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Sunhead of 1617: Traveler Reviews


Herengracht 152, Amsterdam 1016 BN, The Netherlands
Best fare found from Philadelphia to Amsterdam: $724

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Excellent experience - highly recommended

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5 of 5 stars
LarryAkey   14 contributions
Alexandria, VA
Jul 15, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

Spent two nights in the Red Tulip Room at the Sunhead of 1617, overlooking the beautiful Herengracht. What an excellent experience. As others here have said, great location, comfortable rooms and a scrumptous breakfast. Carlos and Roelf-Jan are exceptional hosts, most gracious in providing advise on the ways of Amsterdam, helping us with restaurant reservations and generally making us feel welcome in sharing their home. Yes, the stairs up to the rooms are steep, but a part of the charm of staying in a canal house. When we return to Amsterdam, I can't imagine staying anywhere else.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Friends
  • Member since March 08, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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wow

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5 of 5 stars
Anddree   1 contribution
London, United Kingdom
Jul 14, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
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wow the SUNHEAD so much has already been said about this wonderful home in amsterdam..
just book directly to carlos
the very first thing i do is check for cleanliness-- it is a top priority, more than location, cost, decoration, etc. this is a very clean bed & breakfast. the bonus of course is that it is lovely and very special nice views in the canal :pity we didnt meet carlos because he was on holiday but alvin was there, when we arrive he gave us a map and good tip very helpful..the blue guide book in the room was very helpful for evrything you need, you feel like this is your home away from home.

cannot thank alvin enough for his kindness and consideration throughout our stay... and we stayed for quite awhile.



we stayed in the "RED TULIP ROOM" room,with a wonderful flowers on the table and my girlfriend was very happy about it.

thank you again sunhead--- we appreciate

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay July 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Member since July 14, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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Great, quiet place to chill out

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5 of 5 stars
SierraNevadaPaleEric   5 contributions
Minneapolis
Jun 29, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

Stayed at the Oude Wall apartment for our last 2 nights of a 2 week trip to Europe. It was soooo nice to relax in this apartment. Very clean and neat. Nice view of a quiet canal, balcony out back, great location 10 min walk to the train station.

It is a long haul with luggage from where you get the key to the apartment. Took a tram and still had to walk a bunch.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Member since June 29, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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Fantastic

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5 of 5 stars
phila76   2 contributions
philadelphia
Jun 27, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
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Our stay at Sunhead of 1617 was wonderful. It was in a beautiful area close to all the city attractions. Our hosts were friendly and made us feel right at home. The breakfast was one of the best we ever had.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Member since June 27, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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Owner attitude spoilt experience

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3 of 5 stars
themoof   2 contributions
Adelaide
Jun 22, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We stayed at the Jacob van Lennep B&B, which although a little too cluttered, was comfortable and the pre-packed breakfasts generous. What spoilt the experience was the attitude of Carlos when we picked up the key. We found him to be patronising, condescending and clearly in a hurry to be elsewhere even though we arrived 'early afternoon' as had been advised. In a 2 month European trip staying in 6 apartments, this was the only one where the owner did not greet us at the location to go through everything with us. What a difference it would have made.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay April 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Age group 50_64
  • Member since June 22, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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Herengracht 152, Amsterdam 1016 BN, The Netherlands