Disembarking Amsterdam - Sept. 1

[Jensten]

Does anyone here know what is going on in Amsterdam at the beginning of September? My husband and I will be disembarking from our Viking cruise on Sept. 1, and we are spending a couple of extra days on our own. Almost every hotel in town is booked! Finally managed to reserve a room, but not at a hotel I would have chosen given a choice. Are we there during some major international event or something?

[abredt]

We arrive Sep. 6 for 3 nights and are staying at the Ambassade - recommnded by Frommers and Rick Steves. They have rooms also for Sept 1 for 3 nights. Price too high??
cb

[Jeep61]

You are encountering the IBC which is a huge annual conference. We encountered booked hotels in 2012 when we stopped in AMS on our way to Tanzania. You may need to take what you can get. Good luck.


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[pjtraveler]

You might check out staying in nearby Haarlem--easy and fast to get to by train from Amsterdam central station.

[Jensten]

abredt, thanks for the recommendation. I actually tried the Ambassade, and all rooms are "not available" except the apartment which shows as "on request." I'm actually not sure what "on request" means, but the price for this 80 sq. meter suite is a bit more than I want to spend.

[abredt]

Originally Posted by Jensten

abredt, thanks for the recommendation. I actually tried the Ambassade, and all rooms are "not available" except the apartment which shows as "on request." I'm actually not sure what "on request" means, but the price for this 80 sq. meter suite is a bit more than I want to spend.

Are you looking at the Ambassade website? Often there are rooms available there, but not show on other websites.

OOPS - you are right. There were rooms available the day of my post, but now are not there. We made the reservation a couple of weeks ago.
cb

[Jensten]

Jeep61,
A friend also mentioned the IBC, but according to their website the IBC is later in September (12-17). The mystery continues . . .
However, we have a room reserved, so I'm not worried.
Jensten