This is still an upmarket hotel but it has lost much of it's almost legendary charm since it is part of the NH group. While hardly anything can be said against the friendlyness and professialism of the staff, nor the design or the cleaniness of the rooms, the hotel works somewhat unpersonal. This might sound very subjective and I guess it is. If you just need a place to stay (at upmarket prices) you can't go wrong here. The beds are too hard for my liking. Very good but expensive breakfast buffet.

We have stayed in Jan Tabak for one night in two rooms with a connecting door. The rooms looked like the photos on the NH website. The breakfast was free for the kids. In our room in the front of the building you could hear the traffic but the trafficnoise was not too loud.

As an American who lives and works in Europe, I know a thing or two about european hotels.

I have stayed at the Jan Tabak twice and recommend it without hesitation. It is located in a lovely area of exclusive homes I highly encourage a walking tour of. Bussum itself has a number of upscale boutique shops and trendy bars and cafes. The train station is only about a 5-10 minute walk, from which it is a 30 minute trip to Amsterdam.

The rooms at the Jan Tabkar are spacious enough and comfortable. The breakfast bar is the best I have seen in Europe. And the price at about 100 euro per nite is a good value. Plus, free parking.

Simply put, try it, you'll like it.

My husband and I stayed at this hotel for one night after not being able to find accommodation in Amsterdam. It turned out to be a great decision. There is free parking at the hotel. The room was large with a king size bed. The bathroom was large as well. The breakfast was fantastic with many choices.

It was a 15-20 minute walk to the train station in Bussum, down a quiet residential street. The train ride into Amsterdam takes 20 minutes. After a busy day in Amsterdam, we found it relaxing to take the train back to Bussum and have a chance to walk and wind down on the way back to the hotel.