NH Amsterdam Centre

Solid business hotel in center of amsterdam. Nothing particularly noteworthy or special, NH is just a clean room in a good location. As Amsterdam is small and walkable, anything in center is a good choice. nh has several properties, all similarly priced.

We ended up at this hotel at midnight after another NH hotel turned us away when they sold our prepaid confirmed room out from under us. While it wasnt our first coice to for our stay but the hotel did their best to accomodate us last minute.
The hotel is in a great location if you are looking to stay close to museum row or Vondel Park. Rooms were nice and modern but could be noisy.
Thanks NH Amsterdam Centre for saving our vacation and being hospitable.

I’ve only been here twice, but the second time was just okay. Although my room was lovely, I couldn’t figure out why my shower wasn’t getting any hot water. The bathrooms have a towel warming rack. I am giving this place five stars not because of the hotel, but of its location. I just hope they address the problems because some of the rooms probably have issues. The staff is exceptionally nice and professional. I haven’t tried the restaurant yet since it’s close to many different cafes and restaurants. Did I mention that I love, love the location? I hope to come back soon because I love shopping here.

Great hotel in a great location. Yes, it’s a little pricey, and you aren’t necessarily going to get star treatment or a free breakfast or anything like that. Yes, the rooms are on the small side for an American. Yes, the bathroom does seem large compared to the rest of the room. But the first two items are still true.

— Large rooms (which is unusual in Europe)
— Outstanding customer service
— Nespresso machine (at least in my room — huge difference in comparison w regular instant coffee)
— Full AC (If you travel much in Europe during summer you know it is golden!)
— Location cannot be beaten
— Fast speed wifi which is also unusual in many European hotels
— Only downside: Overpriced and not exciting breakfast

It’s been a while since I was last in Amsterdam and I was booked a hotel at late notice which happened to be this one.
My room was a typical European hotel room, small, barely air conditioned and a selection of pillows that would make a youth hostel envious.
I ate at the hotel bar and had the «crazy sandwich» although I wasn’t quite sure what the crazy referred to — the ingredients or the price, or both. The fries were fantastic which is what you would expect in the Netherlands!
They have free Wifi — the basic service is usable for e-​mail but is limited to 100mb in a 24 hour period, if you want to surf or connect back to your corporate network then you’ll need to update to the premium Wifi. That’s 10 Euros.
It’s not a bad hotel but there’s really nothing exceptional either.

I’m a fan of this place, and would consider staying here again. (it’s been sometime since I was guest, so I’m writing from memory) Pretty much a 4.5 review, almost a 5 star review.
My main focus of booking this location was based on the price first then location second, to understand my intentions, nor do I need the cheapest accommodations in town either.
When I arrived on location, the check in staff was good, not outstanding great, not terrible. The process was quick, and the initial impressions were positive. I had a not so nice hi-​speed train ride, that took me to Amsterdam 4 hours later than intended. So the lobby décor and room was nice, and modern. I had a clean feel feel to it. The bathroom was good, and all I really needed was a place to sleep and change, since we had plans to travel the city most of our stay. The space of the room was more than enough for the two of us.
Now what was positive and quite unexpected was the location, it was perfect for our needs. Close to that park people go to that starts with a Vondel?, close to that market albert cuyp?, and close to the big museum that people go to (Riks?) The Re d L! ght District is on the other side of town, not a problem for us since this trip it wasn’t our primary item to go.
Some tips: skip the hotel buffet, and go to the market, eat too many waffles and stroop waffles. The free wifi is pretty slow, I suppose if you really need it buy it, but explore the city and get off grid. stay out of the bike lanes. Visit the Van Goh Museum.
So I generally recommend this place, and would tell friends such, but I’m not in love with it, but please consider it, as I am for my next visit.

Nice middle class hotel centrally located to shopping, bars, coffee shops and restaurants. My room was clean and fairly quite although the daily rate of 144. Euros with an inclusive breakfast seemed a bit of a gouge. Their two tier internet option is a bit cumbersome although you can get working internet connections in your room which is a big plus. You’ll pay more for high speed at 6.60 per day or free slow speed. The hotel bar is fairly boring but the bartenders were social and enjoyable. The breakfast buffet is a standard buffet with cold cuts, breads, cheese, some fruit, bacon, sausage and powdered scrambled eggs however it is expensive so if your not a big breakfast person Starbucks is only a few minutes walk from the hotel. I liked the hotel and would stay at another nh brand in the future.

