I am just back from the Hotel Estherea having spent 4 nights there with my 3 sisters. We booked a quadruple room (yes we are a close family!) which was quite spacious compared to the cramped offering of Paris the previous year. The hotel is located on the Singel canal which is a quiet part of the city but also very central for site seeing. The hotel has a quaint olde worlde feel to it the moment you enter. Luxurious fabrics, carpets and curtains are used throughout the hotel as well as 2 very spectacular chandeliers in the lobby - quality and class without being stuffy. There is a fantastic aquarium just inside the front door which we spent 10 minutes looking at everytime we left or returned to the hotel! Beakfast was a buffet style and of a very high standard with plenty of variety to cater for all tastes. The other nice touch was the complimentary hot drinks, chocolates, fruit, sweets and cakes which were available throughout the day and of course the resident housecat that occasionally graced the lobby! The staff were also very helpful and courteous. For beer lovers there is a cafe down the side street from the hotel - Cafe Gollem which sells over 200 speciality beers.

hotel estherea was superb, tastefully furnished, our double room with a canal view was very spacious light and airy, staff friendly and helpful, central for most tourist attractions.Close by there is a delightful street of antique shops which incidentally do not open until 11am, enjoyed our visit, highly recommend.

I was whisked away for my birthday to amsterdam and I have to say that dispite the rain Hotel Estherea really made our trip!
There is coffee and tea, cakes and sweets all free of charge in the foyer and if youre ever fortunate enough to see the foyer in this hotel you will definitely be stopping for a while just to enjoy the detail and elegance and of course the breath taking aquarium!

The room was fantastic, we had a lovely view overlooking the canal, more than enough room for two with a luxurious seating area and the most comforable bed you will ever have the opportunity sleep in!

The breakfast is well worth staying for with excellent choice for every type of visitor before you venture out for the day. The staff were extremely helpful and arranged for our car to be stored for the duration of our stay (as the hotel is so central everything is well within walking distance). They also pre booked the things we decided to do during our stay for us such as ann franks house etc. Well worth asking them to do to avoid the ques.

We had an absolutely wondeful time and I had a wonderul birthday. The hotel was absolutely faultless and the attention to detail and comfort was impressive, the only bad thing about this hotel was that it was so comfortable I didnt want to go out during the days!

Will definitly be booking this hotel again!

No hotel booking website had this hotel available for our required dates so we had to book this straight from the hotel, which was fine.

We arrived in Amsterdam very early on 1 March and arrived at the hotel at 7am. We were efficiently checked in but the room was not ready so we hung around before the weather became more conducive for outdoor exploration. We really liked the cosy intimate decoration downstairs, which wasn't too ornate but which had an air of old elegance and detail. The library was well stocked and the chairs were very comfortable.

The room we had (#316) had no view but was more than sufficient for 2 persons. Amenities were as expected, although we did find the bed (queen-sized) a little small because we were so used to our king-sized bed at home. Room was well furnished and decorated and I didn't find the internet rate of 10 euros a day (from 12pm to 12pm the next day) exorbitant.

Reception was always courteous and polite and the breakfast spread was simple yet good (14 euros per person), with a small but fresh selection of hams, cheeses, fruits and some hot dishes.

Location was great for walking everywhere (we only ever took the tram once in our entire 3-night stay), except when we were lugging our luggage from the central station to the hotel.

I would definitely recommend this as a good alternative to the numerous large chain hotels in the city.