Hotel Crystal Amsterdam

Description

When you are looking for a budget friendly hotel in Amsterdam, Hotel Crystal is certainly a good option. Here you will stay in a peaceful street near several attractions. On foot you can easily reach the 'Museumplein', which houses the 'Rijksmuseum' and the 'Van Gogh Museum'. A stroll to 'Dam' square will take you about 20 minutes.

The friendly hotel offers comfortable rooms, among which are triple and quad rooms as well. The hotel's friendly staff and its proximity to restaurants, supermarkets and nice shops will add to a pleasant stay in Amsterdam.

Food and Drinks

A breakfast buffet is available daily in the hotel between 08:00 and 10:00 h.
The hotel lies within walking distance of nice restaurants and bars, especially around the 'Leidseplein'.

Internet

In the hotel guests can use Internet at an additional charge.

Other information

- The hotel has a 24-hour reception.
- Pets are not allowed.
- Luggage can be stored at the hotel.

Surroundings

Paintings of Rembrandt and Van Gogh, restaurants, exclusive shops, a large public park and two concert halls can all be found in the vicinity of Hotel Crystal Amsterdam. In the nearby '9 straatjes' there are numerous fun boutiques that sell such items as cooking utensils, second hand clothing and unique gifts.

Details

Check in from: 14:00

Check out until: 11:00

Number of rooms: 16

Public parking lot: The hotel does not offer parking facilities for its guests. You can park your car (at a charge) in the direct vicinity of the hotel.

Children: A cot for children up to 2 years old can be placed on request for free.

Facilities: Internet, Garden, Breakfast

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Reviews

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

Anonymous A YES: 4 February 2012; 7.8; + For the price a great stay, friendly staff and breakfast. Novel (very Dutch) staircase - read 'steep'. Location close to Leidseplein (5min walk), but far enough to be quiet. Leidseplein has most things you might need including a big tram stop. Close to Vondelpark and museum precinct. Close enough to walk to city centre. I would stay there again.; - None in my opinion.

Anonymous Good location but no luxury: 16 November 2011; 6.0; + Cheap; - Steep staircase, small beds, tight quarters

Anonymous Great location, let down by cramped space and poor internet connection: 3 October 2011; 4.2; + Easy walking distance of the Leidsplein, Vondelpark and the Rijks Museum.; - Internet connectivity was unusable. The toilets are so cramped that they are near impossible to use.

Anonymous Nice weekend trip in Amsterdam: 25 September 2011; 8.4; + Good QUIET location/area. Museums & flower market are really close. Trammy stop near by. 24h reception. Breakfast included. Helpful & nice staff.; - Small tiny stairs! Rooms can be cleaner...

Robert Cleary: 26 April 2011; 5.8; + Nice location; - They change my room with out telling me I wont stay again

michael williams I would return without question!: 22 May 2010; 10; + The staff and service was nothing short of great. The breakfast was awesome for an included meal. The establishment is clean and in a safe well lit area.; - The bed was a tiny bit soft but that's a personal preference. And the stairs are steep...but that's Amsterdam so if you don't know that then you need to read up. There is really nothing negative though. A bit far from central but the quietness is the best! A short tram ride there...no problem!

AbsoluFab Perfect for a cultural/leisure city break: 7 March 2010; 8.0; + The staff is friendly and the room we were in was spacious enough and clean. The hotel is very well located 2mn from Leidsplein, 20mn from The Dam, 10mn from Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum in a calm area. The breakfast is included (it's not the Hilton buffet but it's fine).; - The stairs look a bit scary at first but there are not a problem at all actually.

Lennarth Buddig Not worth the money: 4 May 2009; 3.6; + Location ok, walkdistance from almost everything. Breakfast ok, not fantastic but ok.; - Small towels, 50 x 70 cm. not much for a grown man after a bath. No cleaning in room, we staied for 3 nights ??? No clean towels. Mousetrap in room :-(

Colm N Grogan A good accomodating hotel with steep stairs.: 2 March 2009; 8.0; + Very close to Leidseplein / town. Towels/Sheets etc changed every 3 days. Helpful staff. Quiet location. Old building. Safety deposit box in room. Decent self service breakfast included in price. Good tram connections.; - Steep stairs, but look at the old architecture, tall narrow buildings, so steep stairs everywhere. Fine for younger people. Room was a little small... <10 sq metres. Poor metro connections.

Jo Ok, but a generally poor standard of cleanliness.: 11 January 2009; 3.8; + Nice location - near to Leidseplein and museum quarter. Fairly cheap but you get what you pay for...which isnt a great deal.; - * Breakfast very basic and orange juice was not fresh - it had separated. * Stayed in the quad room. Room had a musty smell - there was a plastic bag over the smoke alarm. Bathroom very very small - shower did not have an arm to hold it up so was resting on taps - had to hold it over yourself to shower. * Beds were very soft - although this isnt a problem for everyone, it was more like sleeping on pillows. Also matresses were not even so felt like you were going to roll off if you slept on one side. Gave me a very bad back. * Stairs are very steep. 5 flights and no lift. We stayed on top floor and the hotel staff did not offer to help with our suitcases. * Housekeeping was not very good. Only changed towels once during our 5 day stay and nothing else. * Wouldnt recommend to others.

