Best Western Blue Square Hotel Amsterdam    

All was ok except that the room was on the street side and so during the night we heardsome noise.... (tramways, buses, cars, people talking......)

The hotel I can recommend if a 20 minute ride on a tram or bus to the city centre is not a problem for you. If you plan to return to the hotel several times during the day, a hotel nearer the centre is maybe a better option. The hotel is clean and quiet, lies in the area where a lot of Turkish people live - there is a Turkish market near. An ALDI supermarket is on the way to the tram stop, so you can buy food for breakfast and supper if you don't choose to take advantage of the breakfast service at the hotel. There were cups in our room, a kettle to boil the water, supply of tea and coffee. Should you eat at the hotel, take sth to eat on as plates are not provided. The rooms are comfortable and clean, the bathroom was quite big and all worked fine. Towels are changed every day, as well as bed linen and sheets. We couldn't connect to the Wifi on our mobiles the first day, but no problems on the laptop. Later on we could connect on the mobile as well. If you don't have laptop with you, you can use the computers next to the reception desk.There are trams number 7 and 14 which go to the centre and bus number 21 which goes to the Central Rail Station which is in the centre as well. Anyway you can get a sheet with all neccessary information at the reception desk as well as the map of the centre. I am not so sure about transport to the hotel if you plan to return to the hotel very late - the last normal trams leave the centre in the direction of the hotel at around half past midnight. You should ring the hotel and ask about night busses. It is a little difficult to orientate yourself in the city the first two days, maybe because of a lot of canals. The maps provided by hotels are quite good after you found your bearings but during the first days it is not detailed enough. It could be a good investment to buy a good map with routes of trams, busses and metro.

Although its is not in the centre but you have all the means of transport just outside the hotel that will take you to centre in 20 minutes , The room was very spacious excellent standard.The staff at the reception was very helpful and polite and were able to provide with the tips.you can buy all the excursion tickets from hotels so you need not stand in queue for buying ticketBus no 69 takes you to and from the schipol airport and its stops in front of hotel.Overall the hotel is recommended for family and couple stays.

Pros: Beautifully decorated, helpful staff, free wifi and very clean
Cons: Nothing major but the bathroom door lock didn't work

Pros: Hotel room was clean and comfortable, very comfortable beds nice bathroom. doesnt take long to get into the centre and ther is a tram stop at the end of the road. modern hotel with everything you need.
Cons: Only thing i could say is the shower wasnt great as it kept going hot and cold, altho the bathroom itself was good.

Pros: Tram stop to city center very close (about 200m). 20 min ride to dam square. breakfast with variety, good value for money. would recommend the hotel

Pros: Excellent breakfast! the mattresses used by this hotel are phenomenal. i would call them better than memory foam!
and they have their own underground parking garage for a reasonable fee. or reached by tram from central station within 10 minutes.

Pros: Good rooms clean comfortable great value for money!

Pros: Reception staff very friendly especially brendan from scotland made us feel very welcome on arrival

Pros: Nice people, clean room,
Cons: Far away from the center

Pros: Very nice and clean room.
Cons: A little bit far from the center.

Pros: Nice hotel, nice staff.
Cons: Power problems, but staff were happy to help out. no milk in rooms.

Pros: Friendly staff, clean hotel
Cons: 12.50 euros for breakfast crazy - 2 rolls, 2 pieces of cheese, plate of jam and 2 teas. more expensive than st marks square in venice!

Pros: The room was nice, the staff were excellent very knowledgable and helpful. speedy wifi worked no problem and bathroom lovely. great location with market outisde.
Cons: Twin beds given when asked for a double, asked for a blanket and it never arrived, carpet needed a vac.