What our customers say
We stayed at the Avenue after reading previous reviews. The hotel is ideally situated 5 minutes walk from Central Station and Dam Square. Although near to the old part of the city, the area surrounding the hotel is fine, suitable for any age and children. You may need to keep an eye out down some of the side streets, but you do anywhere. We felt at ease at any time of day.
There are plenty or good, reasonably priced places to eat on the doorsstep. We had vouchers left in the room offering 10% of the menu at the Bellvue Brasserie a two minute walk away. The fixed price menu there was 19.50 euros (June 2006) for three courses and the food was excellent.
Breakfast at the Avenue is first class, plenty of good food and plenty of choice.
Couple of things to bear in mind, the none smoking rooms are all on the top (6th floor) easily reached by lift. The hotel is on a very busy tram route, I don't know if being on the top floor has anything to do with it, but the noise they make can be very intrusive and they run until after midnight.
The rooms are very clean, comfortable but have no tea or coffe making facilities.
All in all very good value, great location for sight seeing, we would stay again. PS Get am IAmsterdam card, 53.00 euros for three days, free travel on bus, tram and free admittance to all the main museums.
Chris Heaton , North Yorkshire, Engalnd