So long as you do not expect frills or comfort, this hotel will suit you.
As I am writing this from the room I can confirm is has no comfort, the radiators are either too hot or cold and this chair is like sitting on a rock.
That said is is better than a UK Travelodge, but that is not hard to achieve.
This is winter and it gets dark early and the area around the hotel, Gassperplaas, is not safe for a white guy alone after dark, in fact one of the restaurant owners in the Centrum seemed quite concerned for my safety when I told him where I was staying.
I think it would be fine in the summer as there is a lake and open space around it, but I simply caught the Metro into the centre each evening and only used the room for sleeping, but also did not come back too late either on advice from locals.
The Metro station next door saves this, unless you are using it for a single night whilst travelling I would not recommend it, I have been here for a week and cannot wait to get out of Amsterdam, although I am not impressed with the city either, it seems focussed on sex and drugs and anything tacky related to it.
Having said all that, in the summer i am sure the hotel would have a different image.
It does have free internet though
- Campanile Hotel Amsterdam
- Amsterdam Campanile Hotel
