Upon my arrival in Amsterdam, my friends and I were stuck without a hotel for our first night. We sat in a cafe with free wi-fi internet searching and searching for somewhere to accomodate 5 people within' our price range for the one evening.

By fluke, we stumbled upon Le Coin - Residence which miraculously had a 5 person room available for a decent price.

The place itself is generally not advertised as a hotel, as we found out that it normally acts as student housing throughout the year. We were SO happy to have somewhere to stay after hours of lugging around our luggage, that this place seemed like a godsend!

Pro's
- Good location --- within' walking distance to the main square, shopping, restaurants, etc
- Reasonable price
- Large room size --- For 5 of us, we ended up having the whole top floor, which consisted of 2 bed rooms (1 room 2 beds, 1 room 3 single beds) and each room had a small kitchenette, a desk, a small tv, and a sofa and chairs. The two rooms were separate quarters .. with a shared bathroom in between. MORE than sufficient for our needs. Sure, the rooms arent decorated, and have no amentities you'd find in a real hotel, but you have the necessities.

Cons
- A little outdated.
- Rooms were freezing at night (because we werent aware we had to turn the HEAT ON when entering)
- The elevator doesn't make it to the top floor, so you have to go up 2 flights of narrow stairs (with LUGGAGE!!!) to get to it.
- Only one person working at the time we were there, so we had to go down ourselves if we needed anything.

For the price, and the rut we were in, we couldn't have asked for more. I prefer a hotel style accomodation generally, but if you're not picky, and you want a good location + a good price and are OK with it being completely basic.. .then I would definately recommend this place.

There are SO many hotels in Amsterdam. Some good, some bad...I'd put this one somewhere in between.

The hotel is in a great location. It is also functional rather than homely or luxurious. It has internet connection but you have to pay to use it, it has a coffee maker but no coffee, breakfast is expensive so it's best to go out and find something. There is no air conditioning which I could cope with but it would have been easier had there been a summer duvet rather than a thick autumn/winter one. The biggest drawback for me was the single bed, it was so uncomfortable, especially because it was so narrow - this alone would cause me to try another hotel next time. This is a shame as it's clean, well located and friendly.

Two of us went to the Netherlands for two nights but ended up staying a week, due to a certain Icelandic volcano. We were at the airport when the flights were cancelled. Travelled into Amsterdam to find somewhere to stay, along with many hundred others. We were very lucky to come across Le Coin. The staff were brilliant. With a hotel full of stressed and stranded travellers, they worked so hard looking up travel plans for everyone, and taking care of us all. Use of the washing machine was much appreciated!

It's a great location for visiting the city. Next to the canals, flower market, and a short walk from the centre, but away from the bustle you'll find there.

I stayed in Le Coin for five nights in late November on a business trip. I have a positive experience. Great location, big rooms (although unpretentious and rather boring), a quite good self-service breakfast (although again nothing special: the coffee was awful, but then again that may be a cultural thing). The staff is nice, but not particularly helpful. I had problems with internet connection in my room, and they were not very eager to fix it.