Hotel Alfa Plantage  

We stayed in Alfa Plantage for one week. The staff was great, helpful and polite. Our room was on the 4 floor, under the roof and we found it very cozy. The window was just above the bed, so we could watch the sky before falling asleep. The bathroom was really clean and towels were changed every day. There is an elevator. The hotel is within walking distance from city center, but not too close, so the area is quiet and nice. The cafe across the street offers very good breakfasts and is open till 1 a.m.

The floor was not too clean and there was a dead fly on the mirror. I got an impression, that the housekeeper does her routine cleaning and doesn`t mind anything else that has to be cleaned. The room was small, and really not too much place for clothes, but we liked it.

The location (5-10 minutes to Rembrandt Plein which is pretty much already part of the city centre) and, although the surroundings didn't suggest that at first, it seemed like a nice, quiet neighborhood. The rooms were a decent size, clean and cozy. The beds were comfortable and the real bonus point for this hotel were the bathrooms (I've stayed in both a double and a triple room). They're sparkling clean, they look brand new, fitted with very nice bathroom ware. In the triple room, the bathroom had a tub and it was quite spacious as well.

Warning ! The hotel charges an extra 4% in case you use a debit/credit card when you pre-pay your booking or even when you have to pay the city tax at the reception. The staff really seemed to be trying, but they couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation. Also, don't expect some big hotel, although it may look so from the outside front picture, it's a hotel in a traditional Dutch house, once you open the door, the reception hits you - a desk on top of a few stairs. The very small hallway and the even smaller elevator may not be suitable for claustrophobic people (but neither are the spiral stairs), but once you're in a room, it should feel ok. .

Big rooms, clean bathroom, nice location

Trolly stop right in front of the hotel.

Double bed was actually two twin beds pushed together. Not very comfortable for couples.

Location and the reception were great and helpfull. Room was quite. Having the hotel on tram line 9 and 14 is advantage for city tour.

Room is very small and basic with the features. No space for personal things. Floor looks old and not clean. Towels were old with lots of use though were clean. 14" TV. Hotel rated as 3 stars, but to my opinion this is not 3 stars.

There is really not much to like about this hotel. The hot water in the bathroom is about the only decent thing that is available here!

This is the worst hotel I have ever stayed at. The rooms are small and poorly maintained. There is no telephone service in the room. The staff is arrogant and very rude. For the price that the hotel charges per night for a room, it is a really bad deal.

horrible rooms, no basic services - not even close to three stars hotel - more like one star,

Only the position of the hotel. There was a tram station near the hotel

They wanted for us to pay extra 6% fee for VISA's transaction. A fee which automatically is charged to the hotel and its definitely not included in the client's responsibilities. In addition,this it was not mentioned in the hotel's terms and conditions in the website and for that reason is not legal. Further of this, the hotel was not clean and the never cleaned the bed and the room. In addition the bathroom was very small. It is the first time we staied in a hotel and we were very dissapointed because of our celection...

This hotel was awful - room was dirty, smelled like mold & was damp. Bathroom was clean but shower didn't drain well. Location is OK bit you can find better for this price. I would visit Amsterdam again in a heart beat but would rather sleep on the street than in this hotel again.

Everything - staff was rude and made ignorant comments about Americans. Dirty, moldy rooms.

The staff was nice, the tram stopping in front of the hotel, internet access was ok and free and the central heating was working!

The room 41 had nothing to do with the pictures on the web; simply disgraceful. The bathroom was so small that I could not even spin around myself. The towels had holes, the bed sheets were stained, the furniture was embarrassing/baffling specially if you consider that this hotel is rated as 3 stars hotel at Eur74 per night at least.

The location is quite good : easy access, calm but close to the city centre. The hotel staff is Kind, although a little bit "reserved". The room was quite big, pleasant, although a little bit noisy in the morning (close to the entrance of the pavement).

The narrow bed... I thought I would fall !!!

The hotel staff were nice and friendly but not too professional.

I’ve never been in worse hotel: the front door must be opened by receptionist (if he is present) before you get your hotel card that unlocks the door. The elevator smells. The room is small and badly equipped: no wardrobe, no table, only one chair, furniture was old, worn out and stained. The bathroom is tiny and if you are above 100 kg you'll have real difficulty using it. Faucet was not screwed to the sink, it was just hanging there. The night lamps were broken and did not have on/off switch (I had to plug and unplug them each time). The lighting was bad: I could not read a book even if I turned on the main light and the two night lamps because it was still too dark; furthermore there were no light switches near the bad. The bed was under the window with a curtain that did not work so I had to fix it myself in order to prevent light from outside coming in during the night. One of the towels I got was badly torn, the others were also old. I only got 2 small shower gels and one hair shampoo the first day, after that they did not bring additional ones although I stayed for four nights and used them all up by the second evening. When the light bulbs in the bathroom had blown I had to speak to 4 people and it still took them 24+ hours to change one of them, they haven’t changed the other one during my stay. Overall the hotel was not clean; they did not even take out the trash every day. There was disturbing noise from other rooms and hallway and from outside (tram). The hotel does not offer breakfast at all.