hi booked with icelolly.com i came back last night !rooms very clean staff polite and very friendly.breakfast as good as any ive had in europe.the rooms may be compact but fits a bed in and very clean tiled shower and wc room, i stayed on the building site side of the river, but this was not a problem. after all you are not in the botel all day.I really cant fault this botel and will be going back again this year, this time taking my children,,,A1 on price and staff,( i must say i didnt know what to expect after reading reviews, thats why i wanted to say what I thought today after all if you want 5* then you have to pay for it )

The Amstel Botel is a converted cruise ship drydocked right next to Centraal Station. For 89 euro per night, the city view is totally worth the price (but saving on the landview is okay too). Rooms & washrooms are clean and small, but cozy.

We didn't get breakfast included, and it was expensive & about average - you can have a comparable breakfast on Damrak for cheaper. Close to Red Light, shopping, tour bus/boat stops and a 5-minute walk
from Centraal Station.

Just returned from Amsterdam this morning, after a not so nice short break, at the so called 'Amstel Botel' hotel. We booked this hotel, as there weren't a whole pile of affordable accomodations available, and also, I liked the idea of staying on a boat hotel.

Upon arrival, I was very disappointed. There were guests hanging out of the windows of the hotel, which is situated on a very dirty canal, with rubbish flowing all around it. Inside the hotel door, you are greeted with the 'stink' of horrible, disgusting stale and fresh ciggerette smoke (& I am a smoker). The bar, is boarding the breakfast room. It is very small, and not exactly 'easy on the eye'.

The worst was yet to come - the bedroom:
This room smellt the most horenduous. Stale smoke, dirty walls and ceilings, load noises from outside and inside the hotel, made sleep impossible, and the bathroom was only a couple of feet long - literally!

My advice - DO NOT STAY HERE!!

Really bad service. We were told breakfast was included and then when we went down next morning we were asked to pay 10 Euro even though our booking was specifically for breakfast included, obviously we had to go and find something elsewhere. Bathroom was very dirty and the noise at night was terrible. At night we went into the bar and the staff looked like they needed a holiday a were definitely not friendly. My friend and I were hungry and it was approx 10.30 at night, spotting some sandwiches in the bar we paid for them and went to our room but proceeded to spit them out they tasted as if they were a week old.
This might be a budget hotel but I have been in many budget hotels and hostels and have never experienced such a bad place to stay in.......in other words don't say you weren't warned.