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Not sure where to stay....help!
Posted: Wed 19th Aug 2009 11:39 am
by ivorytusk
Hi guys,
My boyfriend and I are having trouble deciding where to stay for our 5 nights in 'dam. We're looking at staying at the Tulip Inn Amsterdam Centre or Hotel De Westertoren. Can anyone recommend one over the other and why? Or any other suggestions of places to stay? We are on a bit of a tight budget but would like somewhere clean, quiet (if possible), close to everything central, and of course....near some great coffee shops!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

Posted: Wed 19th Aug 2009 12:12 pm
by Kermit
Whats the hotel your looking at going to cost if you dont mind me asking?
Posted: Wed 19th Aug 2009 12:40 pm
by ivorytusk
I think the Tulip Inn Amsterdam Centre Hotel will be about 450 Euro (5 nights) for a double room with private shower/toilet, and the Hotel De Westertoren is about 375 Euro.
We want to do it cheaply but not stay in a shit hole!
Posted: Wed 19th Aug 2009 12:47 pm
by Beezerk
Try lastminute.com, they have some good deals on at the moment.
Posted: Wed 19th Aug 2009 01:33 pm
by Kermit
What about an apartment, i am sure you could get one for that kind of money. Then you will have your own pad for a week.
http://www.kinnik.com/ams_apts.html
the original post as its not mine
https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6031
Have a good look around you will be able to pick something up, this comming trip i have one of these booked.
http://www.amsterdam-accommodation.nl/

Posted: Fri 21st Aug 2009 11:07 am
by Bob2
have you considered a campsite its so cheap give you money to buy new isolator hashs oh yeah, drawback your about 15 min tram trip away from dam square
Posted: Fri 21st Aug 2009 05:36 pm
by Beezerk
Campsite you say?
Where abouts exactly?
Posted: Fri 21st Aug 2009 05:58 pm
by Boner
Beezerk wrote:Campsite you say?
Where abouts exactly?
5 page thread on Campsites
here.
Posted: Fri 21st Aug 2009 06:39 pm
by Bob2
Posted: Fri 21st Aug 2009 07:39 pm
by geoffk
I always recommend checking Tripadvisor when I want to check on accommodations.
Re: Not sure where to stay....help!
Posted: Tue 25th Aug 2009 09:09 pm
by Bifton
ivorytusk wrote:Hi guys,
My boyfriend and I are having trouble deciding where to stay for our 5 nights in 'dam. We're looking at staying at the Tulip Inn Amsterdam Centre or Hotel De Westertoren. Can anyone recommend one over the other and why? Or any other suggestions of places to stay? We are on a bit of a tight budget but would like somewhere clean, quiet (if possible), close to everything central, and of course....near some great coffee shops!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

Haven't stayed at the Hotel De Westertoren but the G/F and I regulary stay at the Tulip Inn Amsterdam Centre and can recommend it to you. Clean and friendly hotel but hasn't got a fridge in the room and you can't smoke in your room. Don't worry though, coffeeshops Any Day and Betty Boop are very close and have outside seating if its not raining.
If you book through this link
http://www.booking.com/country/nl.html?aid=200156 , I think the forum gets 0.0001p or something, but every 0.0001p counts

Posted: Tue 25th Aug 2009 10:10 pm
by ed the head
Get a double room rate at the Bulldog in the RLD, very central, nice place, always have good luck there
Posted: Wed 26th Aug 2009 01:17 am
by JMey
Hotel Nieuw Slotania
55 euros per night (for a double bed room)
Posted: Wed 26th Aug 2009 01:41 am
by Boner
JMey wrote:Hotel Nieuw Slotania
55 euros per night (for a double bed room)
You couldn't get much further away from the center than that place.
For similar money the Hotel Cornerhouse is bang in the middle of everything:
http://www.hotelcornerhouse.nl/
Posted: Wed 26th Aug 2009 01:01 pm
by tastywaves
Check out this site it has apartments that have great rates most everything you need and most are smoke friendly. Since I found this site I don't stay in hotels anymore, why not have your own pad.
www.amsterdamstay.com
Enjoy A'Dam,
Peace