My friend and I are staying at the Hotel Acro close to Vondelpark. I've never heard anyone mention this hotel, but the majority of the reviews were positive.
Sarphati Park Hotel. It looks OK on the 'net and its next to a nice park for a morning stroll if the weathers good. Which of course it will be. The sun always shines on the righteous my Mum says.
gixxer wrote:stayed in the acro with wife a couple of years ago,,,clean ,,brekky ok,,nice bar,could smoke in the room then ,,not sure about now tho
thanks for the heads up, gixxer! I now realize I didn't put as much thought into hotel selection as I should've; I just went with the first reputable hotel I saw on tripadvisor.com. I can't wait!!
I will be staying a bit of a way out from the centre this time, near the Sarphatipark. I found on the web this Bohemian couple who rent out a few private rooms (smoker friendly) in their own house. Saw some reviews about them on Google and all are good. They are charging me 205 euros for a private room for 7 nights. The hotel I normally use, who charged me 650 euros for 10 nights when I stayed there in Feb 2010, wanted 1300 odd euros for this trip! So that leaves me a nice bit of doshla for weed and munchies.
Maybe I'll rent a bike, but I'm not so sure at my age, and I'm bound to loose it in my stoned state. Still, there's the trams and walking with a bit of Niel Young playing in my head.
Been using this site for info for a few years now and am really glad that last week I finally became a member. As a lone traveller (traded in her in doors a few years ago for freedom), it can be difficult meeting up with people. So really looking forward to meeting some of you at the 420 bash etc.
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