Hi guys, 3 of us are travelling to Amsterdam in early March. I am lost in trying to find accommodation because there is just too much choice so was wondering if anyone could give some suggestions of : Tidy hotel or apartment Not too expensive Smoking allowed Central to everything or any suggestions as to places to stay away from! Also any suggestions of good coffeeshops/ clubs would be good. Anyone that can help thanks.
Good coffeeshops to visit, imo Dampkring, Amnesia, Abraxas, Homegrown Fantasy, Nes, Rokerij. Tweede Kamer. Grasshopper is very commercial and touristy, Bulldogs I would personally miss too. A hotel is probably going to work out cheaper than an apartment, a hostel even more so.
'Good' coffee-shops? Maybe my standards are a little low, but anywhere can be an adventure. As long as they sell, go nuts. It's nice to wander for a day, pop in & out of random shops, buy a joint here, a space-cake there, take one out to the canals and puff dat magic dragon. Inevitably you'll find places you love... As for where to stay - OK, I'm a stickler here. I ONLY stay @ the Flying Pig (www.flyingpig.nl). Great place, sweet lounge, good folks, very chill, and central to everything. Wife and I even stayed there for the last 5 days of our honeymoon... Aim for the Downtown location; uptown as a good back-up. Don't go to the Beach location, unless that's your thing. (Stayed there - a quick train & bus ride away, right on the sea, very small but quaint. The City (Noordwijk) frowns on the smokables, you can't buy anywhere, but you can partake @ the hostel, only outside on the deck. For a first-timer, aim for Amsterdam itself.) Hope that helps. Enjoy! ==* UrbanHippie
Hi there we only went to a few cafes, we found that central cafe (right opposite centraal station ) very friendly there! Well, we stayed at teh bar frisco inn. its about 3 mins from central station, easy to find nr everything here's the link: http://www.friscoinn.com/ its basic but cheap. We had a double room with a tv and our own bathroom......It was £35 euro each so roughly about £47 for both of us per night. Didnt have breakky tho.... Botel looks nice nd its right nr the station and quite cheap too. Its a floating hotel, looks like a boat http://www.amstelbotel.nl/?doc_uid=857cdb9a78e6853d7a340e91df67d59e&language=uk& hope that helps Amy x
