The hotel is situated right next to Dam sqare, in a quiet area. Location is more than perfect, walking distance to the main attractions (red light d, shopping, dam, bejighoff, central station, flower market, rembrandt, picasso).
Don't expect the nice treats of a 180eur/night hotel. however, the room was quite large (around 18sqm) with a large bathroom, very clean.

Nova isn't the cheapest hotel in Amsterdam, but my girl friend and I enjoyed our stay very much:

- Our room was big enough, clean (of course) and featured a very good bed.

- Staff was friendly, helpful and discreet.

- Breakfast buffet was opulent, even at the end of breakfast time.

- Location is just unbeatable, close to Dam Square, could hardly be more central. Nevertheless it was calm, for our room was at the back of the house.

Our only complaint was the hot water tanks(?) next to our room, which emmitted a quiet but constant humming sound, even at night... It got on our nerves in the long run.

I would highly recommend this hotel. I traveled to Amsterdam last week with 2 friends from the US and originally booked a big apartment to rent. Once we got there we determined that our apartment was too expensive, given how week the US dollar is. We walked around and our last stop was the Nova. I'm so glad we found this place. We got a triple for 90 euros w/ breakfast and couldn't have been happier. The room was nicely decorated, spacious and the beds were comfortable. We were in room 224 and had a beautiful view of the street. The breakfast was ok, nothing to brag about but served its purpose. The hotel has a lift, so to the other reviews regarding the stairs, I'm not quite sure what that's about. The staff was very helpful as well. Great bargain!!

This is the second time we have stayed at this hotel and we were not disappointed. We had a very clean spacious family room with proper beds for four people which seems to be extremely unusual. The room was at the back of the hotel so no view but it was quiet. It was great that the whole hotel is smokefree - unusual for Amsterdam which is somewhat behind the times in the smokefree stakes. The location is great - we walked everywhere very easily but its also central for trams. Its very close to Dam Square but at the nicer end of the street and we didn't have any problems with noise or feeling unsafe at night. Good selection of restaurants in the neighbouring streets and a truly amazing beer shop (the Cracked Kettle) a couple of streets away.

We arrived in Amsterdam by car and used the Park and Ride at the Olympic Stadium and travelled in by tram getting off at Dam Square - a 5 minute walk from the hotel (it was only 6 Euros for 24 hours including travel tickets for two people to get into the city - can stay up to 4 days and gives a huge saving on parking prices in the city - also saves on the nerves as its not a good city to drive in from past experience!)