House of Amstel

Unfortunately, the pictures of the hotel look much better than the real room we experienced during our stay. We had the "familiy room" - a room next to a Coffe Shop with Karaoke... so if you plan to go with kids, this room is not appropriate as you can hear the singings and conversations next door. It is only one room, so you have to sleep all together and it is very small for 4 persons. There is no possibility to leave the luggage, so we had to look for and book a luggage storage for the day of our departure at our own expense. There is no window in the room which you can open and if you do not want the pedestrians going outside to look into the room (there is one big window which cannot be opened on the street side) you have to close the curtain and then it is quite dark in the room as the light is not that bright. A big plus is the location.

The House of Amstel was a lovely property. Clean and Staff very pleasant

There are some precautionary measures. I wish we had known before we booked this hotel. When we arrived from international travel, the phone was not working. The front door is locked with the telephone number on it and there is no one to greet you. We sat outside for upwards of three hours, knocking before we were lucky enough to find an employee to let us in. Secondly, it is 45 steps from the street level up to the room. These are winding narrow, dangerous steps, and there is no elevator so you must carry your luggage. They said this is described in the fine print. Unless you’re in your 20s or 30s, this is not a viable place to stay.

So so at best 1st floor unit was very smoky smelling when we arrived. Dark inside. Loud from street noise. Fun view of canal from living area.

Traveling with a group, this property was in the perfect location, and it was very clean and cozy. The only bad thing was the lightening in the bathroom needed to be replaced. It blinked like a strobe light so was hard to get ready for the day in there. No check-in desk, but keep up to date on messages from the hotel in your e-mail! We were lucky to stumble upon an employee while arriving to help us out with luggage while our room was being cleaned. Very friendly staff!

Beautiful property in such a perfect location. Excellent communication, making checking in and out super easy. Room was clean, tidy, stylish and had all the amenities necessary- with extras like refrigerated soft drinks and chocolate bars!! We really enjoyed our stay, thank you so much xxx