We had a 'girlie' weekend (myself, my friend, my Mother and her friend, who are both in their 70's) in Amsterdam over the May Bank Holiday weekend and stayed here for 4 nights.

The hotel is very well situated just 10 minutes walk from Centraal Station and is central to all Amsterdam amenities with tram stops right outside the door.

Yes, the rooms are quite small but not overly so.....and I've stayed in smaller! We booked 2 twin rooms with Opodo and asked for non-smoking. When we checked in, we were told that they only had smoking rooms available for that first night however the man on Reception was at pains to tell us that if we were in any way unhappy with our rooms they would/could change them the next day for us. We found, however, that the rooms were fine and not at all smoky, so stayed put. The bathroom was well appointed with a nice shower over the bath (which admittedly, we had to get someone to come up and show us how to convert it from shower head to the hand-held wand!)and there was an LCD TV in the room which we were able to watch BBC1 and BBC2 on. There was also a small fridge/mini-bar.

The beds are wonderfully comfortable! I couldn't wait to climb in each night. If I could have fitted a mattress in my suitcase, the hotel might have found itself one missing by the time I went home!!

Food......it you want great value, great food and fantastic service, go to Humphreys Restaurant next door. Just 19.95 euros for 3 courses. You'd be hard put to find a meal of this quality and quantity at less than £25-£30 here in the UK. We ate there 3 nights out of the 4.

Very much enjoyed Amsterdam again and would certainly stay at this hotel again. We found the staff to be very obliging and helpful in all our dealings with them.

We stayed at the Golden Tulip Centre for three nights in April during the Queen's Day festivities. Perhaps that's why the relationship between our room's price and its quality was so entirely out of whack. I booked via AmEx travel, and this hotel was the only one they could find with rooms. They got us two rooms at 330 euros per night per Standard room.

My complaints:

- The rooms are small. As in Parisian hotel room small, not like American hotel small. With four people in a room it felt very crowded.

- The staff was extremely unpleasant. Our room had trouble with its keycard locking system, which turned into an epic saga of irritation. I tried my card in the lock on the first night. It didn't work, so I went downstairs for a new card figuring my phone had zapped it or something. This key also proved to not work. I asked at the desk for help, noting that there was no audible or visual feedback from the key reader when I tried the key (normally if you get a bad read there's a red light and a beep). The surly staff member at the desk ignored this input and insisted on our going up the elevator and across the hotel so he could try the key. Guess what? It didn't work. He then grouchily left to get a physical device that plugs into the door lock mechanism, and after returning with it, unlocked the room. I asked him to make sure this was sorted out so we didn't have a repeat performance the next time out of the hotel. The next evening when we returned, the lock mechanism had not been fixed, hence my card didn't work and I had to leave my friends standing in the hallway for 15 minutes whilst I went to reception. I ran the staff member who eventually attended to me through the situation. He insisted on coming up to try the key himself despite my protestations that it was a waste of time. When the key indeed failed to work as I knew it would, he then had to find someone to let us in with the unlocking device. Once we finally were inside and relaxing, a member of maintenance staff came and opened our door fully to the hall and sat on the floor poking at the lock mechanism ineffectively until eventually giving up. Fortunately, though, they got the lock fixed during our next trip out of the hotel. Now, I understand that 'stuff' happens and things go wrong. That's fine - something like this can happen at any hotel property. What diferentiates among gradations of the hotel is the grace and and ease of getting the problem fixed. This was unbelievably unpleasant. The staff who helped with this acted as if it was my fault and that I was inconveniencing them. (Multiple staff members). Totally not acceptable.

- Rate change switcheroo. I booked thru AmEx for 330e per night. I have a printout from AmEx travel services to this effect. However, I unfortunately didn't have it with me when I checked out. They charged me 360e per night per room, and when I told them the booking was definitely at 330e, they told me to call the manager when I got home to sort it out. This information was also delivered in a surly manner.

On the upside, the hotel is in a very convenient location, there is a bike rental shop next door, the rooms were quite quiet, and the sheets were soft. However I do not expect to be treated poorly at a >300e per night hotel, so I will not be gracing this hotel again.
This hotel is worth <200e per night. I've had better service many times at low-end hotels around the world.

In Amsterdam, I recommend the Banks Mansion instead. It is superb.

I booked this through the hotel website of the Netherlands. Good price compared with other Amsterdam hotels in April: 105 euros per night. The location is excellent, situated slightly off the bustling streets of the Damrak district. It is only 10 minutes walk to the Centraal Station and even closer to other tourist amenities like joining excursions and taking canal boat tours. The hotel offers free internet service in the back of the lobby. A room safe is included in the price, unlike others where it is extra. Each room is individually climate-controlled. The room is somewhat small but adequate. Service from the hotel staff is above average. There is a minibar and a water kettle for you to make hot beverages. I'll definitely come back to stay if I pay similarly good price next time.

A group of six of us stayed there in Mid April 2007 for 3 nights at rates of 150 for twin room and 180 for double, breakfast not included. The location is great, just close enough to the action to be a short walk and far enough, not to be annoyed by the crowd and noise.

Overall impression (as with most of the reviews here) was good. Its clean, comfortable, staff are friendly and the location is great. I have stayed in a number of different hotels in Amsterdam over the years and I think this is the best based on value for money and location.

The negative things: Rooms are small; bathrooms smaller; the mini bar food is on the table in room and I really don’t like that idea.

Overall I would stay again… if price was right.