Ugh… and I usually have GREAT luck with hotels. Not this time.
Thankfully we weren’t in the room much… as we were in Amsterdam for a short amount of time… but man was this place disappointing.
They should rename their hotel «The Upsell Center» from the second we got there they constantly tried to upsell: «Would you like a bigger room?», «Would you like breakfast?», «The water in the minibar is 4 Euros!»…speaking of that mini bar… there was a half drank bottle of water in there!!! That… is…disgusting! Plus there was like 3 things missing from it (candy bars, water bottles). Thankfully I caught it and called downstairs to make sure we didn’t get charged for it. We needed a converter and instead of letting us «borrow» one as we have in other European hotels at no charge, they made you buy one for 7 Euros.
So we get our room keys and go to our room on the 4^th floor. I get drop kicked in the face by the smell of cigarettes. WOW. I get it… Europeans smoke… but the HUGE no-​smoking sign on the door was an obvious indication that this wasn’t the place to light up. I went downstairs and asked for a change of rooms. The front desk guy seemed annoyed and changed our room — but not before calling someone to ask them to check the room, saying «guest says it smells like smoke.»
Ok…off to a rocky start. We get relocated to the 1^st floor (2^nd floor in the states) and the carpet in the hallway is DISGUSTING. Foot prints, dirt, yellow stains… just utterly filthy. No exaggeration… filthy!
We get to the room and open up to nice wood floors. Small — but we expected that and a not so wondrous view of the Marriott next door… and some construction. No biggie. Then we see the bed with two of the saddest pillows I have ever seen. No decoration pillows (never realized what a big difference this makes!) No nice comforter… just plain white sheets and two depressing, small pillows. The bed wasn’t the most comfortable but after long days of walking/​exploring they got the job done.
The bathroom was horribly set up. The toilet was wedged between the shower and sink. Literally no room to be comfortable on that thing… thankfully I stand to pee at least. The shower was weird and SUPER high up… kind of dangerous to get in that thing.
The only things that were real highlights were: Water in the lobby (with fruits in it) was always available and great to hydrate before heading out or after coming in. Also, a free coffee to go from the restaurant downstairs.
The location is pretty good though. A ton of restaurants/​bars in the area and always has activity as it’s called the «Entertainment Area». Awesome coffee shop (real coffee shop, not what you are thinking!) around the corner to grab a Flat White and croissant. Metro station /​Tram really near.

This place is in a great location but is a bit old (something like 1983 was the latest refreash). The bed is comfy and the rooms are clean. It was interesting to watch TV on a CRT screen as it has been a while since I had seen one:)
Free WIFI

for my birthday this year, my boyfriend surprised me with a weekend trip to amsterdam! i was of course super excited, but also a bit nervous as i’m sort of picky about the hotels in stay in. maybe i have high standards, but i want the hotel to be clean, have a bit of luxury, but not be super expensive. i didn’t have to worry though as my boyfriend seemed to find a hotel that fit all my standards in the NH Amsterdam Centre.
on arrival we were greeted warmly and checked in swiftly. we were also assured that the bar would serve dinner til 10pm as we hadn’t eaten yet and we were checking in close to 9:30pm so not overly keen to wander out to find somewhere to eat. also when we checked in they had no standard rooms so we got a free upgrade to a superior double! the superior room was very spacious with a big cupboard that had a full length mirror right next to an outlet so i could dry my hair outside the bathroom. i know this is silly, but i find being forced to do my hair in the bathroom really annoying as there is never enough counter space, so this mirror was super useful. there was also a massive bed, nicely stocked mini bar, and great views over the city since we were on the top floor. the tv was a wee bit outdated, but we were there to see the city so i wasn’t overly fussed over using the tv. the room and the bathroom was also spotlessly clean.
we ate our dinner in the bar the first night and had a few cups of tea there the other nights we stayed. the burger i had was pretty awesome as were the chips! the tea was lovely and came with a little side dish that had chocolate coffee pieces and a delicious macaron. the bar also had a nice view out onto the street so you could do a bit of people watching as you ate.
the staff at the hotel were very pleasant and accomodating. although we left our room a bit late one morning and the cleaner tried to come in before we were ready to go. she did leave clean towels, but then said she couldn’t come back to clean the room later. a bit strange, but not a massive deal.
i found that the hotel was in a great location as well. about a two minute walk from Vondelpark and 5 minutes to Rijksmuseum. there is a tram stop right outside the hotel that will take you to Dam Square in under 10 minutes or you could easily walk there in 20 or so minutes. there were also loads of restaurants within a few minutes walk from our location so we didn’t have to go back towards Dam Square at night. we especially enjoyed dinner at a little fondue place on my birthday night and a gorgeous italian meal at a little restaurant the next night.
the last plus point was that this hotel has late check out on sundays. not the usual 12pm late check out but 5pm! since our flight wasn’t until the early evening, it meant we could keep our room until we had to leave for the airport instead of having to check out and place our bags in storage. definitely a nice touch!
our trip to amsterdam was fantastic and i really think this hotel helped make our stay comfortable and enjoyable. i’d definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice place to stay while visiting the city.

Nice, clean hotel in a great location. There are tram stops directly outside and walks into the city center and shopping areas are very easy.
The room amenities were fairly modern, and rooms were larger than the standard European tiny rooms. Comfortable bed and nice shower. TV was older, but had easy access to English-​language channels. While the rooms were modern and clean, some of the public spaces were shabby, including taped down carpets in the elevator.
Breakfast was a nice buffet with quality foods. However it is pricey at 17,50. Staff were friendly and accommodating.
Internet was free in rooms but S-​L-​O-​W, especially with VPN. If you want to print out anything, there is a computer by the elevators, but it will cost you about 5 Euro for 15 min.
Cabs to the airport cost about 37 Euro from the hotel.

Good clean hotel, with a great location (tram stops right outside). Hotels, Vondelpark and shopping areas are all shorts walks away. Great value on Priceline!

Pricey hotel for the amenities, but the balcony of the riverside rooms make it worth the price. The rooms are small, but comfortable. I like this part of town. It’s a short walk to pretty much everything.
Internet speeds around 1Mbps. Technical tip: They had some DNS issues while I was there. The hotel tech support gave up on trying to fix it. The fix was simple. Manually enter the DNS information rather than letting the hotel assign it automatically. Google DNS worked for me – 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.