• Internet,
• Parking lot,
• Breakfast,
• Children

Description

Hotel Ben is located in the centre of Amsterdam, within walking distance of 'Dam' square, the central train station, Madame Tussauds, the shops of the Kalverstraat and several museums. This basic hotel with its friendly staff is a good base from where you can explore Amsterdam.

Hotel Ben is a basic hotel in the heart of Amsterdam, between Amsterdam central station and the lively 'Dam' square. Enjoy a stroll along the canals, find some nice bars for a night out, or pay a visit to one of the museums. Around 'Dam' square are the wax statue museum Madame Tussauds and the royal palace.

The friendly staff and the hospitality will add to a pleasant stay in this fun city. The hotel rooms are equipped with a shower, toilet and television. Wireless Internet is also available in the rooms.

Food and Drinks

The breakfast is daily served from 08:00 to 11:00 h. in a restaurant that is just 100 metres away from the hotel.
In the direct surroundings you will also find numerous restaurants where you can have dinner.

Internet

In the hotel guests can use wireless Internet at an additional charge through KPN HotSpots.

Other information

- The hotel has a 24-hour reception. Please mention your expected time of arrival in the booking form.
- There is a surcharge of 5% for credit card payments.
- It is not possible to place an additional bed in the room.
- Pets are not allowed in the hotel.
- Luggage can be stored in the hotel.

Surroundings

Hotel Ben is conveniently located within walking distance from the central train station and the 'Dam' square. The lively Red Light District is nearby, as well as the shops of the 'Kalverstraat' and shopping centre 'Magna Plaza'. Near the station you can get on board of a canal cruise boat. Along the trip you will learn about the history of the city Amsterdam.

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Details

• Check in from11:00
• Check out until 10:00
• Number of rooms26
• Parking lotThe hotel does not have a parking. You can park in the vicinity of the hotel (at an additional charge).
• ChildrenIt is not possible to place an additional bed in the room for a baby or child. Families can book a triple or quad room.
• FacilitiesInternet, Breakfast,

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Reviews

The following reviews were entered by guests after their stay in the hotel.

Elliott Spence - 2010-03-16

7.8out of 10

ReviewsHotel Ben Amsterdam

Pleasant hotel for a fair price

Ideal as it is located in the centre on the district. The staff were friendly and the hotel was clean. Would definetley recommend to anyone wanting to visit the area

room was basic but on a budget holiday can only be expected

paul - 2010-03-12

4.6out of 10

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basic but cheap

very close to station, bars and red light district. also good shower with plenty of hot water.

very basic, no clean towels and noisy (we were next to the cleaning cupboard and were woken early by whoever was doing the cleaning). dont bother asking for a no smoking room as they allow smoking in all their rooms.

Marcela Arantes Magalhaes - 2010-02-26

7.6out of 10

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fare deal

excellent location and helpfull staffs.

Very noisy: the next room, stairs and staff room beside the 216 door. Narrow stairs and no elevator. In the room that we stayed there was only one socklet, which was next to the bathroom door, which by the way was 6 steps to get it. Although we have not used much, the TV was very small and was about 3 meters from the bed, hard to see any legend. Also missed a small fridge in the room.

FLAVIO ISAJA - 2010-01-08

7.2out of 10

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Orange Holiday

The staff are very friendly and also speak italian. The location is in the middle of the city....very very nice :-)

The hotel haven't the lift

Michela Piagentini - 2010-01-06

8.6out of 10

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Buono

vicino alla stazione, a tutti i mezzi di trasporto pubblici e al centro della città storica.

noi abbiamo avuto vicini di camera rumorosi ...

serge lemay - 2009-12-12

6.8out of 10

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fare deal

crew

noisy

John Weatherill - 2009-11-18

8.4out of 10

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Excellent location - friendly service - noisy bells!

Excellent location and a very helpful and friendly receptionist

Thin walls and windows meant the quarter hourly bell chimes ran right through us. Maybe double glazing on that side of the hotel would help

Neil OSullivan - 2009-11-16

5.8out of 10

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Excellent location, basic rooms, a bit noisy, very cheap

Excellent location, couldn't be better. Also cheap.

Noisy at night with people walking up & down stairs. Take some earplugs if you are a light sleeper! Rooms are very basic but if you just want somewhere to spend the night this is ideal.

