Hotel/B&B Suggestions - Amsterdam

[reader5]

We will be sailing a Transatlantic Cruise (Century) April 2007 and will be disembarking in Amsterdam. We want to spend at least two nights in Amsterdam and are looking for suggestions for a B&B or reasonable nice Hotel preferably in a residential district or close to the city. Never having been to Amsterdam we would appreciate any suggestions and desirable locations.

 

Thanks for your anticipated responses.

[luvnorway]

Try searching on the Western Europe board and posting your question there.

[Ine]

In 2007 Century will sail to and from Rotterdam, not Amsterdam.

So you will need a transfer or arrange it yourself.

Over a longer period I made out this list of various hotels at various rates.

Even more on the website of the Amsterdam tourist office:

http://www.vvvamsterdam.nl/

Various hotels in Amsterdam.

Banks Mansion: http://banksmansion.carlton.nl/default.asp?tc=UK&action=page&paginaID=5401

 

Hotel Brouwer: http://www.hotelbrouwer.nl/index.html

Ambassade Hotel: http://www.hoteliers.nl/amsterdam/ambassade-hotel/

Hotel Barbizan Palace:http://www.nh-hotels.com/listapaises/nl/europe/nederland/amsterdam/nh_barbizon_palace.html

Movenpick Hotel at the cruise-terminal: http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com/hotels/HKAMSHH/hotelWelcome.htm

Hotel Pulitzer: http://www.pulitzer.nl/templates/mercury.asp?page_id=4607

Hotel Le coin: http://www.lecoin.nl/indexEN.html

Hotel Estherea: http://www.estherea.nl/estherea_content.html

 

Hotel Aalders:

http://www.amsterdam-info.com/Hotel_..._Amsterdam.htm

 

Hotel Piet Hein: http://www.hotelpiethein.nl/engels.html

Hotel Jan Luyken: http://www.janluyken.nl/janluyken/

Lloyd Hotel: http://www.lloydhotel.com/

More budget:Hotel Kap www.kaphotel.nl/

Hotel de Munck www.hoteldemunck.com/

 

Also NH hotels (a.o. Krasnapolsky), Ramada, Ibis, have hotels at a moderate rate.

 

Most hotels are in or around city-centre. Amsterdam is a very walkable city and public transport is very good.

Be sure to visit Ann Frank house, make a canalboattour, visit Rijksmuseum etc.

[Ine]

I forgot to include this B & B:

B & B :http://www.flynt.nl/

[reader5]

Thanks for your response with the info. We will be sailing on April 26th on a transatlantic cruise on the Century and it is my understanding that the ship disembarks in Amsterdam. Hopefully this is correct.

[Ine]

Thanks for your response with the info. We will be sailing on April 26th on a transatlantic cruise on the Century and it is my understanding that the ship disembarks in Amsterdam. Hopefully this is correct.

 

No, as far as I have seen Celebrity keeps calling it Amsterdam (Rotterdam).

Century is not on the arrival list in 2007 in Amsterdam...

[Tina G]

I don't think a cruise ship would fit in Amsterdam's harbour. We took a riverboat cruise from there, but it's not deep water for a cruise ship.:confused:

[Ine]

ALL cruiseships fit in Amsterdam harbor.

Even 2 or 3 at the same time, so you didnot see the cruise-terminal....

 

Amsterdam also has far more cruise-ships then Rotterdam.Rotterdam is now making all efforts to promote the harbor not just commercial but also to cruiseships....

But for tourists Amsterdam is more attractive plus Schiphol airport is much closer.

[Ine]

I took this photo on July 31 2006, when just 2 ships were in port.

See Prinsendam (HAL) and Silver whisper (Silverseas) lying in the cruiseterminal.

All the way in the back you might spot the place were rivercruiseships usually dock.

 

This list gives you all ships for 2007 that will make a stop in Amsterdam (Also the last few ones for 2006).

http://www.amsterdamports.nl/smartsite127.dws

[Tina G]

Thank for the info, Ine!:) I'm dreaming about a trip to the Baltic next year. Maybe I'll get to revisit Amsterdam. It was beautiful!

[Ine]

There are various Baltic cruises in summer, but as you can see not always leaving from Amsterdam also from Rotterdam.