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City rating
5
780
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Sep 01, 2006 |
"Great"
Review by a visitor from San Francisco California who visited the city in August 2006
The best part:
The Van Gogh Museum and the Rembrant exhibit at the Rikjsmuseum
Walking along the canals and the small streets the Negen Straatjes
The worst part:
walking in and near the red light district, the train station and down the Nieuwe Zijos Voor Burgwal so commercial and cheap
The best attraction:
Van gogh musuem
The best restaurant:
Blauw aan de wal
The worst restaurant:
Seeing macdonalds |
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Hotel rating
5
817
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City rating
4
775
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Aug 31, 2006 |
"great"
Review by a visitor from tehran, Iran who visited the city in August 2006 with a group of friends.
The best part:
canal tour
The worst part:
nothing
The best attraction:
diamond museom-ann frank house
The worst attraction:
I did not see any windmill!
The best restaurant:
I did not eat at the restaurant
The worst restaurant:
I did not eat at the restaurant |
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City rating
4.2
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Jul 17, 2006 |
"To A'dam=lots of walking, lots of money/ To Noordwijk=lots of fun"
Review by a visitor from Chicago, USA who visited the city in July 2006 with a family group.
The best part:
The best part of my trip was actually when we went to Noordwijk, which is about 35 mins from A'dam centre. It was all the tolerance of A'dam without all the walking, spending money & crowds.
The worst part:
my big dissapointment was, I was expecting a 24hr city, and A'dam surprisingly is not, unless of course you are in the red light district. Also the price of Heineken, same as in the States, except at the supermarket.
The best attraction:
I really liked Artis Zoo
The worst attraction:
Ann Frank House - line around the block all day long
The best cafe:
Happy People Coffe Shop |
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Hotel rating
3.5
754
| | Stayed at the Hotel Paginini - 68 Stadhouderskade
Staff was friendly and accomodating, room very small but clean. But - if your looking to meet different people from different places - or want to "hang" at your hotel, this isn't the one in my opinion. I felt the other people staying were only there for the bed & breakfast - not mingling |
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City rating
4.8
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Jul 16, 2006 |
"A great albeit short visit! We will be back!"
Review by a visitor from Derby, UK who visited the city in July 2006 as a couple without children.
The best part:
Quick flight. Easy to get from the airport in to the city centre. Everyone spoke English and very helpful. Canal boat tour - a must! Quite a few vintage shops to look around. Great weather when we were there!
The worst part:
Drug pusher in red light district.
The best attraction:
The city itself - the canals, the beautiful old buildings and houses.
The best cafe:
Exstase coffeeshop and the Wonder Bar |
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Hotel rating
4
749
| | Stayed at the Amstel Botel
Super location, near to Centraal Station and very short walk to main central area, attractions and shopping etc. Quite basic as a hotel itself. Rooms could be better, bit rough'n'rusty around the edges in some places, more cross-channel ferry than cruiseliner! Clean enough though, staff helpful and welcoming, nice bar and dining area, and free porn channel on the tv, hehe. |
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City rating
4
688
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Jul 04, 2006 |
"Very open and nice city"
Review by David Adam from Paris France who visited the city in June 2006 as a couple without children.
The best part:
The old city and the canals. A few car is very nice to enjoy the city by bike.
The worst attraction:
Van Gogh Museum (compared to Orsay museum in Paris)
The best restaurant:
New market !
The best cafe:
An Irish pub on leidsenplein |
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Hotel rating
3.5
725
| | Stayed at the Artemis
Nothing to adjust light intensity... but we managed to enjoy ourselves anyway ! |
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City rating
4.4
682
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Jul 04, 2006 |
Review by a visitor from New Orleans, LA who visited the city in June 2006 as a single leisure traveller.
The best part:
The Anne Frank Haus and Rykesmuseum presentation of Rembrandt's piece
The worst part:
The red light district. |
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Hotel rating
4
721
| | Stayed at the BeByMe Bed and Breakfast |
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City rating
4.6
641
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Jun 13, 2006 |
"Fantastic"
Review by Ryan from Toronto who visited the city in June 2006 as a couple without children.
