Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht - REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
#16
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Club Room?
When I bring up a description of the rooms, there is absolutely nothing about a Club Room. They have regular rooms, garden views, canal views and suites. But nothing about a Club Room. Are you sure they said "club room"?
#17
A bit of a disappointment already... one that was not completely unexpected but the price now is a little steep.
Until yesterday the website showed "limited free valet parking available" but today it has been changed to "We operate a valet parking service daily 24 hours. This service is priced at €65, - per 24 hours".
I had sent them an e-mail yesterday questioning the free offer, no reply yet but at least they changed the text. Free parking would have been nice, but maybe a bit too good to be true.
Until yesterday the website showed "limited free valet parking available" but today it has been changed to "We operate a valet parking service daily 24 hours. This service is priced at €65, - per 24 hours".
I had sent them an e-mail yesterday questioning the free offer, no reply yet but at least they changed the text. Free parking would have been nice, but maybe a bit too good to be true.
#18
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A bit of a disappointment already... one that was not completely unexpected but the price now is a little steep.
Until yesterday the website showed "limited free valet parking available" but today it has been changed to "We operate a valet parking service daily 24 hours. This service is priced at €65, - per 24 hours".
I had sent them an e-mail yesterday questioning the free offer, no reply yet but at least they changed the text. Free parking would have been nice, but maybe a bit too good to be true.
Until yesterday the website showed "limited free valet parking available" but today it has been changed to "We operate a valet parking service daily 24 hours. This service is priced at €65, - per 24 hours".
I had sent them an e-mail yesterday questioning the free offer, no reply yet but at least they changed the text. Free parking would have been nice, but maybe a bit too good to be true.
As pointed out before, the biggest competitive advantage was the free parking. It was surprising and definitely unexpected, but a nice perk.
But somehow Hyatt has to pay for the United miles...
#19
I was also quite surprised when I saw the free parking offer on the website.... but with the current rates it's not that big of a leap to think that it could be free.
But I now also received a reply by mail that their website was wrong and has now been changed, €65 / $90 is a bit steep even for Amsterdam. I'll just leave the car at the office and take the train/tram, that will probably be quicker as well :-).
But I now also received a reply by mail that their website was wrong and has now been changed, €65 / $90 is a bit steep even for Amsterdam. I'll just leave the car at the office and take the train/tram, that will probably be quicker as well :-).
#20
Join Date: Aug 2005
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*Their competition will be Conservatorium Hotel which has its own indoor swimming pool and is very well managed
300 euros for a room, I am sure that will help Hyatt buying all those United miles for US customers who will come back with free Visa Card awards to fill the suites of Andaz Prinzengracht.
*In a market where Andaz is unknown, where Hyatt is hardly known, they should have given a bonus of 50K miles to the people who are checking in this property before the end of 2012. Not on United but on KLM/Air France. Hyatt failed twice in Brussels (Rue Royale and Avenue Louise), once in Antwerpen. Let's see what happens with this new attempt to enter a new market.
Last edited by Ducatibiker; Nov 4, 2012 at 4:33 am
#21
The Conservatorium is indeed a very nice hotel, prices are about the same. And although they are quite close I like the location a little better.
There is KL/FB promo running for the Andaz Amsterdam (the only promo I have found), but it's not a very good one. Double FB miles but the rates go up by about €20-30 when using the promo code.
I also wonder what the motivation has been for the hotel to use the Hyatt/Andaz brand. It's not like it's well known and the hotel seems to be an independent one, jointly owned by Aedes Real Estate and Marcel Wanders. I wonder if they are prepared for all those free credit card nights they undoubtedly will need to provide in the future.
There is KL/FB promo running for the Andaz Amsterdam (the only promo I have found), but it's not a very good one. Double FB miles but the rates go up by about €20-30 when using the promo code.
I also wonder what the motivation has been for the hotel to use the Hyatt/Andaz brand. It's not like it's well known and the hotel seems to be an independent one, jointly owned by Aedes Real Estate and Marcel Wanders. I wonder if they are prepared for all those free credit card nights they undoubtedly will need to provide in the future.
#23
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What about those Club rooms? Is this an Andaz with a Club lounge? If so, do Diamonds automatically get access?
#25
Review
I completed my first stay here today, just a quick review because I was rushing to/from work.... an already nice hotel that can only get better.
