Originally Posted by
whitethunder
Just a good location is my main concern as I will be walking to most things.
In your first mssage you prefer the airport and now this? Thse two are not combinable. Stay in central Amsterdam and you can walk everywhere. Stay at the airport and you need to spend the 20 minutes in train/direction + short waiting time + 4€/direction + time to get from hotel to AMS. Not a god idea IMO.
I´s use Priceline or Hotwire. Most likely to get a good room within your budget.