The best part:
Walking through Amsterdam on a Saturday was great. There were so many people out enjoying the sun, the cafes, the markets, the Vondelpark. It was really beautiful. The first couple nights I was a alone and I stayed in a pub/hotel (The Crown) and the people there were so great, I quickly made friends, and felt very safe as a woman on my own.
The best attraction:
The Red Light District
The best restaurant:
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The best cafe:
The Crown |
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Hotel rating
3.8
680
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City rating
4.4
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Jun 07, 2006 |
"enjoyable"
Review by a visitor from Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK who visited the city in May 2006 as a single leisure traveller.
The best part:
easy to get to trips around Holland, and the helpfulness and friendliness of the people
The worst part:
I was in Amsterdam 6 years ago and noticed this time a marked decline in the cleanliness of the city ! rubbish everywhere with people not caring about the fact either !
The best attraction:
The canal bus - access to everywhere
The best restaurant:
Brasserlj |
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Hotel rating
3.5
670
| | Stayed at the Abba
Good value for money, friendly and helpful staff |
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City rating
4.4
607
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May 29, 2006 |
"real good"
Review by Jacques Chantal from Brussels who visited the city in May 2006 with a group of friends.
The best part:
Pedalboat on the canals
Walking along the canals
The worst part:
The hotel was really dirty and far away from the city center
The best attraction:
Rembrand Museum |
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Hotel rating
2.3
646
| | Stayed at the Slotenia Hotel |
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City rating
4.8
580
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May 18, 2006 |
"would like to have had more free time."
Review by a visitor from UK who visited the city in April 2006 as a couple with children.
The best part:
best and worst were the same, meaning that it was Queen's Day in Amsterdam, so we could not visit the museums that we wanted, but we did enjoy the Queen's Day celebration instead.
The worst part:
see best
The best attraction:
Keuken Hof
The worst attraction:
cheese shop, thought we would see cheese made.
The best restaurant:
Indonesian restaurants
The worst restaurant:
1st breakfast. Too expensive for what was supplied. |
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Hotel rating
5
619
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Great hotel. |
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City rating
4.4
558
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May 06, 2006 |
"very good"
Review by Sotty (email: rpsotty at hotmail.fr) from Marseille, France who visited the city in April 2006 as a couple with children.
The best part:
cycling with Yellow bike and looking around at the beautifuls houses on the canals
The best attraction:
Anne Franck's house
The best restaurant:
Cilubang (indonnesian food) |
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Hotel rating
2.8
597
| | Stayed at the Tourist-Inn
we stayed 6 nights in this hotel;we had to leave at 7 am the last day so, when we arrived and before paying, we told the manager that we could not have breakfast on this day because of the timing( breakfast was from 8.30). he said there wouldn't be any problem but, of course, the person in charge of breakfast didn't want to prepare it before time and we coudn't have it (although we paid for it) |
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City rating
5
548
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Apr 30, 2006 |
"It's a beautiful city that everyone in the world should visit."
Review by a visitor from Chicago, Illinois, USA who visited the city in April 2006 as a couple without children.
The best part:
The variety of architecture and museums.
The worst part:
Returning a rental car in Amsterdam on Queen's day.
The best attraction:
The entire city
The worst attraction:
The amusement parks set up in the middle of squares.
The best restaurant:
Wagamama |
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Hotel rating
4.5
587
| | Stayed at the Hotel Mozart |
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City rating
4
525
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Apr 24, 2006 |
"lovely!"
Review by Celine Aguerre from Paris who visited the city in April 2006 as a single leisure traveller.
