Spec me some Amsterdam!

twisteddefekt · 29 May 2011 at 21:26

Hey everyone, me and 3 friends are going to the red light district in Amsterdam end of September and i'm having trouble deciding on some decent accommodation for us for 2 nights. I'd appreciate it if anyone has any recommendations on what hotels (or even hostels) that we can stay in.

We're going for the usual coffee shop holiday and preferably nights out in the red light district so to be as close to there as possible would be great. I'm not a fan of walking too far nor getting a taxi and we're definitely not riding bikes.

badcompany · 29 May 2011 at 21:29

Hotel the crown

Google it !

Smack bang in middle of rld it's ace and pretty cheap to and the guys there sorted some wicked stuff out for us if you know what I mean

badcompany · 29 May 2011 at 21:31

http://www.hotelthecrown.com/

Cannot recommend that enough !!!!!!!

Ahleckz · 29 May 2011 at 21:31

The Flying Pig Downtown, easily the best hostel in Europe (the World perhaps).

Seft · 29 May 2011 at 21:44

Hard to guess budget, but Golden Tulip is a solid choice.

DJMK4 · 29 May 2011 at 22:15

Stayed at the Hansbrinker twice, not my choice but it was cheap. close to all the bars, about 15-20 minute walk from the red light district IIRC

twist3d0n3 · 29 May 2011 at 22:19

Ahleckz said:
The Flying Pig Downtown, easily the best hostel in Europe (the World perhaps).

this.

stulid · 29 May 2011 at 22:41

Hotel 83

We stay there all the time now.

The rooms are large, en-suites are nice and it right in the heart of the action opposite the peep show.

Have tried many other hotels before such as the Vijaha and the Amstelshichts and they are either too expensive or complete **** holes.

Its a shame you havent configured your trust.

A2Z · 29 May 2011 at 22:58

badcompany said:
http://www.hotelthecrown.com/

Cannot recommend that enough !!!!!!!

Those prices are a joke, I stayed in the NH Hotel and Movenpick, both 4 star, for less then that. Not right in the center but not too far either.

Forgot to add how - www.priceline.co.uk

loads of info here

Glaucus · 29 May 2011 at 22:59

Ahleckz said:
The Flying Pig Downtown, easily the best hostel in Europe (the World perhaps).

This and get on the massive pub crawl, found on a random leaflets.

bainbridge · 29 May 2011 at 23:41

The Winston, right in the middle of it all:

http://www.winston.nl/

dowie · 30 May 2011 at 00:10

Stayed outside the red light district and regretted it tbh... have heard the bull dog is supposed to be ok:

http://www.bulldoghotel.com/

Also re: going out - this club was good - mostly locals in there but dutch girls are very very nice...

http://www.paradiso.nl/web/English-...day-concert-hall-club-and-cultural-center.htm

(isn't in the red light district but was worth getting a taxi to.)

daz · 30 May 2011 at 00:41

We rented a studio apartment between four of us, was really good.

http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/netherlands/amsterdam/31385/

Psycho Sonny · 30 May 2011 at 00:45

this is where i stayed

http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/the-netherlands/amsterdam/nh-grand-hotel-krasnapolsky.html

its 5 star hotel, literally 1 minute walk from some red lights and 1 minute walk from some coffee shops, the hotel is on DAM square, so its bang in the middle of the city centre.

its expensive, but if your going for 2 nights and sharing a room with a mate, it brings costs down. just dont use room service or the mini bar/fridge.

twisteddefekt · 30 May 2011 at 00:46

Thanks for the recommendations guy i really appreciate it! I'll check out all the places now. Wish September would hurry up now.

ants83 · 30 May 2011 at 01:05

hotel 83!!!

jp_bl_68 · 30 May 2011 at 01:18

Some good recommendations so far. If you do go down the hostel route you could always try Shelter City: < 20e a night, 12 man dorm (includes locker), breakfast (takeaway available), right in (one of) the RLDs.

It depends on your budget though. If you can afford a hotel then definitely go down that route.

sk82jack · 30 May 2011 at 02:11

Ahleckz said:
The Flying Pig Downtown, easily the best hostel in Europe (the World perhaps).

This.

Me and 4 mates stayed there in an 18 man room which was quite fun

and @ ~€20-25 a night you can't go wrong

twisteddefekt · 30 May 2011 at 02:13

When your sharing a room with people other than your friends what do you do with your bags? Big lockers? Bit worried, have major trust issues lol

stulid · 30 May 2011 at 02:29

TwistedDefekt said:
When your sharing a room with people other than your friends what do you do with your bags? Big lockers? Bit worried, have major trust issues lol

That sounds like a hostel which are for poor people, stay at a hotel.