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thinking of booking a trip in January. cheaper/lesscrowded?
Posted: Tue 28th Oct 2008 12:38 am
by cantona7
Been contemplating booking a 7-10day trip to the dam for mid January 09. Anyone know if this time is less crowded than usual or cheaper hotel rooms?
Re: thinking of booking a trip in January. cheaper/lesscrowd
Posted: Tue 28th Oct 2008 06:23 am
by Puffin13
cantona7 wrote:Been contemplating booking a 7-10day trip to the dam for mid January 09. Anyone know if this time is less crowded than usual or cheaper hotel rooms?
The first couple of weeks after the New Year are the quietest times of the year in Amsterdam as far as tourists go. It is a lot less crowded in coffeeshops and on the streets. Come on over and enjoy it! I sure do!
One Love.
Posted: Tue 28th Oct 2008 07:33 am
by Looneytunes
I went mid January last time and it was very quiet. Hardly anyone in the CS that week!
Posted: Tue 28th Oct 2008 01:02 pm
by courtjester
Yes on both counts, quieter and lodging is somewhat less expensive. We went last December and spent a couple nights in Hotel Cordial on Damrak at E59 per night, plus a few nights at an apartment on Amstel for E85 per night.
Of course, the cold weather and 8-9 hours of sunlight each day make it a bit different in winter.
Posted: Wed 29th Oct 2008 03:39 am
by cantona7
thanks for the info fellas.
yes i know how amsterdam is in winter. i was there from the 20-24th of december last year. was sooo cold. but i liked the lesser amount of people. the sun wouldn't even be out when i hit the streets at 7 am(jet lag)
Posted: Fri 31st Oct 2008 07:12 pm
by onelovemarley
I will be there Jan. 5-14. If you're trip crosses over with mine, we should share a smoke or two!!
I was thinking the same thing a couple months ago when I booked. Cheaper, Quieter.. although i dont want it to be ghostly quiet.
The 9 hours is a drag but if it means my airfare and apartment are half the price as summer, that puts a smile on my face.
Being from Wisconsin in the states, the cold weather is a minor inconvenience!!
Be sure to update your travel dates if you book..
Posted: Fri 31st Oct 2008 07:14 pm
by NirvanaEJ
all i can say is yes and yes, both of my trips were in january and there was hardly a coffeeshop i couldnt get into, even grey area wasnt packed! so if you dont mind the cold and not much daylight, Jan is the best time.
Posted: Fri 31st Oct 2008 09:09 pm
by cantona7
dont mind the cold at all. daylight isn't a factor either. in fact i like getting up at 7 and being able to be in a coffeeshop by 9 watching the sun come up, its a trip.
onelovemarley: if my dates are the same as those i would indeed be up for a smoke or a small coffeeshop crawl.
Posted: Sun 2nd Nov 2008 02:51 pm
by Weemanio
im going to 5 days hopefully in jan. wouldnt mind staying in a apartment this will be my 5th trip and stayed in a hotel every time. somewhere easy to get to from central station.
Posted: Sun 2nd Nov 2008 03:39 pm
by Boner
We normally go on/around the 1st feb (wifes birthday) and we love it, theres a chance of snow, you get spoken to in dutch first which makes you feel more local and it's a lot quieter, I say go for it.
I dont know about apartments being half price by the way, yes they can be a little cheaper but not half price.
Posted: Sun 2nd Nov 2008 05:45 pm
by onelovemarley
yes, half price is a little far fetched, but my appartment reservation for a week in Jan cost 600 Euro compared to the July rate of 1000. And flights my friends are out of control in the summer costing $1600 (US Dollar) where as my flight in $780.
ehh, half price...close enough.
Posted: Mon 3rd Nov 2008 02:58 am
by beejun
I done a lot of overtime for the last few months so fuck it im gonna have to go to holland again!
I m thinking to go for another trip there at the end of June or begining of February, but im going to enjoy my 3 days trip later on this month with some mates before i decide the dates
I will be by myself this time and it has to be week-end and a monday. ( comin saturday morning , leaving monday latest as possible )
As allways i will be using the coach ( i dont do planes ) and will book 2 nights in an hostel ( so as to spend more euros on smoke
). coach and 2 nite hostel would cost me no mre than 80 quids
nice!
Posted: Mon 3rd Nov 2008 03:43 am
by NirvanaEJ
how long is the coach ride?
Posted: Mon 3rd Nov 2008 03:46 am
by beejun
NirvanaEJ wrote:how long is the coach ride?
normally i allways go brussels first as my family is there and it takes 7 hours, so for dam it would take 10! lolz
i kno... but well , i dont care!
blesss
£30 return, plus easier to bring a lil souvenir , u cant go wrong!
Posted: Mon 3rd Nov 2008 03:52 am
by NirvanaEJ
beejun wrote:NirvanaEJ wrote:how long is the coach ride?
normally i allways go brussels first as my family is there and it takes 7 hours, so for dam it would take 10! lolz
i kno... but well , i dont care!
blesss
£30 return, plus easier to bring a lil souvenir , u cant go wrong!
10 hours is really long, is the coach at least clean and comfortable? I wouldnt want to be on any coach around here for that long, id probably get sick and who knows whos next to you