The best part:
walks near the canals
boom chicago
The worst part:
the works everywhere
It's not the worst but there isn"t much to see in Jordaan (was a bit disappointing)
The best attraction:
boom chicago
The best restaurant:
Indian restaurants in general |
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Hotel rating
4.3
568
| | Stayed at the Hotel Kap
The shower was ensuite but not separate from the room (in a bathroom). |
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City rating
4.2
503
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Apr 05, 2006 |
"relaxing and enjoyable"
Review by Maria Lindén from Turku, Finland who visited the city in March 2006 with a group of friends.
The best part:
The athmosphere of the town and its people.
The best attraction:
canals as they are in the centre and the Photographic Museum
The best cafe:
A bar on Spuisstraat, quite near the Dam squere. It had lots of colours on the wall and live dj during the weekend nights. On daytime one could buy lunch there. |
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Hotel rating
3.5
547
| | Stayed at the Hotel Westertoren
The hotel took too much money from my groups Visa card and now we are making a reclamation to get the over 1000e back. They wouldn't believe for good.
Some of the bedrooms were ok and cosy, while others smellt bad and were really really small. |
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City rating
4.8
493
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Sep 23, 2005 |
"Loved it. Can't wait to return and spend more time."
Review by Charles & Joyce Dorrel from Parrish, Florida, USA who visited the city in September 2005 as a couple without children.
The best part:
Enjoyed the canal boat ride since we visited only one day/night. Enjoyed walking in the neighborhoods very early on Sunday morning (with no bicycles/automobiles). |
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Hotel rating
4.3
537
| | Stayed at the NH Amsterdam Centre
Excellent location; Clean rooms although very small. Restaurant in hotel very good and dutch restaurant across the street was very good and convenient. Breakfast buffet in hotel was good. Desk clerks were very friendly and helpful. |
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City rating
4.8
481
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Sep 12, 2005 |
"Just pure enjoyment"
Review by Donna Vesely from Pittsburgh, Pa. USa who visited the city in September 2005 as a single leisure traveller.
The best part:
The restaurant selection was very good. Eating Vegan was easy in this city.
The ability to walk to almost anything makes it a fun city to explore. |
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Hotel rating
4.5
525
| | Stayed at the Tulip Inn Dam Square
Friendly, free internet is a plus and location is great, not far from what is going on in the city and near the train station! |
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City rating
3.6
450
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Aug 29, 2005 |
"Fine."
Review by Tracy J. Leveillee from Florida, USA who visited the city in August 2005 as a couple without children.
The best part:
The restaurants and the masseuse at the Hotel de L' Europe.
The worst part:
The Hotel de l'Europe is NOT the "Grande Dame" of Europe. Not worth the money. Worst night of sleep in ages. 2 twin beds pushed together!! for $450.00 never again.
The best attraction:
The festival of the
The worst attraction:
Garbage on the streets/sidewalks
The best restaurant:
Good food in general. Great Thai/Indonesian Food.
The worst restaurant:
Any place that claims to have a good burger!
The best cafe:
Hotel Okura on the 23rd floor
The worst cafe:
Red Light district - nothing to brag about. |
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City rating
5
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Aug 29, 2005 |
"Very enjoyable"
Review by Passey from Northampton, UK who visited the city in August 2005 with a group of friends.
The best part:
Simply walking around taking in the amazing views of beautiful houses, canals and boats. The canal tours were also enjoyable and insightful. Everything we did was enjoyable and a lot of this was due to the friendliness and helpfulness of all the people we came in contact with. All cafes and bars were nice, not to mention the 'over 18' cafes!
The worst part:
The only let down was the piles of rubbish dumped on some of the streets waiting to be collected - in parts this spoiled the view.
The best attraction:
The Anne Frank House
The best cafe:
The Free Adam and the Doors were good cafes/bars |
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City rating
5
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Aug 29, 2005 |
"Very enjoyable"
Review by Passey from Northampton, UK who visited the city in August 2005 with a group of friends.
The best part:
Simply walking around taking in the amazing views of beautiful houses, canals and boats. The canal tours were also enjoyable and insightful. Everything we did was enjoyable and a lot of this was due to the friendliness and helpfulness of all the people we came in contact with. All cafes and bars were nice, not to mention the 'over 18' cafes!
