Ibis Amsterdam Centre

“Good location, tight for 3 beds”

The hotel's location is adjacent to the Amsterdam Centraal train station and only a 15-minute walk to the center of Amsterdam (Dam plaza); these were among the major reasons I booked it. It is about a 30-35 minute walk to the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, and about a 20-minut walk to the An… more

The hotel's location is adjacent to the Amsterdam Centraal train station and only a 15-minute walk to the center of Amsterdam (Dam plaza); these were among the major reasons I booked it. It is about a 30-35 minute walk to the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, and about a 20-minut walk to the Anne Frank House. There are plenty of restaurants in the area. Despite the proximity to the trains, the hotel was quiet. The included daily buffet breakfast was good. And the overall price seemed better than a lot of other area hotels. The area felt fairly safe. You should stay vigilant for things like pickpockets near the rail station, but there was never a 'dangerous' vibe in the area. Amsterdam in general and the area around the hotel in particular is very walkable. Your biggest risk is getting run over by a bicycle. The rooms may be better in a (standard) 2-single bed configuration. We got a 3-single configuration and there was almost no floor space. We made do with pushing open suitcases under the beds when we did not need to access them. The bathroom was not large either. There was almost no shelf space in either room. We did have a view across the water to the film museum. WiFi: Using my laptop, WiFi was fine. However, on any Apple device, it was hit-or-miss. It would sometimes not connect, or if connected would drop after 5 - 10 minutes. The staff recommended restarting the device but that seemed to only temporarily fix this sometimes. Luggage storage: We arrived before our room was ready (no issue there). The hotel also had a free luggage storage room. It is accessed via a loaned key-card, which you use to access an upper floor and then use again to open the luggage room door itself. This seemed reasonably secure and when we stored the bags (around 10:30 a.m.) there was plenty of space. I just put the bags on a middle shelf at the far end from the door. However, when we returned (around 1:30 p.m.), we found the door to the luggage room was ajar. This was puzzling until we opened it - there were so many bags that it couldn't close! It took me a few minutes to remove enough luggage into the hallway to allow some sort of entry into the room. From there I managed to extract our bags. I then tried to put the other bags back into something resembling their original positions. The room is not climate controlled, so I worked up a good sweat with all the lifting in there. In retrospect, maybe this was a good thing, in terms of added security. If anyone *had* wanted to steal bags, they certainly wouldn't have gone to all the trouble to get to mine. As an alternative - the hotel does offer some luggage lockers (for ~ 4 Euros for 8 hours, or something similar) on the ground floor. These have key locks and likely won't be filled with other bags when you return, so it might be worth considering. If I returned to Amsterdam, I might shop around to see what else was available. However, if you don't mind the room size, this is a decent place to stay and certainly has some advantages.

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“Location”

Located beside the Central station the hotel offers basic amenities in simple straightforward rooms. Consisting of two buildings, one that faces the city & the other facing the canal, the second building sits atop the train tracks leading into the station. The check in was quick simple & with no fu… more

Located beside the Central station the hotel offers basic amenities in simple straightforward rooms. Consisting of two buildings, one that faces the city & the other facing the canal, the second building sits atop the train tracks leading into the station. The check in was quick simple & with no fuss. The rooms while basic, are ok for one or two night stays, but lack enough closet space or hooks. The bedding & towels are also basic. There were no issues with sound & we stayed in the part above the tracks.

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“Had all necessary anemities”

Me and my 3 friends stayed in a family room for our 3 day trip. The room was very nice and had all the necessary facilities. The location us also very good as it is right next to Amsterdam Centraal and there is a tram stop outside the station. Most of the attractions are walkable from the hotel. T… more

Me and my 3 friends stayed in a family room for our 3 day trip. The room was very nice and had all the necessary facilities. The location us also very good as it is right next to Amsterdam Centraal and there is a tram stop outside the station. Most of the attractions are walkable from the hotel. The lobby downstairs also has a small shop with anemities however it is a bit overpriced. My friends also had issues with the WiFi connection (although mine was fine but they have iPhone and I use Android). Our room also looked out onto the train tracks of Amsterdam Centraal which was a little strange but we just kept the curtain closed the whole time so it was really a problem. The staff were also friendly.

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