We had booked this hotel after reading the excellant reviews on Trip advisor - we were not disappointed. We flew into Amsterdam on the early flight forgetting that check in was not until 2pm, however this was not a problem for the lovely hotel staff at the Boutique hotel. Having found the hotel we were tired and very cold (as the weather was below zero) Nathalie friendly as ever welcomed us with a hot chocolate on the house and explained that we couldn't get into our room just yet as they were being cleaned but immediately upgraded our room (from a small double) to a room overlooking the canal and arranged for it to be next on the list to be cleaned- All free of charge!
We happily waited in the dining area which was a lovely comfy, cosy room overlooking Amsterdam, drinking our yummy hot chocolates and petting the hotel dog!
The hotel itself was clean, stylish and spacious. The rooms were decorated beautifully and had everything you needed - shampoo, shower gel and a tv with many channels. We had a small room but this was ample space for us (a couple) and instantly felt like home.
Every morning we would awake to the smell of fresh baking in the kitchen - Things dont get much better than this! After hearing the rave reviews on the hotel pancakes and omlettes we had already decided to have breakfast here each morning and for 10 euros it was fantastic value. On offer there were self service cheese, meats, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, fresh croissants and breads and the offer of something freshly cooked. Nathalie was on the day shift so was not there to make our pancakes but her brother (again a lovely friendly guy) was- and let me tell you these pancakes were DELICIOUS! In fact the breakfasts were SO good they alone were enough to secure us a return visit hopefully in June.
I have never been to a hotel so intent on making you feel welcome and I am not talking about overly selling places, trips etc or being bombarded with suggestions or opinions- you are treated just as one of the family, if you want to sit and chill- this is fine.. if you want to have a beer and chat..this is fine, in fact we never at any time felt at all awkward- it was like visiting friends we had not met before. Even the hotel dog and 2 kittens were so lovely adding that home from home feel to the place - I have never met such well behaved pets either I might add.
We are already planning to come back later in the year to 'show off' this little gem of a hotel to all of our friends (and we only arrived back in Manchester today)
The central location of this hotel was perfect and we walked everywhere easily - so many lovely places to eat or just have a beer and watch the world go by.
Again Thank you for a lovely stay at the Boutique view, and readers get booking as this hotel soon will be an Amsterdam hotspot!
Room Tip: All the rooms are lovely - but ask for a canal view as its so lovely to wake up to in the morning.
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