Nestled in the middle of Amsterdam the Nes Hotel is a charmer superbly located to restaurants, flower market, stores and local transportation. You have to know what to expect when travelling in Europe; most hotels are smaller in every way and not as equiped as in the US.
Room: the room my wife and I stayed in was a larger room with 4 beds, ( #208) all singles but we chose this room for the size in comparison to what else was available. It was modern, plenty of outlets, lighting was plentiful and bedding was very comfortable. . We also chose this room because it had elevator access, be fore warned - not all rooms do!!! if you have to take the stairs be ready, they are extremely small , steep and very windy- good luck if you have to cart bags up there as there are not staff available to assist!
Bathroom; the bathroom was modern and adequately equipped although it wasn't without some noticeable design flaws; 1) they have placed a shelf over the wash basins that stuck out too far, you will whack your head if you're not careful if bending down towards the basin , not to mention it's almost impossible to wash your face with your hands as you'll get water all over the floor, you literally have to bend your neck and get your head in under the shelf to do that?? 2) there is a step up going into the bathroom that you have to be careful otherwise your trip or stub your toe. 3) the shower is modern but extremely small and there's no closure door , because the area is so small even if you bury yourself into the corner of the shower while showering water goes outside of the shower and all over the floor?
If you're accustomed to having breakfast earlier in the morning Amsterdam literally has no places open until around 10 AM, the hotel does offer a nice continental breakfast which I highly recommend as an alternative: scrambled eggs, hard-boiled eggs, cheese, toast a decent automatic coffee machine etc.. it hit the spot . If you want a great lunch or dinner make sure you go to Café Pazzo right outside the hotel to right, he also served superb coffee.
All in all a nice place to stay: perfectly located , modern, not fancy but extremely comfortable, clean and the staff were nice and accommodating- I would
definitely stay here again and would have rated it a 4.5 if I could, deducted a star because of the bathroom situation.
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