LocationThe budget-friendly OYO Amsterdam Hotel is in the heart of London, just 300m from Earl's Court tube station, with easy links across the city and a mere stroll away from the area's leafy Victorian squres and upmarket Kensington.Special FeaturesMuseum Mile is just down the road from this charming column-fronted hotel that offers original features and modern comforts.The en-suite rooms include luxury toiletries, free WiFi with some overlooking the garden. There are also larger suites with kitchenettes and sitting areas available.NearbyBoth the West End and shopping mecca Knightsbridge are a 15-minute journey on the tube. While the Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum and the Science Museum are all just a mile away.
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Languages Spoken
English, Russian, Arabic, Czech and 2 more
Location
7 Trebovir Road, London SW5 9LS England
OYO Amsterdam Hotel
779 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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I am amazed by some of the reviews on this site, especially the person who stayed there on Sept 2, 2004. I was also there during that time, I stayed there for 8 nights. I had a twin room, since a friend joined me halfway through my stay. The room was big, the bathroom was clean and I don't know how anybody would get water all over the floor when taking a shower unless they are real slobs. The shower had a glass door to separate the shower/tub from the toilet.
The room was kept clean at all times, the owner was very friendly and always had a short conversation with me as I went in and out. The breakfast was more than adequate. The FREE internet access is available 24 hours a day. Unfortunately, there is no AC and it got quite warm while I was there, but that's not that big of a deal.
The location is wonderful, on a quiet side street, yet plenty of restaurants nearby, a grocery store and about 3 minutes from a tube station.
On my way out, the owner was great at calling the car service to confirm that they were coming to pick me up at a certain time. I also needed something to keep my extra bag closed properly. There was no lock, but I wanted a string or something to keep the zipper from opening. She called the electrician who brought me something to tie them together, he helped me do it.
I am amazed that some people say that the staff isn't friendly, unless they are focusing on the maids, who just do their job and don't really interact with the hotel guests. The people at the desk were always very friendly and I would stay at this hotel again in a blink and would definitely recommend it.
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Finding reasonably priced lodging in London can be a real challenge. You either go broke and stay in clean comfort or go the budget route and combat bedbugs. With this in mind, I scoured TripAdvisor reviews for a happy medium and found it in the Amsterdam Hotel.
The Amsterdam Hotel is in Earl's Court, a busy section of London that is packed with hostels, budget hotels, and eateries. I always like to stay in Earl's Court due to its good location (the Earl's Court tube services the District and Piccadilly lines), dining options (especially if you like ethnic food), and services (internet cafes, laundry services, and grocery stores abound), but I wasn't too keen on staying in some of the other hotels, based on past personal experiences and/or TripAdvisor reviews.
Enter the Amsterdam. Its good TripAdvisor ranking and the overall good reviews led me to book seven nights there for the London portion of my holiday. I was not disappointed, and in fact, I was pleasantly surprised.
The Amsterdam's staff was, with a couple of exceptions, extremely nice and helpful. The owner, in particular, was wonderful, and I really got the sense that she wanted all her guests to be very, very satisfied. The housekeepers do an excellent job keeping the entire hotel spotless. My hotel room was always in perfect condition when I returned from a day out.
The hotel's facilities are well-maintained and typical for a converted rowhouse. My room was much larger than I had expected and had a twin and a double bed. The beds were quite comfortable, not the slabs of granite that are so common in hotels. The room also featured a small TV, a teapot with teabags and instant coffee, and a hair dryer. On the downside, there was no air conditioning (except for a floor unit which was ineffective), and the heat in the room, even with the windows open, was stifling for the first couple of nights. I wouldn't want to be in that room during a heatwave.
My room's WC exceeded my expectations greatly. While the shower was part of the room (separated by a curtain you pull round you within the room -- this is typical for many en suites at budget hotels), the WC was much larger than other en suites I have seen, and it was possible to shower without being crunched against a wall. The shower head detached from the wall, enabling one to shower without making a terrific watery mess.
The Amsterdam provides free internet access to its guests, and the owner said that wireless will be installed soon.
I was quite satisfied with my stay at the Amsterdam, but there were two things that tainted my time there.
