I stayed for two nights with a friend in this hotel at the end of August, and then one night by myself. The rooms are small but the place is clean and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was ok. The best thing was that the hotel is REALLY close to the train station...this was a relief since when we got to Amsterdam it was pouring rain. The single I stayed in was tiny but comfortable. I would definitely stay here again.

The A Train is an adorable little "choo-choo train decorated" hotel.
It's very clean and offers a nice big breakfast each morning with the
price of the room. The staff are wonderfully fun, friendly and helpful.
It's located directly across the street from the Centraal Train Station. I
literally pulled into town on the TGV train from Paris, rolled my
luggage across the street, checked in and walked around the corner, directly
behind the hotel to dine on wonderful tapas at Joselito's Tapas Bar.
You cannot beat the location if you need to travel in or out of the
Centraal station, especially on early or very late arrivals. It's a great
place to stay with lots to do & see in the immediate area!

My wife and I are both in our fifties, and have visited Amsterdam many times over the years. We visited for the New Year celebrations in December 2004, but the Rho Hotel we normally stay at was full, so we booked the A-Train, which was also 3 stars. On arrival, the manager was extremely rude, insisting we pay 596 Euros (for four nights) in advance, even though he had our credit card number to secure the booking. Paying in advance like this has never before happened in Amsterdam, and of course it means you have no bargaining chips if services or facilities are poor. It also displays a remarkable lack of trust in the hotel guests - ok in a flop house, maybe, but not in a three-star hotel. The room was pleasant and clean, but the breakfast was really very basic, and not of 3-star quality at all - very poor quality plastic bread, which you had to constantly ask to get toasted, cereals, and drinks from a vending machine. No fresh fruit, and the only 'cooked' item was boiled eggs. It is hard to see how they could offer much less and call it 'bed and breakfast' at all, and it was certainly not three-star quality. If you're paying three star prices, look elsewhere - customer service and quality is much better in other 3-star hotels. We certainly won't be going there again unless we're desperate for somewhere to stay.

Stayed for a week in the "loft apartment" with four of us. Love the A-Train. Friendly staff, clean rooms and hotel - great breakfast included every morning. The price was more than reasonable. The location was also great, right across from the train station, but somehow not in the heart of all the chaos. Going back to Amsterdam again and already have my reservation at the A-Train.