Natalia Decent cheap hotel: 8 December 2008; 7.4; + Good value for the money. Breakfast is decent despite no fruit. Nice staff. Good showers even though they're shared.; - Walls are kind of thin, bring earplugs if noise bugs you. Minor quibbles: scary staircases, but nothing new there for Amsterdam. Toilet in hallway is REALLY tiny.

Ran Peiser: 12 October 2008; 7.4; + nice hotel in a good location. very nice staff; - an old building, as everybody says, very steep srairs indeed!

Jordan Parrott Not bad, but if traveling alone I'd look elsewhere.: 1 September 2008; 7.6; + Pretty decent location. Not too far from a convenient tram stop and in a nice quiet neighborhood. "Close enough, but not too close to all the action". Staff was fairly helpful and the hotel itself had a bit of that Dutch charm. Windows that actually open!?; - 4 floors of Dutch stairs with no elevator. Top floor does not have a common shower, so you have to use the one on the 3rd floor. Bed and room was cleaned only 2 out of 3 days during my stay. A bit pricey for what you get. Like all Dutch single rooms, it was very small.

Tina J Hotel Crystal, good over all: 24 August 2008; 7.0; + Clean rooms, friendly service, no lock outs, quieter area of town; - Steep stairs, small eating area, some rooms are quite small

Philippe: 18 July 2008; 7.8; + We (2 adults 2 children)had a 3 beds bedroom on the second floor with en-suite bathroom and balcony on the street side. - the decoration looked new and general condition of the room was rather good for an old building. - quiet (can sleep with the window open in summer) - clean, nice and soft bedlinen. - we found the location convenient for people who do not mind walking a bit. - service not proactive but always nice when asked. - breakfast room open on a small backyard with armchairs.; - - Basic furniture (functional but no particular character). - Be aware of the steep staircase (I guess typical of the old houses). - Not particularly cheap, but the breakfast is included and more like brunch (juice, cereals, milk, 2 kinds of bread, eggs, cheese, ham, salami, jam, honey, coffee and tea).

Anonymous: 16 June 2008; 9.0; + Well-located, clean, friendly hotel. Good breakfast.

Kirsty: 2 June 2008; 9.0; + Great location. Clean, basic accommodation. Perfect for our girl's weekend away. Great size of room (triple room).; - The stairs are very very steep!

steve turner: 19 May 2008; 9.0; + easy for city plus parking in quite side street which cost 19 euros per day; - very narrow stairs with no lift

Anonymous: 11 May 2008; 4.4; + Good breakfast Good location; - The room we stayed in had bedbugs or similar and my partner suffered from severe bites. Although the hotel moved us to another room in the end, they were not at all concerned about the issue and did not seem to do anything to fix that room for the next guest.

VIAL: 17 February 2008; 5.2; + Ideal to go to center by walking. Price is good point; - No parking (but we knew it before) Some staff not very symphatic Cleaning is around not enough Noise between room... Very Poor breakfeast

Maria: 10 February 2008; 8.2; + very good price for a nice, comfortable hotel, very centrally situated.; - Nothing luxurious but if you 're looking for a good night's sleep in a clean place then this is a good choice.

Anonymous Gezellig hotelletje: 26 December 2011; 6.4; + ik vondt jammer dat ik niet nog een dag bij kon boeken ik zou er vanavond graag weer slapen vandaag 26dec in de 1 persoonskamer

Anonymous Ich kann nur vor dem Hotel Crystal warnen: 21 October 2011; 3.4; + zentrumsnahe,doch ruhige Lage in angenehmem Stadtviertel (aber da gibt es auch viele andere Hotels, die vielleicht besser sind); - - sehr laut (bis 4 Uhr früh Betrieb auf dem Flur, laut knallende Zimmer- und Toilettentüren, Ventilatorengebrumme und lautes Knacken in irgendwelchen Leitungen) - extrem weiche Matratze - ungepflegter Gesamteindruck (schmuddelige Teppichböden und Möbel, Löcher und Brandflecken auf Möbeln, Decken Vorhängen) - voller Preis wird schon bei Anreise, bevor man das Zimmer gesehen hat, kassiert, Erstattung kaum möglich (mind. 2 volle Tagespreise Gebühr), Austauschzimmer nur gegen erheblichen Aufpreis, keinerlei Entgegenkommen - übler Service: bei Ankunft reklamierte kaputte Birne an der Waschbeckenbeleuchtung wurde 1 Woche lang nicht ausgetauscht TIPPs: Keinesfalls Zimmer 5 (EZ) nehmen, es liegt sowohl direkt neben der Etagentoilette als auch über der Küche, beides klingt aber, als sei es IM Zimmer. Bei Ankunft nicht wie verlangt gleich den vollen Preis bezahlen. Als ich nach der zweiten Nacht entnervt um- oder ausziehen wollte, war die Bereitschaft, mir in irgendeiner Form entgegenzukommen gleich Null.