Mr Kyle - 2009-11-07

7.2out of 10

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Good location & Helpful staff

- Friendly and helpful staff. - Allowed to smoke in the rooms: ashtray provided. - Singles rooms of decent size. - Room has private shower (no sharing). - Towels provided. - Great location. - Felt safe and secure.

- Sheets on bed could have been cleaner. - TV in room was poor and remote was faulty. - Alot of stairs to get to room (this is common in Amsterdam). - Very noisy, even with window closed (bell ringing and people shouting).

Anonymous - 2009-10-06

7.6out of 10

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the best deal for Amsterdam RLD

affordable and LOCATION!!

no elevator, room was on top floor and if you've walked stairs in amsterdam you know they are tiny and plentiful. wasn't the cleanest hotel ever but for price and location it made up for that.

martin holm - 2009-08-10

7.8out of 10

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Location

Gordon Callan - 2009-07-26

8.2out of 10

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Good place

They have easy going abd friendly staff who don't come out with a lot of B*******

None really

nic - 2009-07-02

8.6out of 10

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great location

location was excellent, staff very friendly and helpful.

bed was a bit hard

Mandy - 2009-06-26

8.4out of 10

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Great location,great staff

Great staff, very helpul. Fab location,we were able to walk to the red light( around the corner from our hotel), Dam square, Rembrandt and flower market etc. Clean bed

The room was very small and under a stair well so very very noisy. Cheap and cheerful ( you get what you pay for)

CHEE HAN CHYANG - 2009-06-23

7.6out of 10

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HOTEL BEN - GOOD & CHEAP BUDGET HOTEL

Service is friendly. I like that. Security in the hotel is safe and sound.

Except for daily throwing of rubbish, I think soap should be provied bathing & water kettle should be provided incase baby needs to have hot water for milk.

Peter Mårtensson - 2009-06-14

6.0out of 10

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Nice location, nice price.

It's a fairly cheap hotel with a very good location and you can come and go as you please at all times.

The rooms where very worn down and cold.

Anonymous - 2009-06-09

4.6out of 10

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Skip if you're germophobic, stay if you really don't care

It is close to the train station so if you are coming in late you could leisurely walk to the hotel(5-10 minutes) without having to worry about tram connections or taking a taxi. It's walking distance to pretty much all city center tourist must-sees if you don't want to bike around. A great plus when travelling by train to other neighboring cities for day trips.

The street it's on is quiet, but actually it can be loud at night if your room is facing towards the red light district. Ours was actually facing it so we had loud nights of drunken street noise, but it didn't bother us. Ear plugs can be useful. Not a place to stay for the unfit, the claustrophobic and the germophobic. Very narrow steep stairs, through maze-like windowless narrow corridors. Dangerous if there was a fire. Although smoking is not allowed in rooms, the whole place reeks of smoke especially the reception area.We had respiratory issues while inside.We had a quad room where the carpet is in desperate need of change..reallllly!! The uneven floor made you feel like you will roll off your bed if you're on the higher side of the floor. No toilettries provided which I was aware of( but why?). Towel changes only if you request it from the front desk. No room cleaning unless you request it. Deposits for room key and use of TV required. 10euro for keys and 50 euro deposit for use of TV! We have no use for the TV anyway since we only needed the room to crash at night. In fairness, I've read the reviews before I booked it, but since ours was a spontaneous trip, there were no other hotels available for the days we were there so I clicked " book it" with my fingers crossed. All things considered, I came ready with disinfectant and room slippers for all :-) The sheets were clean though (did not use or touch bed covers) and the shower and toilet were clean as well. So if you're not the type who can rough it out like survivor without the nice hotel amenities and daily room upkeep, this place is not for you. The bottomline for us is that we had a great time in Amsterdam. Would I recommend this place still? Yes if you can live with its minuses. Will I stay there again? No, unless it's the only choice I have :-))

Anonymous - 2009-05-24

7.6out of 10

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nice location, but really no privacy

nice staff, central location

you leave your key at reception when you leave so the staff know when you are in or out. however, we stayed for 5 days and someone came EVERYDAY knocking and then OPENED the door to collect the garbage. not to clean the room, but just asking for garbage. since i was with my boyfriend this was uncomfortable as they could've cleanded it while we were out. also, you have to specify if you want a double bed at booking, because we didn't know ad got a 3 bed dorm. pushing beds together is not comfortable :(

Wayne Hannibal - 2009-05-10

7.6out of 10

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Good Little Place

Impressed that the (expected) little quaint room would have a nice modern and clean bathroom.

