de Looier Hotel

Location, location. This hotel is situated right in the heart of Amsterdam . Come out and go left or right you are within walking distance of the city. We walked the whole city this hotel is that convenient. No cabs taken anywhere. The room was nice and clean. You could smell the bleach in the mornings with the staff getting ready to clean. Loved that. People complain about nightstands and closets in their reviews.silly. This is not the Ritz . It is also Europe where space is small and limited. Our standard queen bed room took two huge suitcases, two big backpacks and a carry on. There was still room to walk around. I would come back here again. Staff were welcoming and helpful. Loved our stay. Thank you Darriush (I hope I spelt it correctly!), and Demetri, and the nice lady at breakfast in the mornings. Sorry I didn’t catch the name.

This hotel is located in the Jordaan neighborhood, close to restaurants and shops. From here, it is a short walk to the Liedersplein, where you can take the tram to Central Station. It is also a 10-minute walk to the museums. However, the rooms are pretty basic. Our room was a good size by European standards. The bed was comfortable but there was only cubbies for our clothes and a few hooks and hangers. Two scraped-up boxes served as night stands. Housekeeping staff were nice but not diligent. They are supposed to come every day but missed our room the first few days we were there. They replaced towels, toilet paper, and tissues sporadically. However, the front deck staff were wonderful. They were helpful and friendly, told us evening we needed to know, gave directions, made reservations, and recommended great restaurants. Be aware if you come during summer the hotel has no AC and the windows do not open wide. We were comfortable when the outside temperature was in the 50s F, but when the weather was sunny, the room was too warm.

The hotel was in a great location, desk staff very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good, rooms were clean. My sister and I however, each had a set of noise cancelling headphones go missing during our stay there. We reported it to the desk and management did conduct an investigation but with no results. The safe in the room wasn’t large enough to hold those so beware of valuables if you choose to stay there. That experience put a damper on what was a great siblings trip and we are now faced with replacing two very expensive items.