amsterdam hotels

pin

flyer wrote:

You won't beat this. 22 of us were there last week. £20 each per night INCLUDING breakfast :beer:

http://www.winston.nl/hotel/index.html

I've stayed in the Winston.

Without a doubt cheap and cheerful.

Good place if you are with a big group of people and partying.

However not the best place, for say a family.

Right in the "thick of it" in all senses of the word!

flyer

and what's wrong with that ;);)

kittykat100

For an excellent standard I an recommend the American Hotel, or the Sofitel.

Enjoy!! We are going for a weekend before Christmas

o_t_e

flyer wrote:

You won't beat this. 22 of us were there last week. £20 each per night INCLUDING breakfast :beer:

http://www.winston.nl/hotel/index.html

Eminem stays here when in amsterdam as did a heroin addled Quentin Tarentino when he wrote pulp fiction ie it's a pretty lively place!

Leigh-Anne_60

Ermmm 'just another sleaze hotel' Maybe not what we are looking for, but thanks for the reply;)

Will check out the Sofitel, Amstel & American also

Do you reckon prices will come down as it get closer to departure? Or best booking straight away?

o_t_e

I think that’s a very apt description of the Winston! You might want to look at where the sights are on a map before booking a room, but then pretty much everywhere is within walking distance. Generally if a hotel has low season prices they'll be advertised; while you can always get some form of last minute accommodation personally I'd get a room reserved asap to ensure your preferred place isn't booked up for the weekend.

By the way you can completely avoid 'the sleaze' quite easily in Amsterdam but if you do want a safe way of exploring the red light area there are a few walking tours - I can recommend this one:

http://randyroysredlighttours.com

Despite the name it's quite an informative and lighthearted tour - 'Roy' is actually an american named Kimberley.

pin

flyer wrote:

and what's wrong with that ;);)

Nothing wrong with that. That's why we stayed there, however its not everyone's cup of tea (or in the case of the damn, coffee).

matchfacts

Stayed in one of the Ramadas.

We got a good deal from venere.com, but I'd always recommend using https://www.hotelscomparison.com

flyer

I think you can take the Winston's reference to sleazy with a pinch of salt.When we were there there were also people of all ages, young and old, but certainly no sign of sleaze. Honestly.

o_t_e

In fairness it did recently change hands so the reputation of the 'old' Winston should not be automatically applied to it's current incarnation. I guess it's strengths are it's weakneses - it's very close to alot of bars and is on the outer rim of the red light area - depending on the individual that may appeal or not.