The worst part:
The only let down was the piles of rubbish dumped on some of the streets waiting to be collected - in parts this spoiled the view.
The best attraction:
The Anne Frank House
The best cafe:
The Free Adam and the Doors were good cafes/bars |
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City rating
4.2
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Aug 24, 2005 |
"Wish I had gone to The Hague where I spent a day instead of Amsterdam."
Review by a visitor from Niagara, Canada who visited the city in July 2005 with a family group.
The best part:
The flower market
The worst part:
1) The worst guided tour I've ever taken in my life. The guide knew less about Amsterdam than I did and we were one hour late in returning to the starting point.
2) One has to pay cash at the train station. Would be nice to know before standing in a long line.
The best attraction:
Van Gogh Museum
The worst attraction:
The above-described |
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Hotel rating
4.8
483
| | Stayed at the NH Barbizon Palace
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City rating
4.2
428
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Aug 15, 2005 |
"Great time had by all"
Review by Sean from London UK who visited the city in August 2005 as a single leisure traveller.
The best part:
Rancho's all you can eat ribs very tasty and exstreamly cheap at €14.95
Aprils bar is a unique experiance and should be tried, the friendly staff and customers along with the rotating bar.
First time I have been for the Canal Parade which was good and a great atmosphere with everyone joining in on the fun.
The worst part:
Too many security checks at Schiphol Airport, why do you need to have your bags scanned twice and go through 3 seperate security checks? One good check should be enough, or failing that two, but to be sitting in the boarding gate area and asked to go back for another security check and have your bags scanned again seemed to be pointless beynond providing work.
The best attraction:
Van Gough Museum
The best restaurant:
Rancho Ribs
The best cafe:
Aprils |
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City rating
4.4
374
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Jul 18, 2005 |
"i loved, and i would like to stay more"
Review by Ana from porto, portugal who visited the city in July 2005 as a single corporate traveller.
The best part:
the city is wonderfull, well planned and the people was very kind.Iwasn't expect so much when i left portugal.i was positively surpresid
The worst part:
we can't eat anything past ... 10 o'clock
The best attraction:
van gogh museum
The worst attraction:
the red light distrit
The best restaurant:
the mansion
The best cafe:
the mansion |
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Hotel rating
4.3
421
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this hotel need people more kind and gentle, because is very beautifull , with very good atmosfere.i loved it |
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City rating
5
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Jul 16, 2005 |
Review by Harold Johnson from Vancouver, Canada who visited the city in June 2005 as a couple without children.
The best part:
We enjoyed the canals with the beautifull restored buildings along them. We had excellant accommodations at a fair price. Enjoyed good food and pleasant service everywhere
The worst part:
A little noisy at night with the party boats on the canal outside our hotel |
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Hotel rating
5
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| | Stayed at the Hotel de Admiraal
We were veryimpressed with the service and courtesy of the staff. It was clean and well maintained. The price was reasonable when compared with similar hotels in Amsterdam. |
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City rating
4.8
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Jul 08, 2005 |
"Fabulous."
Review by Darla Romano from USA who visited the city in June 2005 as a single leisure traveller.
The best part:
Beautiful canals, friendly people, incredible museums. We thought the Anne Frnk Museum was really well done; it told qa difficult story in powerful pictures, interviews and transcripts in a sensitive manner.
The best attraction:
Both the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum. |
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Hotel rating
4.8
395
| | Stayed at the Hotel Keizershof
The garden is fabulous, the hospitality is great==love the wonderful relaxed breakfasts to sit and talk with other travelers. The tips about how to get around were helpful.NA |
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City rating
4.2
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Jul 01, 2005 |
"great"
Review by Monique Werner (email: mswerner at alltel.net) from Charlotte, North Carolina USA who visited the city in June 2005 as a couple with children.
The best part:
exciting city
lots to do
The worst part:
no airco in hotel rooms
The best attraction:
just city life |
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