Originally Posted by ryan182

Just completed a stay here and I really liked this hotel. The location was perfect, its central-ish with easy access to the tram while being just far enough away from the main drag that you can go have fun while not having to stay in the middle of party central when your done. All the staff I interacted with (checkin, room service, bar) were great and the lounge was one of the best I've been to with 5 hours of open bar (beer/wine 5-10PM) and substantial food options (5-730PM) as well as coffee available all day (never really quite made it for breakfast ). My previous favorite hotel in AMS was Pulitzer (which left a while ago) and I have to say while lacking the novelty I actually preferred the Marriott due to location, lounge and bar. I did have a room with the "table" rather than a desk, initially I found this odd as it was an "executive room" but it had a L-shaped couch thing in front of it and was able to use my laptop just fine. I have previously stayed at the Renaissance, haven't tried the W, but based on this stay the Marriott will be my go-to in AMS.