We stayed at this hotel on our first trip to Amsterdam, and it was perfect for what we needed.

I read a lot of reviews before hand to make sure we chose a good location, and this was absolutely superb. On the map it seemed potentially a bit far from the main square, but it's literally a five minute walk. There's also a small square roughly a minute away which has lots of bars and places to eat which is fantastic.

If you're going for the first time, the airport is roughly 20 minutes away by train from the city centre (very easy to use and the ticket staff are very friendly), and the train station it arrives into is probably 15 minutes walk through the city centre to Hotel Nes.

It's a great location for anything in the centre. We went to the ice bar, Heineken museum, red light district, etc, all within walking distance - and the trams are frequent and cheap if you need to use those too.

In terms of the hotel itself, it was relatively basic, but we only used it to sleep in. The rooms were medium sized but the beds were comfy and the curtains kept the light out, so we couldn't really ask for much more.

Big plus side was we could open our window right out and it overlooked the canal which is right outside the hotel, so it was good to sit there and watch the boats go buy in the morning.

All in all a great place to stay at. The only downside was the price we paid (left it quite late to book).

This is really a beautiful first class hotel in a fabulous part of Amsterdam, Right on a main canal it is breathtaking at all times of the day or night. The rooms are quiet, clean & the staff is very helpful. The coffee was excellent. A short walk to everywhere in Amsterdam....what a city!!

Very very disappointing. The room was tiny and dark. We had to climb over the bed to get to the tiny bathroom. Nowhere to sit in the room. No reading lights; broken shower; no hot water in the morning. We asked to change rooms because oiut room was unacceptable but we were told the hotel was fully booked.
I feel we were cheated because we paid for a 3-star room and the room we were given was definitely a 0-star room. The staff didn't care and wouldn't do anything to help. We were still charged 3-star prices. If you ever go to this hotel and are offered room 118, leave immediately. Better not to bother with this hotel at all.

This hotel is in agreat location, only minutes away from Rembrandt Square which is fab for drinks in the evening or if you prefer the bright red lights then they are only a few minutes walk away too!
We stayed in a room for 4 people and it was pretty basic to say the least, it was an odd shape too which meant that one of the beds was situated around the corner from the other three. It wsn't a problem though as we really didn't need to watch each other sleep!!

If I were to go again I'd request a room facing the canal as the rooms at the back have no view at all.

The staff at the hotel were all very friendly and i'd definitely recommend the Nes if you want a buget hotel in a central location.