I read the reviews of this hotel after I had booked it in a package. I was wary of what awaited me. It was a great basic hotel. It could not have been in a better location. It is near a major transportation stop. It faces a canal. It is even across from the Hard Rock Cafe. People like to criticize the Hard Rock but for families, it is a place with a predictable menu and drinks that can be refilled. The Rijks Museum and the Van Gogh Museum are a short walk away. Behind the Park is the elite shopping street for Amsterdam. A short walk to the front gets you to the Leidse Square and a good location for drifting through some of the best and most convenient shopping I have experienced in Europe. It might not be the "Ritz" but when we travel to Europe we look for clean, convenient, near transportation, and a breakfast other than just stale bread. The Park fits our bill. I would definitely use it again.

This hotel is really not what it claims to be.

It has ended up as part of Le Meridien as a result of their various mergers/demergers but it is in no way of international 4 or even 3 star standard.

Reception were friendly and efficient but the decor is very dated and the rooms are horrible - small, tatty, very badly furnished. Even the bed would disgrace even a modest hotel.

Le Meridien should either sell or sort out this hotel. At the moment it lets down their group.

Location is good so if u get a VERY cheap rate u might risk it for leisure. But after a hard days work you will want somewhere better than this which is barely of tourist class.

Must do better.

Foolish me, searched the Le Meridien Web site for a convenient hotel for two nights in Amsterdam. Booked what was advertised as an executive room for E185 a night. What a disappointment ... check-in was awful and disorganised, the room was the worst part and they should be prosecuted for using the term executive. Only one telephone line that was no where near the desk, no internet conneciton, they charged for local calls that were supposed to be free. The general state of the room was shabby and it was very small.

For location it's OK, but in every other respect (apart from the friendly barman) a disappointment - particularly hopeless if you need to work!

Having read the posted reviews, I was somewhat anxious about staying at The Park Hotel. I can only reiterate what others have said: it is certainly NOT 4*, particularly if you are used to North American or British 4* hotels. The standard room we had was adequate but small and would scrape a 3* rating in other countries, while the club room was better, but still only what one would expect of all rooms in such an establishment.

We had a problem with very lightweight and unattached bathroom ceiling tiles lifting and the bathroom door opening spontaneously when we had the window open (central heating was stifling) and the duty manager did her utmost to help, finally accepting defeat and offering a room upgrade for our subsequent final night (the hotel being full to capacity and only a very smoky room was our other option).

The location is ideal and is only a very short walk from a tram stop served by lines 1, 2 & 5 which terminate at Central Station. We also encountered staff who could not advise on where to buy a tram strip ticket in the evening: we were told the (closed) tourist office was our only option, while a nearby newsagent sold them.

In all, a perfectly decent place to stay, provided you're not planning on spending too much time in your room. I would return, but only if I knew that Le Meridien had engaged in some upgrading of facilities.