Swissotel Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands 

"Nice hotel, convenient location"
Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009
We stayed 3 nights at this hotel on our first visit to Amsterdam. It turned out to be an excellent choice. We requested a quiet room on an upper floor to avoid the noise on the busy street the hotel is located on. We got a room on the top floor on the back. Fair size for a Europeon hotel. Clean and well appointed. Turn down service. Nice bath although we are not fans of the shower screens. It is just hard to keep the floor from getting all wet. Plenty of counter space in the bath. Hotel is about a easy 10 minute walk straight down the street from the train station. No need for a taxi. Located right at Dam Square. Area is a bit like Times Square in NYC. Breakfast was not included. We found the hotel breakfast too pricey and opted for crousaints, fruit and juice at a market just a few doors down from the hotel. Staff was friendly and helpful. We would definately stay here again.

Lasse Nesbak
Posted: Fri, Sep 19 2008
We have been to Amsterdam several times, and enjoy the atmosphere, friendly people and good food, and events like "Gay Pride".

Mind the noise!
Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008
So, we arrived in Amsterdam via the train from the airport. Took us about 10-15 minutes Walking from the station to the hotel, But we didn’t mind because it was an exciting walk. The front desk staff was friendly and recommended a few spots around town. The actual room was definitely small (But small is what you get in Europe). We were facing an alley on the side of the hotel. It got very noisy in the alley at night with people walking through the alley early in the morning, etc. Also, there was a street sweeper that went through the alley very early in the morning, so it was very hard to get a decent sleep each night. Also, the air flow in the room was non-existent so it got hot in the room. We are used to sleeping with a fan in our room back home, so it was either extremely quiet with the window closed, or very noisy with it open. Other than that though, the hotel was fine. If you don’t like a lot of late night noise I wouldn’t recommend staying in or around Dam Square. It’s literally ALWAYS busy with large crowds at all hours. Some recommendations for food: There is a pancake house a few blocks away in Jordan called “Sara’s Pancake House”. Awesome Waffles. We ate there twice. For Mexican, good drinks: Rose’s Cantina. Amazing dinner experience. We also found a Indonesian restaurant with a beautiful outside terrace on the same street as Rose’s Cantina. Highly recommended. Would stay at Swissotel again, but only if it was located in a quieter part of town!

Location and Size
Posted: Tue, Jul 22 2008
Located within walking distance of everthing, I was very surprised by the Swissotel. Being my first time to Europe, people had told me that the rooms were small and pokey. I found the room big even to Australian standards. The service was excellent, the staff very friendly and helpful. I would recommend this hotel to anyone!