Rokin - Amsterdam, Netherlands 

23/24 June 2008. My husband and I were quite impressed by the Rokin Hotel. Having booked a fairly low budget place to stay, we found it to be very friendly, our room was spotless and comfortable (although quite small) and very well supplied buffet breakfast included. If you are booking in the near future you need to ensure that you have a room at the back of the hotel as there are major works going on at the front for the tunnelling of a new metro system.

My husband & I came back to Rokin after 3 years... not much has changed. The roadworks are STILL going on, (and apparently will be for a few more years) but as it was weekend we thought it should be relatively quiet... we were put in the basement - ok so far... right by the steps to the entrance of the hotel - still not too much of a problem - just keep the curtains closed... the side window didn't close properly so it was a bit draughty and those curtains HAD to stay closed.. We thought everything was ok unitl 6.30 on our first morning - it seems the generator for the central heating was right by our room in the alley. (Still not complaining... ) Then on Monday morning the roadworks start at 7am.... not good. We didn't get any noise on our last trip there as we were at the back of the hotel.. My advice is if you're staying at the Rokin in the near future stay out of the basement or the front of the hotel. Nothing else to groan about - shower and bathroom - perfect, with hot water whenever needed. Hotel staff - very polite and helpful. Breakfasts - better than expected. A lovely clean hotel (albeit noisy) in a great location. The only major problem is that as from 16th March this year (2008) this is now a NO SMOKING hotel which, for me, is worse than any noisy roadworks or central heating generator