Sandton Hotel de Filosoof  

Reception, rooms, noise, cost. THE HOTEL CHARGED ME THE FULL STAY IN ADVANCE ALTHOUGH MY RESERVATION CLEARLY STATED IT WAS ONLY A GUARANTEE. THEN, THEY PUT ME IN A ROOM IN ANOTHER BUILDING, NOT MENTIONED IN THE HOTEL DESCRIPTION AND FAR FROM ME AS NICE AS THE ROOMS IN THE MAIN BUILDING.

This is the kind of hotel I like to stay in when visiting a European city. It was away from the noise and bustle of the city centre yet within walking distance of everything one would want. It was next to the Vondelpark and I enjoyed watching wild parrots flying past my window. The theme was Philosophy and there were quotations from philosophers and paperbacks on philosphy in various languages throughout the hotel. This is the sort of quirky detail that appeals to me. We did not take breakfast in the hotel as there were so many different places nearby to try out. The staff were friendly and helpful. All in all it enhanced our enjoyment of Amsterdam.

Using Booking.com made this usually rather pricey hotel a better deal. Love the staff and the fact they always try to give me my favourite room, I have stayed here many times. The Wifi is great but best in the reception/bar area which is pleasant and relaxing. The location is good if you want to run around the Vondel Park in the mornings or evenings and access to the city centre is easy and quick whther you are walking or taking the tram. Nearby there is also a nice bar/restaurant that I would certainly recommend; Cafe de Toog is ideal for chilling out with your newspaper and enjoying a cool beer with some good food.

I feel €15 for breakfast is a bit much. However, one morning I went to a nearby Coffee cafe and after having a coffee with two croissants, strawberry jam and a fruit juice I found I had spent €11 so if you eat a lot for breakfast it can be ok. I did find another nearby cafe where I had coffee with free refills, two fried eggs and a pile of bacon on toast all for €7.50 which is a much better deal if a little more basic..

The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful! The hotel is also very charming, comfortable and well located.

Clean room with high ceiling. Good degree of privacy. Unintrusive staff.

The villa we stayed in looked poorly maintained -epecially he entrance and corridor ..cracked paint etc. The toilet in our bedroom also looked tired and worn out.

The staff is very friendly, polite and helpful. There is a charming bar in the hotel and a lovely garden inside. The locations is good, close to the city center by tram or by foot (5 min). Good internet signal in the rooms and lift.

The breakfast was expensive and there wasn't hairdryer in the room (but one could borrow form the front desk).

When I had breakfast I saw a philosophical test. I mentally answered to the questions, and I checked. The questions were relatively easy for me, although I don't pretend to be an expert. But sometimes the texts were misleading. They mentioned the negative answer of Darwin about the request of Marx of a dedication to him for his book Das Kapital. The next question was about Darwin. They asked "What did Darwin study in 1831?". The answer is theology. But after Darwin got a degree in medicine; and the evidence for natural evolution is compelling, according to Richard Dawkins and many Nobel prizes for medicine. As a peaceful man and humble writer in the fields of philosophy and psychology, I couldn't ask the same to Italo Calvino, author of the American lessons, and to Friedrich Nietzsche, who was charmed by natural evolutionism in Die frohliche wissenschaft. I hope that their scholars will forgive me. I don't know anything of German language. But with Dutch language I have some hope. Conversations in the hotel were wonderful.

Very beuatiful hotel.

The room numebr 1 is completely noiseful. Imposible sleeping there! And there as a problem with our reservation. The fisrt clerk said to us one price and when we check out they sad to us another price, more expensive?!

The hotel was excellent and staff were really good and courteous. We had a great time and the room was just very good and relaxing. I would highly recommend to other travelers to stay at Sandton Hotel de Filosoof.

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Very well placed for visiting the excellent museums in Amsterdam. An interesting building with an excellent garden combined with a pleasant easy atmosphere.

Our room was in a poor decorative state and rather small but the bathroom was fine. Breakfast was expernsive for what you got.

Being further out from the hustle and bustle of the City yet easily access in & out

Location, having elevator, shower in the bathroom, having safe, comfortable bed, excellent staff, pleasant atmosphere in the hotel

Need some maintenance for furniture