Amstel Botel Amsterdam

comfortable room but en suite too small

• + nice and quiet, good transport connections into centre
• – not enough room in the en suite

Great stay and will go again

• + We were Very impressed with the Botel, Will recomend to others and stay again.
• – Not a lot
• * my tip Great stay and location

An unusual experience.

• + It was beautiful to stay in a boat, and very romantic. The bartender was lovely.
• – Much farther from the centre than is intimated and we had several problems, first with the room key not working due to the cross over in staff and the thought that we did not pay, and then when we went to breakfast in the morning, it took quite some time to find out that we had indeed paid for it to be included...
• * my tip try to get on the lower deck, it's lovely to look out onto the sea.

2 stars, not 3

• + Peace and quiet, there's nothing else in a circle of at least 500 meters.
• – Terrible ventilation, each morning windows were covered in dew. Bad beds. Breakfast was so-so. No kettle. Paper-thin walls.
• * my tip Only stay here if you need to be on that side of the IJ, or if it's the last hotel in town and you NEED to be there.

Fantastic Hotel with free parking & breakfast accessible by free f

• + Free car parking, free breakfast, room was basic but still very clean and comfortable, free ferry to/from Central Station, free minibus to and from ferry stop after midnight (run by Botel), amazing view of Amsterdam skyline from bedroom window at night, free minibus and ferry to/from Botel to Cental Amsterdam
• – noisy radiators if turned up high (made a gurgling sound), shower didn't drain fast enough so one stood in 4 inches of dirty water whilst showering! Botel is located on the north of the river Ij, so ferry journey is necessary to get from Botel to the main city. The ferry leaves from right next to the Botel and runs until midnight. After which a minibus runs all night to another ferry stop. Ferry & minibus are completely free of charge but extra travel may be considered an inconvenience for

Quirky, clean, comfortable, great location and fab breakfast

• + Yhe breakfast was fabulaous and very good value The free ferry was a definite plus

great low-cost experience

• + the staff was extraordinary nice
• – free wifi

Good cheap hotel voor short visit

• + Very close to the center station and the ferry and bus was really effective, the shuttle bus works perfectly also in the night. Breakfast was better than I expected.
• – Shower very bad! You take 10 minutes to get it in good temperature, or too hot or too cold! Irritant.

Cheap and clean

• + It was cheep and the view of the habour was cosy.
• – It looked old and there was holes in the towels. Internet is very expensive, it costes 6 euro pr hour. To far away from the city center.

we really enjoyed our weked break here

• + everything was clean breakfast was all you could eat
• – bar was hard to get a drink in at times

An expensive cheap hotel..

• + Price was alright. Not too difficult to get to. Free ferry is pretty handy.
• – Requested a double bed when booking but was given two single beds that weren't that comfortable. Boat woke us up several times during the night due to rocking and strange banging holiday. This is not a place to bring your girlfriend.

Basic but I liked it, I would go back again

• + I liked it, it suited our purpose, we just wanted somewhere to use as a base and to relax. It was a bit of a hassle to get the ferry to and from the city centre(although there was always plenty of them), but in a way added to the experience.
• – Breakfast was a bit to basic.

real perfect

• + car park free
• – none

Good standard

• + very clean, close to pubblic transportations.
• – rooms really small.

A GREAT hotel experience on the Botel in Amsterdam

• + 't was great
• – Access. Dependancy on a ferry - especially on Sundays and public holidays

Good location, but needs better maintenance

• + Public ferry service from the hotel to Central Station in downtown Amsterdam is great and runs frequently.
• – The rooms are painted light green, like a hospital room. Hotel looks a bit outdated.

Good cost/performance ratio

• + absolutely worth its money the free ferry that brings you to the central station within 15 minutes

I will remember it both with the style and the movings!

• + the style as a boat. the location is great (easy access to central station by free ferries). also we liked the breakfast.
• – if you have problems with boats moving on water forget this hotel. imagine staying on a boat which is moving all the time.

• + Hotels own night bus from harbour to the hotel.

Fantastic Amsterdam

Tutta apparenza!

• + E' ottimo solo se si è in macchina, perchè il parcheggio è gratis e c'è una navetta gratuita e abbastanza frequente per tutte le 24 ore che porta alla stazione.
• – Il prezzo è eccessivo per il servizio offerto. Siamo stati una settimana e non sono mai state cambiate le lenzuola!!! Ci sono cadute delle briciole sul davanzale dell'oblò e..sono rimaste lì!! Il bagno era veramente piccolo, forse un metro e mezzo per un metro, fra l'altro anche abbastanza vecchio. La moquette non è stata mai pulita (avevo fatto cadere una piccola carta vicino al letto ed è rimasta lì!). La colazione è un po' scarna, e quel poco che c'è non è di gran qualità. Ritengo che più che un tre stelle sia un due stelle a voler essere buoni e il prezzo giusto sarebbe stato di 75 euro al massimo per la doppia. Ci siamo rimasti solo per la comodità del parcheggio.

Nice and practical

• + There is free ferry that takes you directly to the central station. Breakfast included in the price
• – We asked for double room but had twin room and it was not possible to change it.

Good connection to city center, free parking

• + good transport connection to the city center; free parking