Hotel Europa 92 - Amsterdam, Netherlands     

the hotel is not deserving of its 3 stars. The room which we stayed in was meant to be a honeymoon suite which was shocking. The bathroon had a leaking roof not to mention the hazadous situation a guest could be faced with as the roof was leaking onto a blowdryer. Fortunatley we detected this before using the hair dryer. However if the rooms were cleaned everyday as expected from a hotel with a 3 star rating and not merely cleaned by way of a change of new towels everyday or once we had checked out after 7 days, the leaking roof would have been detected. Needless to say our rooms were situated directly next to the staff toilets which we were fortunate enough to hear flush when we occupied the room. We would not recommend spending unnecessary money on the breakfast offered by the hotel as it merely comprises of pre-packaged products which are conveniently laid out directly from the packaging. If this were a 2 star hotel the above-mentinoed would be acceptable

THIS IS NOT A MANAGEMENT RESPONSE: The Europa '92 is good value - I paid 80 Euros a night for a single, which included breakfast. Mostly frequented by Europeans the Europa's location is fine - not smack in the middle of the pictureque canal district but only a fifteen minute walk from it (which would account for the reasonable price). The hotel is clean (it's a clean country after all) and if you get a room "in back" then it's very quiet - which is a blessing. Friendly enough staff, internet place around the corner and some perfectly respectable restaurants in the immediate neighborhood. You can rent a bike at the friendly "dutchbikes.com" five minutes away and have a fine Amsterdam time of it. A couple of reservations about the hotel: the internet service is expensive (12 Euros for 24 hours) and not very powerful; also you can get a very very very small single if you don't watch out.