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Travel Guide: Amsterdam Hotels
Picking the best Amsterdam hotel location
This page helps you select the best hotel location in Amsterdam. You find out the pros and cons of Amsterdam's main accommodation areas with an emphasis on convenience and your potential hotel discount.For a map that shows Amsterdam's various neighborhoods, click on
Priceline.com Hotels
Amsterdam City Center and Museum Quarter
Amsterdam City Center South
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Amsterdam City Center and Museum Quarter
The Amsterdam City Center neighborhood and adjacent Museum Quarter are where most visitors want to be. These are most central.This area includes Amsterdam's major landmarks, its entertainment district, best restaurants, main rail station, best-known museums, and the majority of its hotel rooms.
Looking at the map, the district seems large, but it is actually rather compact and easy to walk for reasonably fit persons. Otherwise, public transportation is excellent and taxi rides are short.
Walking is the preferred mode, as the city center and Museum Quarter are a joy to explore on foot.
Having accommodation anywhere in this area is fine.
However, during the summer, you may find larger hotel discounts in the next two areas discussed because the city center is the most popular place to stay.
Typical hotels priceline uses in this area include the Amsterdam Marriott, the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel, and the Crowne Plaza American Hotel. The latter was renovated several years ago, but its historic art nouveau features were preserved.
For information about specific hotels and photos, check Hotels.com .
Although the central area includes Amsterdam's famed red light district, you need not worry about any hotels of consequence being located there. There are none.
Amsterdam City Center South
The Amsterdam City Center South area appeals to auto travelers not interested in fighting traffic in the city center and paying for the limited parking there.The southern area of the city also has a greater number of less expensive motor inns and similar modern accommodations than you find in central Amsterdam.
If you do choose to stay in this area—and as mentioned you may find better discounts there—access to the main tourist areas is available by public transportation or bicycle. You're not far away from the main attractions.
However, stay in central Amsterdam if you wish to save time.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Getting to and from central Amsterdam and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is quick and easy. These are less than 10 miles apart.A station under the airport terminal is on a main line of the Dutch rail network. Trains whisk you to the main rail station (Amsterdam Central Station near the Royal Palace), which is the focus of Amsterdam's local transportation system.
Remember, however, that you must transfer from your airport hotel to the airport in order to access this convenient system. This takes extra time.
Nevertheless, as with the City Center South neighborhood, you often find larger hotel discounts near the airport than downtown.
Typical Amsterdam airport hotels used by priceline include Courtyard by Marriott Amsterdam Airport, Crown Plaza Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel.
A word about priceline.com
Hotels.com gives you substantial discounts on Amsterdam. You get to pick the name of the hotel where you want to stay.
However, if you are flexible about which hotel you stay in,
Priceline.com Hotels offers you an excellent chance for additional savings. With priceline, you choose your price, neighborhood in Amsterdam, and quality level, but not a specific hotel.
Have a great time in Amsterdam!
