[eclm] Hotels in Amsterdam

[Arthur Lemmens]

Hi,

I got exactly two replies to my question on the eurolisp list about
your experiences with hotels in Amsterdam, so I also did some research
on my own.  The results are below.

I'm sure that many people on this list would still appreciate
recommendations (or unrecommendations) from those of you who actually
staid in Amsterdam hotels.  So if you have anything to add, please
don't hesitate...

Arthur



* Hotel and map info From Nick Levine

Nick says, quoting an email from 2005:

    > I've booked via lastminute.com into the Nadia (Raadhuisstraat 51, I
    > think near the Keizersgracht). It has decent reviews, isn't too
    > expensive, is reasonably close to both the station and Arthur's
    > most recent guess as to where we'll be meeting, and I think there's
    > a chance it won't be too noisy. ...

   Early bells but not too bad.

   But: eaten alive by mosquitos (this was also the case in the hotel I
   stayed at in 2004, so maybe there's no winning?)

Some Googling turned up Nadia's URL: http://www.nadia.nl.  Nick also
mentions that:

   http://www.hot-maps.de/europe/netherlands/amsterdam/homede.html is
   a really useful online streetmap.



* Hotel unrecommendation from Dave Fox

Dave Fox says:

   During ECLM'05 I stayed at Hotel Ajax, on Rokin. It was quite cheap
   and really really terrible. Do not go there.

I wouldn't be surprised if Dave's unrecommendation also applies to
some other hotels on Rokin.  It's a street close to Central Station
with quite a few tourist traps.


* From Edi Weitz

Edi says:

   I was at the "NH Tropen" once.  Not exactly in the city center, but
   that might be a bonus as it was pretty quiet.  Everything was more or
   less in walking distance, though, and it wasn't too shabby or too
   expensive.  But not really posh, either...

   http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/the-netherlands/amsterdam/nh-tropen.html


* Where I might stay

Here's a list of some hotels (ordered by price) where I might stay
myself if I didn't live here.  All of this is based on hearsay,
general knowledge of the city and a bit of browsing, so I could be
wrong...


- Asterisk: http://www.asteriskhotel.nl/index_en.htm

   Address: Den Texstraat 16.
   Two stars. Room prices: 45-165 EUR.

   About 30 minutes walking distance from Felix Meritis (but there's
   also a tram going to the Leidseplein, which is close to Felix
   Meritis).  Quiet location (not in the center, but not very far from
   the center either).  Often used by my wife's colleague at the
   University of Amsterdam for foreign guests.


- De Filosoof: http://www.hoteldefilosoof.nl

   Adress: Anna van den Vondelstraat 6.
   Three stars.  Room prices: ca. 100-200 EUR.

   About 30 minutes walking distance from Felix Meritis (but there's
   also a tram going to the Leidseplein).  Quiet location.  Supposed to
   be a nice hotel.


- Amsterdam American Hotel: http://www.booking.com/hotel/nl/american.html

   If you can afford it (room prices around 200 EUR), the Amsterdam
   American Hotel is probably a good choice.  Four stars, great
   location (5-10 minutes walk from Felix Meritis), charming building.


- Intercontinental Amstel: http://www.hotels.nl/amsterdam/amstel/

   If you really have too much money (room prices starting at something
   like 350 EUR), try the Amstel Hotel, which is often visited by
   celebrities from all over the world (including at least one well
   known Lisper and his wife...).


* Do it yourself

- Booking.com

   Booking.com will let you search for hotels near one of their
   'landmarks'.  The landmark closest to Felix Meritis is probably
   "Begijnhof".  Try

   http://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?landmark=12813


- Google Maps

   You can also try searching Google Maps for "hotel near Felix
   Meritis, Amsterdam".  That's

   http://maps.google.com/maps?q=hotel+near+Felix+Meritis,+Amsterdam

   for those of you who rather click than type.