Anonymous Preis/Leistung hat gestimmt.: 28 September 2011; 5.4; + Was clean und tidy; - Breakfast at 8:00 is too late. I had to skip it on the second day, because my first appointment was at 8:00.

Anonymous Dagje uit in Amsterdam in een low budget hotel: 23 September 2011; 6.6; + goed bed; - waren geenhanddoeken op de kamer. conversatie kon alleen in het engels.

Anonymous Top Lage, jedoch unfreundliche Behandlung: 13 September 2011; 4.6; + zentrale und ruhige Lage grosszügige Etagendusche; - sehr enges Etagen-WC widerholt unfreundliche Bedienung an der Reception durch alle Angestellten, nicht hilfsbereit und während Gespräch weiterhin am Computer gearbeitet

Sylvia Hotel für Gäste mit wenig anspruch: 22 May 2011; 4.8; + gute Lage,direkt zur City; - nur als schlafunterkunft für paar tage zu emfehlen,frühstück sehr mager

Fam. Segers - Drees Hotel is oké voor een zeer kort verblijf!: 24 April 2011; 5.6; + -zeer propere kamer en sanitair (ondanks de gedeelde wc - en doucheruimte); - -De zeer steile trap (geen lift) -veel lawaai - en geurhinder van de gasten in de kamer naast ons (vooral 's nachts) => wij hebben met oordopjes in onze oren geslapen.

Freddie Kaplan Good value for your money: 22 March 2011; 7.6; + Very good location, great price, nice staff, good breakfast including boiled eggs.; - Steep stairs, bathroom semi-clean, the room a little rough but clean.

Barbara Ruhiges Budgethotel in Fußnähe von Melkweg und Paradiso: 25 February 2011; 7.6; + Sehr ruhig, wenn man die Superlage direkt an Melkweg, Paradiso, Leidseplein etc. betrachtet. Schöner Frühstücksraum, große Handtücher, sehr netter Service, kein Problem, zu jeder Tages-und Nachtzeit ein- und auszugehen. Super- und Biomarkt um die Ecke.; - Die Betten sind ziemlich weich. Das Frühstücksbüffet ist zwar gut, aber es gibt nur Toastbrot, davon muss man ziemlich viel essen, um satt zu werden.

Anonymous: 31 January 2011; 5.8; + Good breakfast, good location; - THE famous stairs, the staff not very friendly, toillets in the floor were not working

S J M G Goed genoeg voor een dagje amsterdam: 21 December 2010; 5.8; + GOED VOOR 1 NACHTJE SLAPEN, VOORAL VOOR JONGEREN DIE IN AMSTERDAM WILLEN STAPPEN

erwin Niet meer van deze tijd: 20 December 2010; 4.0; + ligging bij het Leidseplein en de La Mar theater; - Niet meer van deze tijd, zo smoezelig

Roberto Dalla Monta' Not exciting, problematic.: 11 December 2010; 5.8; + Service and kindness.; - Noises of people coming back in the hotels,very small bathroom.

Anonymous Gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis: 17 November 2010; 7.6; + gutes Preis/Leistungsverhältnis, Zimmer sauber, zentrale Lage, nettes Personal

Monique: 30 October 2010; 6.6; + Dicht bij Leidseplein en tramhaltes.; - Zeer steile trappen. Hotel verouderd. Bedden waren schoon maar voor de rest liet de hygiëne te wensen over.

Anonymous Zum schlafen okay, nahe am Stadtzentrum gelegen: 22 September 2010; 4.8; + Gute Lage; - keinerlei Komfort, sehr steile Treppen, eher eine Jungendherberge als ein Hotel

Monica Angenehmer Aufenthalt: 18 July 2010; 8.8; + freundliches Personal; - bei Ankunft um 16 Uhr war Zimmer noch nicht bereit

Martin Hardmeier Würde wieder dort buchen: 13 June 2010; 6.8; + 24h Rezeption, Zimmer ordentlich mit Waschbecken, Personal unkompliziert; - WC sehr eng, Frühstück etwas spärlich

Hans Dieter Eberhardt Ideal für den Städtekurztrip: 10 April 2010; 8.4; + Unkomplizierter freundlicher Service Möglichkeit, den ganzen Tag Gepäck zu deponieren, sauber! Zentrumshah!; - Extrem steile Treppe sehr weiche Betten

roth georg Good place: 5 October 2008; 8.0; + saubere nette zimmer, frühstück ok; - badezimmer auf dem gang

Wijnants Bart Citytrip Amsterdam: 27 July 2008; 7.2; + Goed ontbijt; - Heel erg klein toilet

Timo: 13 April 2008; 9.0; + Nice location, nice service, small room for a reasonable price. Even with tv, luxury! Price was cheaper than that of double-bedrooms at hostels, so a very wise choice.; - Walls are a little thin, though. But for that price you can't expect the Hilton. Very recommendable, anyways.

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