Guy Betsy

Has anyone stayed here before..? http://www.bilderberg-garden-hotel.com/

I'm going during Easter long weekend...

I crosspost this at the KLM forum.. but that question involved airline points.. but this question asks if anyone has stayed here before.. and if it's near where the action is?

Thanks

FlyBalletGuy

I stayed at the other Bilderberg Hotel - the Jan Luyken. The Bilderberg Garden is farther out from the center than that, and even the Jan Luyken, though convenient didn't feel like "where the action was" - you'd need to be in the central canal area. The Jan Luyken was decent enough but the room (a single) was very small.

Guy Betsy

I'm booked into the Jan Luyken now as I saw that it was closer to the city. No I don't need 'action' as I'm travelling with a 'friend'. We'll be doing the cultural side of things. How do you think the Jan Luyken is for 2 people?

Thx.

FlyBalletGuy

I didn't see their two person rooms but the singles are SMALL. Well appointed, (marble sinks, etc) but think something more in line of a train compartment than a hotel. Service was friendly and accomodating, but I would not say it's a luxury hotel There are pretty representative pictures at tripadvisor http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserR...d_Holland.html . The hotel is right near the Rijksmuseum and that will happily vacuum up a good part of a day. It's also right outside the central district - it should not be at all hard to get to museums or theaters from it; the Leidseplein is a very short walk.

getsaround

Stay at the Grand Krasnapolsky. Splurge and get a "business room". AMS hotel rooms are tiny and most hotels have few amenities. The Kras has EVERYTHING!!!

peteropny

Or try Priceline - we got the Renaissance for like $95 - not sure what its going for these days (check the regular PL sites).

Guy Betsy

My travel dates are 14-17 April. Yep. EASTER!

Sin5Cents

Most of the Rijksmuseum is closed for renovations... if you're going to ever come back to Amsterdam, your best bet is to wait a few years (I think 2008) until the rest opens... that being said, there's a number of decent museums in this area including the nice Van Gogh museum.

Guy Betsy

Would anyone recommend any gay guesthouses that aren't 'too gay'?

DESMOINESguy

I'd recommend staying with my friends Ken and Vlad at one of their B&B's
(Maes B&B). Perfect, central location, close to everything you'll want, and to tram lines & Centraal Station.

http://www.bedandbreakfastamsterdam.com/

Guy Betsy

Thank you...

It looks wonderful...

I'll check availability...

Nado

Stayed at the Bilderberg a few years ago. Nice property. They assign Americans to the 2nd floor. Rooms were spacious I thought. Would need to cab or bus it to the nightlife.

AmericaninDusseldorf

^ We haven't stayed there, but we did take a mini-honeymoon in February to AMS and stayed here: http://www.amistad.nl/
It was great! We highly recommend it.

JCinNYC

I would recommend Aero Hotel (name doesn't sound that nice nor gay... lol).

Great location, affordable and clean. They have a small cozy cafeteria downstairs where you have breakfast... nice people and it's close to some of the nice gay bars in town, but not in the Red Light District. So if you are into the leather scene, I would recommend staying by the RLD. If you like more younger preppy crowd, Aero Hotel is closer to these bars. The tram is less than half a block away. Walking distance to most of the places to go to.

We stayed there last year in Feb and it was great. Also, if you don't get lucky after a night out, right across the street is the best sauna in town. We did it several times after hitting the bars and it was fun. Mixed crowd, lots of tourist but also lots of Dutch cute guys! and lot of action.

AMS is a must... have fun!!!

JCinNYC

babyjesus

per their website, the aero hotel is closed for renovations until october 2006:

"Dear visitor, the Aero Hotel will be closed till the first week of October. During this period the Aero Hotel will be redesigned! When finished it will be more luxurious!

During the construction period you can make reservations by sending us an e-mail at: [email protected]. "