Kate Farmer - 2009-03-23

9.2out of 10

ReviewsHotel Ben Amsterdam

Excellent for downtown entusiast

Excellent Location

Lots of stairs

Samuel WILLOT - 2009-03-01

6.8out of 10

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We'll be back anyhow...

1 - Coco 2 - Location 3 - Pleasant

1 - 50€ caution for TV 2 - Access by car 3 - Room's staff not polite... (don't knock at the door before entering...) 4 - Nothing in the bathroom (soap, shampoo..)

grant foster - 2009-01-07

7.4out of 10

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hotle ben....... for the man who cant afford the hilton!

its

riviere - 2009-01-04

7.4out of 10

ReviewsHotel Ben Amsterdam

a plaisant and cheap hostel in the heart of Amsterdam

well situated, nice and hellpfull people.

noisy. Avoid room 214

Volodymyr Illyashenko - 2008-12-21

6.6out of 10

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cheap hotel with good location

good location very cheap

not very clean, cold, smell badly

R. JINO - 2008-11-16

5.8out of 10

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L O C A T I O N ! ! !

More hostel then hotel

H. Harmel - 2010-02-22

8.2out of 10

ReviewsHotel Ben Amsterdam

Perfekt für ein Amsterdam Weekend

Sehr freundliches Personal, wirklich allerbeste Lage !

Zimmer viel zu warm, Heizung ließ sich nicht regulieren. Schlafen ging nur bei offenen Fenster.

edith Kikken - 2010-01-25

4.2out of 10

ReviewsHotel Ben Amsterdam

Nooit meer.

Midden in t centrum.

Zeer klein.Dekens,gordijnen alles stonk naar rook.Heel erg veel lawaai s nachts in t hotel.Elk half uur klokken werden geluid en t carillion ertegenover ook elk half uur.Badkamer kon je je niet draaien,je kon je er niet op afdrogen .Als je naar de wc moest zat je met de benen tegen de deur aan.Zou dit nooit meer boeken.

van Noorden - 2009-11-16

4.2out of 10

ReviewsHotel Ben Amsterdam

Jammer van ons geld.

Ligging

Eigenlijk een hotel wat per uur geboekt wordt. We zouden onder een trap moeten slapen die erg gehorig was. de bedden waren 1m80 lang en ik ben 1m90. het was muf en gehorig. Bedden waren erg slecht. We hebben later op de avond besloten niet te overnachten en zijn weer naar huis gegaan.

Tom Hengst - 2009-10-31

5.6out of 10

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vies, maar tog wel oke

ligging uitstekend, kost weinig

vieze handdoeken, klein bed voor 2 personen, gehorige kamers en veel overlast van buren als deze de steile trappen op en af lopen. Straal van de douche is 10x niks, gaat steeds over naar warm of koud, nooit de perfecte temperatuur. Voor weinig geld heb je wel gewoon een redelijk hotelletje, schoon is het allemaal niet, maar dat hadden we voor deze prijs in hartje amsterdam ook niet verwacht

Karin - 2009-10-05

3.6out of 10

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Klantonvriendelijk

Direct in het centrum van Amsterdam op loopafstand van Centraal Station. Bagage mag eerder gebracht worden en mag op de laatste dag na het uitchecken blijven staan. Vriendelijke nachtwacht en zondagreceptionist.

De rekening is hoger en kan alleen contant betaald worden. Geen rekening ontvangen. Zeer onvriendelijke receptionist. Wietlucht in de hotelkamers en de bevestiging van de schoonmakers dat wiet mag worden gerookt op de hotelkamer. wordt ontkent door de receptionist. Lakens en badkamer zijn schoon maar er is geen enkel comfort. De bedden zijn ouderwets kort.

Anja Zisser - 2009-08-09

8.8out of 10

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super hotel, super lage, würde auf alle fälle wieder ein zimmer nehmen

hotel hat 24 stundendienst

Anonymous - 2009-06-07

6.4out of 10

ReviewsHotel Ben Amsterdam

gunstige prijs/kwaliteitsverhouding

- Schitterende ligging - Prijsgunstig - Kamers zijn schoon

- Steile trap - Geen ontbijt in het hotel - Geen luxe

schoonaard - 2009-02-01

5.4out of 10

ReviewsHotel Ben Amsterdam

leuk hotel, slechte regels

dicht bij het centrum en station leuke prijs kamer

er wordt wiet gerookt slechte douches