First, while the housekeepers are very sweet and do a great job cleaning the room, they do not respect "do not disturb" signs or personal belongings. There was one day where we did not want the housekeepers in the room because we didn't want some computer equipment to be disturbed (charging a laptop), and when I returned, the room had been cleaned, our personal belongings had been moved around, and the laptop had been unplugged. The next day, I put out the "do not disturb" sign again, because it had been a late night, and we wanted to sleep in. Even then, the housekeepers knocked and started to come in, waking us up. One evening, after the housekeepers had cleaned the room, I couldn't find my contact lens case, which I had left on the vanity in a neat line, out of the way of cleaning housekeepers, with my hairbrush and some medication. All of those items were missing. After a while of hunting, I found that these items had been put in a drawer. This happened two days in a row, and then I politely asked the housekeeper not to move my personal items when she came in. She respected my request, but I was very surprised that the housekeepers would take such liberties with guests' belongings to begin with.
The second complaint I have is that, while the hotel is touted as a non-smoking hotel and a sign clearly states that people who smoke in their rooms will be charged 35GBP, the smoking policy is not enforced, and the hotel staff are the worst culprits. Every afternoon, the smell of smoke wafted into my room, and opening the window did not alleviate the problem. At first, I thought it might be hotel guests across the hall, but the smell continued after they checked out. Now I'm thinking that the smoke might have come from a supply room that the staff used on my floor. And one evening, when I came home, the woman who gave me my key was smoking in the little room behind the reception desk, and she had a very full ashtray with her. I personally have no problem with smokers, but some people do and/or have health issues that are aggravated by cigarette smoke. If people book a hotel, thinking it is a non-smoking facility, the hotel needs to live up to that expectation.
Intrusive housekeepers and smelly smoke aside, I enjoyed my time at the Amsterdam and would definitely stay there again. I recommend it highly -- just be aware of the smoking issue.
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Date of stay: July 2005
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My mother and I stayed at the Amsterdam Hotel for 8 nights in May/June. We couldn't have been happier with the hotel. I have stayed at several hotels in London, and for the price, the Amsterdam cannot be beat.
We had a twin room (two beds) on the third floor (room 15), which was brightly and modernly decorated, and spotlessly clean. The room was small, as was the bathroom, but that is typical of UK/European hotels. The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating; they took messages from people who called, made restaurant reservations for us and ordered taxis when necessary, and in general were just lovely. Although I never partook, my mother had breakfast in the morning downstairs in the hotel and said it was quite good...a nice selection of pastries and coffee, orange juice, etc. This is included in the cost of your stay.
The location is also fantastic for this hotel. It is less than a block's walk to the Earl's Court Tube (underground transportation), which has the District and Picadilly lines running through it (Picadilly runs right from Heathrow, so instead of spending an exorbitant amount on a taxi from the airport, you can simply hop on the Tube. Unlike many of the tube stops, Earl's Court tube stop has a lift (elevator), so you won't have to worry about hauling your luggage up numerous flights of stairs!). The Picadilly line has stops at lots of major tourist areas, and there are easy links to other Tube lines. The neighborhood surrounding the hotel has a bunch of cute little restaurants, all within a short walking distance, as well.
The only downsides of the hotel were these (and to be honest, they are VERY minor compared with what you could be dealing with at other London hotels of similar class...): 1) Water pressure in the shower was terrible, and it took a long time to get the hot/cold ratio right because it took so long for the water to run through the pipes to us. 2) Lift was pretty small, so for the claustrophobic or very overweight, you're going to need to take the stairs, 3) Although they are non-smoking rooms, some of the staff smoke at night and it wafts up to the room (I solved this problem by putting a towel along the bottom of the door at night), 4) Because the halls are narrow, in our particular room, when someone got in the lift or went down the stairs, it was pretty loud. I don't know how it is for other rooms that located further away from the lift/stairs, 5) Sheets were kind of scratchy.
Overall, I would HIGHLY recommend this hotel to anyone who doesn't want to spend a lot of money on a hotel and wants a nice, clean, safe, centrally located place to stay. I would definitely stay here again.
