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Sandton Hotel de Filosoof – reviews, photos

3.0 of 5
Anna van den Vondelstraat 6, Amsterdam 1054 GZ, The Netherlands
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Ranked #199 of 341 hotels in Amsterdam
3.0 of 5 stars 216 Reviews
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San Francisco, California
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Great location”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
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Nice location in a lovely neighborhood adjacent to the park. I stayed in one of the suites, which I was surprised to find in a townhouse across the street from the main hotel. This wasn't a problem per se, and the townhouse type location allowed me to pretend that I actually lived in Amsterdam (and would be great for a family stay). If you want to use the hotel amenities, such as the lounges or bar, though, I would stay in the main hotel.

The suite seemed recently updated, as the kitchen and bathrooms were new looking and the bed was very nice. I was surprised, then, that the carpet had stains and the plaster was chipped. This wasn't a big deal, but detracted from the overall niceness of the room.

I was slightly off-put by their practice of charging upfront, though I see that this is their routine practice. upon my departure, bar charges were included in my bill which were not mine. Both of these detracted from the experience.

On the whole, I thought this was good value for money and perhaps I am being too hatch with just an average rating.

Stayed December 2011, travelled on business
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“cute but could have been a little nicer”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012
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Great Location - right off a park and in a very pretty neighborhood. The room itself was also nice, with direct access to an outdoor courtyard. The bathroom smelled a bit like mildew and the room itself was cold. I loved the theme and the decor was cute.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Buffalo, New York
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Poor shape, but managable”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2012
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The room itself in pretty poor shape. A very amateurish mural on the wall, mismatched furniture, badly stained carpets, faded drapes, a dorm-room quality bed -- just basically in bad need of updating and refreshing all around. The wi-fi signal did not reach my room, which was a particular disappointment.

On the plus side, the staff were extremely, extremely friendly and helpful. Super accommodating, lovely people. My room had a small but very clean and recently-renovated washroom with modern fixtures and great water pressure. The neighbourhood is lovely -- not super touristy, but lots of nice wandering nearby. Lots of great reasonably-priced restaurants, close by the park, right on the #1 tram line.

If you're looking for somewhere just to basically crash inexpensively, this would suit. I wouldn't stay here if I planned to spend any serious time at the hotel itself. Lots of potential, but investment needed to make this into a better class of hotel.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“It's a good 3 star hotel but rooms vary enormously.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2011

I was staying here on business. Check in was very efficient and all the staff I met were friendly and helpful.

I normally stay in rather bland 4 star chain hotels so it was nice to be staying somewhere with local character.

The public areas were clean, cozy and nicely decorated. There is a lift to the upper floors if you don't feel brave enough to tackle the VERY steep spiral staircase. I would recommend not using the stairs if you have feet larger than a UK size 4 or have drunk any alcohol in the previous 24 hours! You will need 100% attention!

You need to know that the rooms vary a lot in terms of size and quality - some are even in a separate building over the road. My room looked nothing like those you'll see on the Hotel website. The rooms on my floor were themed and decorated in what first struck me as a slightly hippy 1970s style. I wasn't too keen when I first saw my room but I have to admit that it grew on my during my stay. If you're a 'glass half full' type of person you'd say that the room has character. The room was a reasonable size with a very high ceiling. I had a view over the nice garden at the back, I think it would be a very good place to relax with a drink in the summer.

The shower room / toilet looked like it had recently been modernised. The shower was very powerful and the water lovely and hot. As others have mentioned, the shower screen only covered about half of the shower enclosure which means that no matter how careful you are, the whole of the bathroom floor and the toilet gets wet which isn't ideal.

The bed was a little tired but I got a reasonable nights sleep during my stay, partly helped by the very thick curtains that kept the room dark in the morning. The radiators in my room were easy to control and I could change the temperature in the room very quickly.

There is free WiFi downstairs and some can get a signal on the second floor - I did which was a nice bonus.

Breakfast was a reasonable mix of hot and cold food. At 15 euros though, you may prefer to take a stroll and find a cafe nearby.

The hotel is in a quiet street in easy walking distance of local shops, a nice park and several museums and galleries. I walked to the Van Gogh museum one afternoon; took about 15 minutes. There's a tram stop (line 1) about 200m from the hotel. Great for getting back to the central station and some of the main shopping areas on route.

Overall, nice stay. I'd be happy to stay there again.

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Nice, France
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Run Away! A fuir!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Very old and dusty hotel. The pictures of the rooms are not representative of the hotel. We have visited 4 rooms after having asked to change the room. Need a total renovation: paintings, electricity, bathrooms pipes, beds…Very expensive, not worth of it.
Don't be surprise if your room is in the building in front of the main buidling also!
Do not recommend this hotel.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Anna van den Vondelstraat 6, Amsterdam 1054 GZ, The Netherlands
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