, but Temple Hash is beautiful. Tastes lovely and a very pleasant stone, my favourite

patch · 17-03-2005 4:17pm

Where did you guys find cheapish flights? Any help would be great.

Cheers, Pat.

humbleCounty · 17-03-2005 4:42pm

easyjet fly from belfast, aerlingus can be very cheap so well worth checking (straight into shiphol)

someone else flys into rotterdam, cant remember who, and ryanair fly into belgium, but the train up is 50 return

PullMyFinger! · 18-03-2005 10:15am

patch wrote:

Where did you guys find cheapish flights? Any help would be great.

Cheers, Pat.

aerlingus.com seem to be the only option from Dublin, prices are not bad

PullMyFinger! · 20-04-2005 3:03pm

Anyone ever stay in the Beursstraat?

Beruthiel · 20-04-2005 3:08pm

PullMyFinger! wrote:

Is Central Station near Dam Square?

walk out of the station
walk straight up the street
et voila
Dam Square

am going myself on may 10th!

Beruthiel · 20-04-2005 3:09pm

patch wrote:

Where did you guys find cheapish flights? Any help would be great.

I got tickets for 9 euro each way with aer lingus 2 weeks ago!!!

PullMyFinger! · 20-04-2005 3:16pm

Beruthiel wrote:

I got tickets for 9 euro each way with aer lingus 2 weeks ago!!!

:eek:

How come Im getting these prices?!?!

http://www.flyaerlingus.com/cgi-bin/obel01im1/bookonline/flightInput.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1553174990.1114009960@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdaddegmkhekfcefecfigdffgdfkm.0

(if that link works it'll be a miracle)

Edit: hit "search" when you hit that link - why such a huge differance?

Beruthiel · 20-04-2005 3:34pm

PullMyFinger! wrote:

Edit: hit "search" when you hit that link - why such a huge differance?

cos you didn't book when the offer was going?

PullMyFinger! · 20-04-2005 3:43pm

Sh*te

PullMyFinger! · 20-04-2005 3:53pm

Is Rembrant Square near the heart of the nightlife?

*bangs head off keyboard*

PullMyFinger! · 20-04-2005 3:58pm

Think we're going with this

http://www.hotels.nl/amsterdam/armada/

our budget has had to drop slightly

PullMyFinger! · 20-04-2005 4:01pm

PullMyFinger! wrote:

Is Rembrant Square near the heart of the nightlife?

anyone?

PullMyFinger! · 21-04-2005 3:08pm

Got a great deal on this 5 star

http://www.bookings.nl/nl/hotels/american?aid=300454

Booked!

dearg_doom · 22-04-2005 1:11pm

PullMyFinger! wrote:

Is Rembrant Square near the heart of the nightlife?

*bangs head off keyboard*

Yup, if ye're on about the park behind the Rembrandtheus(great for sundrenched drinking/toking) it's just around the corner from the Leidseplien, where ye'll find a good few Irish bars, Bulldog(which is in the old police station; nothing like getting toatsed inside a real(disused:)) cell!), Boom Chicago, MaccyD's and BurgerKing.

A few places I'd highly(sic) reccomend:

Hill Street Blues(for weed, space cakes, beer and pool) (on the Warmoestraat)

Rockerij(pronounced rockery) for weed and REAL trippy decor(it's also dead popular with the locals:D) [at the opposite end of the Damrak to Centraal STN.]

Albertheijn (for cheap food when ye've spent all your euros on weed and beer!)

Tuesday_Girl · 23-04-2005 11:06pm

PullMyFinger! wrote:

Is Rembrant Square near the heart of the nightlife?

*bangs head off keyboard*

Yeah, Rembradtplein is the heart of the nightlife for lots of people, loads of coffee shops, bars and clubs all around the square, open till up to about 5am, later if it's a full on club. It's about a 10 minute walk to Leidseplein from there, same to Dam Square.

If you take the train from Schiphol to Central Station, you can catch a tram there (1,2 or 5) which will get you to Leidseplein in about 10 minutes.

Enjoy the Hotel American, it's a plush joint, great location!

PullMyFinger! · 25-04-2005 11:47am

Razzle wrote:

Enjoy the Hotel American, it's a plush joint, great location!

Good to hear, we checked for ages online looking for the best deals on a decent hotel in a great location.

www.bookings.nl all the way if you're going to the Dam

PullMyFinger! · 28-04-2005 11:41pm

Just a few days to go. Any spots we should check over there? Nightclubs etc?

lads weekend away - the sequel! Good 3 or 4 star hotel in central Amsterdam?

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