Travelling to Paris & Amsterdam, Hotel and area recommendations?

Soul.Survivor · Monday at 23:10

Hey guys,

Off to Paris and Amsterdam end of april, 5 days in each country.

I'm struggling to find decent hotels and not sure which area's to stay in.

Has anyone been there before and have any recommendations please?

Thanks.

Trifid · Tuesday at 07:05

I stayed at the Hyatt Regency in Amsterdam a few days ago. Was nice, spacious room which had a decent shower. Breakfast with buffet and table service options.

Never been to Paris.

Martynt74 · Tuesday at 08:42

Amsterdam is pretty small so i don't think you have to worry too much about area. As above i can't really comment on Paris.

A2Z · Tuesday at 14:56

Been to 'dam over 20 times, stayed in a variety of locations and accomodations, from a boat hotel all the way up to 5 star hotel, and everything in between.

Park Inn by Radisson Amsterdam City West I found is the best for the price/location. Will never stay anywhere else again.

Thank me later.

Junglist · Tuesday at 15:30

I tend to enjoy an AirBnB when I visit Amsterdam but I only ever do a weekend at a time

Scam · 2025-02-19T08:21:09+0000

Junglist said:
I tend to enjoy an AirBnB when I visit Amsterdam but I only ever do a weekend at a time

Unfortunately the founder of AirBnB has just joined the MAGA cult (working for DOGE) so best avoided

I go to the ‘dam every year for work. I usually stay in a hotel called the Dylan which is lovely. My colleagues often stay in the Andaz which is round the corner but a bit more corporate. The Hoxton is nice too.

PS - Paris and Amsterdam are not countries

Jim99 · 2025-02-19T08:40:18+0000

When I was last in Amsterdam I stayed at a hotel on the edge of the Vondelpark, worked really well.

There are a few hotels at Bijlmer, which is way outside of the city and definitely not where you want to stay.

weringo · 2025-02-19T20:38:26+0000

Avoid Sloterdijk. There's a bunch of hotels around there which are cheaper than staying in the centre of Amsterdam, but the area is dead and feels very industrial

weringo · 2025-02-19T21:30:49+0000

@A2Z do you have a point to make?

A2Z · 2025-02-19T22:47:58+0000

weringo said:
@A2Z do you have a point to make?

Wasn't worth my time to reply to your useless post but ok as you asked..

You go out of your way to post 0 recommendations but instead say to avoid the specific area I recommended... Was just hilarious as you're clueless.

weringo · 2025-02-19T23:42:49+0000

A2Z said:
Wasn't worth my time to reply to your useless post but ok as you asked..

You go out of your way to post 0 recommendations but instead say to avoid the specific area I recommended... Was just hilarious as you're clueless.

You have taken my comment a little too personally. Believe it or not I don't know all of Amsterdam's hotels by heart and so had no idea of the location of the hotel you recommended.

I am just trying to ensure OP doesn't make the same mistake I made of staying in a location which looks more like Milton Keynes than most people's idea of Amsterdam. Whilst you might save £30/night on a hotel of equivalent quality you also have to deal with commuting in and out the centre every day. The trains are frequent but you can be waiting 20 minutes for the next one if you time it badly.

As my recommendation apparently wasn't clear enough: stay in the centre of Amsterdam where the sights are. Don't stay in a business park in the outskirts of the city