Sara's Boutique Hotel

Location: Within 10 minutes of major tram stations, good restaurants, and convenient stores. Room: My room was a renovated attic into a bedroom. Nice furniture and fixtures. Issues: Made the mistake of not booking a hotel with A/C. Was in Amsterdam during a heat wave (it was 30C / 86F at midnight)! They provided a room fan, but it was coated in dust (gross). They suggested opening the windows, but then mosquitoes would fly in. I woke up the first morning with over 17 mosquito bites all over my body. Because it was a renovated attic, it was exposed to the sun from the walls AND the roof all day long. It was simply unbearable to be in my room during the day. There is no ice on the premises. They had a carton of water near the front desk. When I tried to fill my water bottle up, I was yelled at by staff who told me to use the 3 oz cups because that water was for everyone. I was suffering from heat exposure and was limited to a tiny cup of water! I'm grateful that they had an elevator, but they jokingly call it the slowest elevator in Amsterdam. It took about 2 minutes to go from the ground floor to the 4th floor where my room was. So sometimes it would take 4 minutes for the elevator to come to you, and then to go up or down. You could take the stairs, but the steps were very narrow, barely enough for half my foot to step on the treads. It was a cute and budget-friendly hotel, but you get what you pay for. I will definitely read the fine print next time. Not for summers!

L'accueil du personnel était très sympathique, la chambre pour 2 personnes était assez spacieuse, le lit très confortable, une salle de bain privée mais très petite. L'hôtel en général et la chambre étaient très propres. Comme gros point négatif, la chambre n'était pas du tout insonorisée, donc nous entendions toutes les discussions du couloir, c'était difficile de dormir certaines nuits quand on entendait les gens rentrer de soirée ou bien faire leur check-out très tôt. Comme point très positif, l'hôtel est très bien situé, proche de la place Leidseplein avec ses animations/restaurants, un arrêt de tramway, assez proche aussi des principaux musées et du parc Vondelpark.

De var løbet tør for nøglekort da jeg chekede ind, så personalet skulle lukke mig ind på værelset det første døgn jeg var der. Personalet var meget venlige og undskyldende omkring det, men det ødelagde lidt den første tid der. Der var bedbugs i sengen og sengen var alt for kort til mig. Udover det var der aldrig rengøring eller friske håndklæder i de 3 nætter jeg var der. Generelt var det alt for dyrt i forhold til hvad man får.

Good location for access to city centre. Hotel clean

My room was infested with bedbugs. Bad smell in the air, clearly not cleaned or maintained properly. Haven't been able to contact management for a refund in 3 days. Avoid.