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Date of stay: May 2006
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First, my room was on the 5th floor w/no elevator. Once in I immediately noticed that the walls were haphazardly painted black in messy strokes-like perhaps a chimp would do it. The toilet seat top was broken & off one of it's attachments-wouldn't stay when attempting to pee. Further it emitted a strange smell somehow since there was nothing in the bowel. The small shower had no soap holder so I had to put it on the shower floor while showering. And then it got even worse-the wifi, when I could actually connect, was about 2-3 mbps/sec. which is unacceptable-I needed to research activities in London but could barely pull up a page let alone stream youtube-I ran speed tests w/two different websites-same result. I texted the service # provided since no one mans the front desk. A woman stated that they were working on it & eventually said the router was reset. Maybe but nothing changed w/the speed. When I woke up the next morning, I demanded a new room. They said they would get one ready. I said I was going to lunch & would be back around 12:30. A guy named Mohammed was there & I moved my open luggage to a room on the 2nd floor & told him he better inform management that there was no way I was paying for my first night out of four after that fiasco & start working on a refund via Booking.com. He handed me the key. It was just the key-no fob, nothing to attach it too unlike the key to the first room I had. I asked him for a fob while I was reorganizing my things. He never came back. When I went down to go out for the afternoon, he was gone-very professional. Over a week went by after I left this place & nothing. No communication, no refund. I messaged them through Booking.com about this proactively. After some back & forth they said they could refund ONLY 85% of my nightly rate which meant a measly $15 US difference . WTH? Why not the whole 100%? I got some incredibly lame, cheap & petty excuse that the amount to be refunded was their policy. Utterly insane after all the BS I went through. A few days later I got an e-mail from Booking.com clearly stating that my measly refund of about $85 out of $100 would be posted back as a credit to my credit card in NO LATER than 7-12 days. 75 days later-NOTHING. Now that is on Booking but this combo of idiocy is why businesses lose customers & why a review like this will keep other travelers from booking at this poorly run hotel.
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Please don’t book this hotel, it was blood on the bed, dead bugs everywhere and the smell of mould was within the whole building but especially the rooms. We checked in and checked out within 30 min. Staff was happy for us to leave! Don’t book!!
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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No stars for this hotel. The check in is self automated and was at 15:00, my partner and I arrived at the hotel at roughly 16:00 to find the hotel room had not been changed from the previous guest. No clean towels, messy bed with dirty sheets, rubbish still left in bins and bathroom was a state and a cracked bedroom mirror. The worst was when we found a pillow covered in blood. I have pictures as evidence. We proceeded to call the phone number provided for us, the gentleman on the end of the phone said the room will sorted for us whilst we we were out. He also said that there had been issues with this room, unsure as to why we were not told this beforehand? We came back to the room several hours later to find that the room was not cleaned. Utterly disgusted. Lack of basic standards and there was definitely a lack of basic hygiene. Nothing like the photos displayed.
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Booked for Korn concert at Gunnersbury park. Concert starts 2pm they say can't check in till 3pm because of long stay in room I have been given. Had to book another hotel in Acton which was fab. Amsterdam refused to refund money back never even saw the place. Don't book here or certainly don't book non refundable
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Date of stay: August 2024
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Room Tip:Â Never saw the hotel as checkin at 3pm and concert starts 2pm had to book another hotel in Acton...
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Worst hotel I have ever been to. Room was horrific, towels all over the bathroom, a cracked mirror and worst of all there was blood on the pillows!
Hotel is not manned, so contacted them immediately by telephone, they responded saying that they would get it seen to whilst we was out.
Returned later that evening to find that they still didn’t clean it, despite being made aware of the issue.
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: Just don’t book here, for your own health!
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This place needs to be condemned. Rather break the law and spend a night in jail - it would be more luxurious. I would need two full pages to list all the problems. The main ones are the terrible smell and the noise. Mohamed, the manager, was very willing to try to address all our complaints, but very few of the problems were fixed. To be fair to him, there are no quick fixes for a place that is falling apart. Avoid this place for your health & safety.
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Â Don't book this 'hotel' There are no staff on the property. You risk your health & safety staying...
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Unfortunately we did not enjoy our stay at this hotel. Firstly, there is hardly anyone ever present at the reception during operating hours. Additionally, the hotel looked run-down and our room was unfortunately very dusty and the blankets had stains on them. The room we received looked nothing like what we had booked online and it didn't feel safe to stay in. All of this sadly made our stay uncomfortable and disappointing.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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PRICE RANGE
$55 - $115 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Amsterdam Hotel
LOCATION
United KingdomEnglandLondonEarls Court
NUMBER OF ROOMS
29
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