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Hotel Estherea
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Singel 303-309, Amsterdam 1012 WJ, The Netherlands
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“Decent hotel with a few bad experiences”

Hotel Estherea

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3 of 5 stars
ambercostley 12 contributions
San Francisco
Feb 20, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
1/2 found this review helpful

My husband and I stayed here from October 8th-14th, in a canal room, which I requested ahead of time when I booked through their website. Our room was fairly large and the view of the canal out of the front windows was fantastic. The lobby was beautiful, breakfast was pretty good, and there were lots of nice spots to hang out and have tea or coffee in. The location was terrific, pretty central to things that we wanted to do and only a few blocks away from a train. The staff was perfectly fine, they helped us when we needed help and were always polite.

The room did have a few bad points however, and I was fairly disappointed after reading all of the excellent reviews on Trip Advisor.

While the room did look fairly nice, the bed was horrible and had both me and my husband tossing and turning. He actually lost a fair amount of sleep one night because he was just so uncomfortable. We got a bit used to it after a couple of nights and to be fair we are a bit pampered by our mattress at home, but this was just awful. I've slept on fold out sofa beds that were more comfortable.

Then there was the bathroom. I have stayed in many hotels with teeny bathrooms, that wasn't the problem. The problem was the mildew, stained towels, and bad ventilation. I can honestly say this was the worst hotel bathroom I have ever been in. Just very unpleasant overall.

One thing that we did not have a problem with was the squeaky floorboards. The noise from other rooms and floors seemed fairly minimal to me, but we live in a flat that is on the second floor of a three floor hundred year old building with wood flooring on each level, so both floor noise and hearing other people is probably less likely to get to me then other people.

Overall a very pretty hotel, and we had a decent stay there, but the bed and bathroom will keep us from returning.

  • Liked — The views of the canal from the room.
  • Disliked — The bathroom! Ick.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay October 2007
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since May 30, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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“Loved It - You Can Not Go Wrong”

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5 of 5 stars
leeche 4 contributions
Celbridge, Ireland
Feb 19, 2008

HI THERE ,
my partener and i stayed here from valentines for 4 nights .

this hotel is excellant , it is safe / clean , very centrally located , all sites within walking distance .
the beds are so comfortable .
that staff were very help on all matters .

you will enjoy your stay - it is a really nice place and graet value for money .

  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Member since July 23, 2007
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“Lovely hotel”

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5 of 5 stars
Jenny212 5 contributions
Edinburgh, Scotland
Feb 13, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

I recently spent the weekend with my boyfriend at the Hotel Estherea and it really was lovely. The location on the Singel canal is perfect; every attraction is within walking distance and there are a number of excellent restaurants very near-by. Although we were in one of the smaller rooms (we got an excellent out of season deal), it was perfectly formed and exceptionally clean. As mentioned in some of the other reviews, one of the nicest touches is the free tea, coffee, hot chocolate and cakes; it feels like such a treat to come in from a day's walking/sight-seeing and to relax in the beautiful reception area. I would without hesitation recommend this hotel and will stay here on any further trips to Amsterdam.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since February 16, 2004
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Older travelers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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“Excellent family run hotel”

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4 of 5 stars
AvisMcc 2 contributions
coulsdon
Feb 9, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
3/3 found this review helpful

If you are tired of corporate hotels this is the place for you. Small individual hotel near centre easy to find, friendly staff. As a business traveler it was a breath of fresh air. Small standard double room with great view of canal suited us just fine.

Try it ;-)

  • Liked — clean, hot water, great servoce
  • Disliked — compact - but not too small
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since February 09, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Great food / Wine
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“We will never return to Estherea!”

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1 of 5 stars
ermish 5 contributions
Palm Beach, Florida
Feb 2, 2008 | Trip type: Family
2/5 found this review helpful

We have stayed at the hotel three times, always for at least two nights. The first time we stayed in a room on the top floor. That was ok and we were quite impressed so rebooked to stay before and after flights from Amsterdam. However, these last times were very disappointing. The rooms we stayed in were ok in size, but have the noisiest floorboards ever. It was so bad we hardly slept because of guests moving around above us. We stayed in rooms overlooking the internal courtyard on the first and fourth floors. The reception area is quite cosy, but the coffee machine is often breaking. The staff is a mixed bag. From a very pleasant and helpful young lady, to the most terribly grumpy man on reception. Make sure you check your bill before you leave. The people next to us at check out were charged for breakfast they didn't have and other quests having meetings there were also complaining to the grumpy man about being overcharged. This hotel has totally lost it for us. We will not be returning.

  • Disliked — Terribly noisey floorboards
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay January 2008
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Family with young children
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since February 02, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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Address: Singel 303-309, Amsterdam 1012 WJ, The Netherlands