Location: Good, although not great. In between "Spui" and "Leidseplein".
Room: I booked a standard Andaz King and got upgraded to an Andaz King with a Canal view. Quite nice.
Breakfast: A very nice and extensive breakfast buffet in the restaurant. Ordered from the menu as well. Charges taken of the bill (Diamond benefit) but the tip remained.
Prices: Around €300 for a King/Queen room at this time, not quite a deal. After check-in I saw they had lowered the rates for this week by about €30. So it pays to keep checking, something I forgot to do in time...
Likes:
- The style of the hotel.
- The staff.
- The clean uncluttered room, no need to clear the bed of "junk" before using.
- The big walk-in closet.
- The big shower.
- The number of tv-channels.
- Almost everything from the mini bar is free.
- Extensive choice of newspapers, to be delivered to your room
Dislikes (temporarily or minor):
- The Gym/Spa are not operational yet. Not mentioned anywhere on the website, only in the welcome letter in the room.
- A faint airco noise in the room that started repeatedly. Even when the airco was fully turned off there was a switching and a buzzing noise that kept going for a few minutes at intervals. Not loud enough to be really a bother but still a bit unpleasant when sleeping.
- Guests (or others) who set the alarm at 00:00 and leave it on . Again a reminder to unplug any alarm clocks when entering the room....
- Not a perfect layout for shaving with the mirror next to the wash basin.
- Took 15 minutes to get the internet connection to work on my company laptop and had a very slow VPN connection. Only after getting the sign-in page link from my iPad was I able to get a connection. I don't really like how this is implemented by Swisscom.
- Sound system with the old iPhone dock, that's going to be a regular problem from now on I guess.
Some pictures:
Exterior
Room
Walk-in closet
Some refreshments
And the funky toilet
Location: Good, although not great. In between "Spui" and "Leidseplein".
Room: I booked a standard Andaz King and got upgraded to an Andaz King with a Canal view. Quite nice.
Breakfast: A very nice and extensive breakfast buffet in the restaurant. Ordered from the menu as well. Charges taken of the bill (Diamond benefit) but the tip remained.
Prices: Around €300 for a King/Queen room at this time, not quite a deal. After check-in I saw they had lowered the rates for this week by about €30. So it pays to keep checking, something I forgot to do in time...
Likes:
- The style of the hotel.
- The staff.
- The clean uncluttered room, no need to clear the bed of "junk" before using.
- The big walk-in closet.
- The big shower.
- The number of tv-channels.
- Almost everything from the mini bar is free.
- Extensive choice of newspapers, to be delivered to your room
Dislikes (temporarily or minor):
- The Gym/Spa are not operational yet. Not mentioned anywhere on the website, only in the welcome letter in the room.
- A faint airco noise in the room that started repeatedly. Even when the airco was fully turned off there was a switching and a buzzing noise that kept going for a few minutes at intervals. Not loud enough to be really a bother but still a bit unpleasant when sleeping.
- Guests (or others) who set the alarm at 00:00 and leave it on . Again a reminder to unplug any alarm clocks when entering the room....
- Not a perfect layout for shaving with the mirror next to the wash basin.
- Took 15 minutes to get the internet connection to work on my company laptop and had a very slow VPN connection. Only after getting the sign-in page link from my iPad was I able to get a connection. I don't really like how this is implemented by Swisscom.
- Sound system with the old iPhone dock, that's going to be a regular problem from now on I guess.
Some pictures:
Exterior
Room
Walk-in closet
Some refreshments
And the funky toilet
Last edited by RTW1; Nov 7, 2012 at 8:49 am
#28
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Thanks for the report, RTW.
It is really shocking to read that Swisscom is still around..
I fear Hyatt Int. actually resigned with Swisscom, the original contract should have reached its end by now...
BTW, is the big lamp an original FLOS or just a fake?
It is really shocking to read that Swisscom is still around..
I fear Hyatt Int. actually resigned with Swisscom, the original contract should have reached its end by now...
BTW, is the big lamp an original FLOS or just a fake?
#30
It's not a FLOS, and in reality only bears a small resemblance. More like inspired by :-). The furniture to me looked quite nice, but a few more real design icons would have been nice. The desk chair wasn't the most comfertable, the big yellow chair in the back was...