Blunt Warrior Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Bearing in mind you should be doing it all out - I never see the point in spending a fortune on a Hotel cos I only ever spend 4-5 hours there and thats when I'm sleeping!!! I always stay in the Bulldog hostel (www.bulldog.nl) The do communal dorm rooms (up to 12 people) for £15pp/pn - I have never stayed in one that has been full and by the time I crash in bed I dont know whats going on around me anyway!! You get a locker to lock your stuff away (padlock costs 5 euros if you aint got one) 2 bathrooms/toilets - always been clean. If you want to go more up market they do rooms for 3/4/5 (so you and a group of mates) - prices are on their website They have a bar/smoking area for people staying in the hotel. Bar has opening hours but as a guest the room itself is open 24 hours a day. It has net access, TV with huge DVD collections, pool table and some other games (chess etc). Best plan of action is to stock up on paralysing skunk in the small hours of the morning - back to the hostel and blaze untill you have to crash out This is usually where we roll a super doob! B) You get a sort of breakfast included - rolls, cereal that sort of stuff...I usually get a roll and munch it on the way to get a hench breakfast at Barneys (altho gettin a bit pricey there now) I cant recommend this place enough...it has everything you need and nothing else - I cant fault it and the price is unbeatable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heiro Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 stayed in 6 bed mixed dorm in Hans Brinker Budget Hotel on kerkstraat which was pretty good, had there own bar, but no smoking hasj in the rooms also stay in the Stayokay hostal kloveniersburgwal, very near the red light, but that was crap, had there own bar but no smoking. In Utrecht I stayed at Strowis Hostel, and I cant recommend them enough. Its a kind of alternative, green, autonomous youth idea. very chilled, cool music all the time, you can smoke in the garden and they have a good kitchen for use. other than that I tried to get some sleep outside tilburg trainstation and Eindhoven aeroport, but I dont recommend either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolz Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I'd recomend this place to anyone, hotel old quarter i'll be there in june again,60 euros a night midweek,70 weekends with breky,good resteraunt nice food n quite cheap,quarter of the price of them Fkin steak houses haha 2 mins walk from central station,next door to hunters bar on WARMOESSTRAAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justagirl Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 What a FAB idea!! having been to holland a few times, i thought i'd give you a run down of the places i have stayed. But before I start, to whoever mentioned the campsite, I was wondering weather it was toker freindly, looks like me, hubby and campervan will be taking a trip..... So Places to Stay!!! My Favourite is www.houseboathotel.nl for about £35 each per night you and your freinds can stay in your very own house boat, most come with pot-belly fires, lovely bathrooms, and even complimentary snacks on arrival. They do ask that you dont smoke, but it didint put me off, and neiher should it you, as long as you take a can of orangespray for the last day, no-one can tell....seriously though, the lady said they dont like people smoking and i quoote "ciggarettes" didnt mention spliffs, incase they fall asleep and set the boat alight.....my freind james dozed of a few times, spliff in hand, but it never stayed a light long enough for it to burn him, or the boat, so you should be fine. Theres a nice supermarket about 5 minutes up the road, and the best way to and from the boat to city centre is by tram, or night bus, it does take about 20 minutes to get there, but in my opinion it was well worth it, tranquil surroundings, privacy, and the added joy of being to make a fry up when you fancy...we stayed in the "watterjuffer" suits four and has one bedroom and a large sofa bed fit for a king. Next on my list of favs (being a girl) was the Hotel Tulip, on a small lane on Dam Square, I stayed here for my 21st (a fair few years ago now) and I think it must have been expensive, nice little hotel, coffeeshop opposite, tv with porn (for the boyz) breakfast included (never made it!) But nice "Hotel type" bedrooms, like what you'd find back home. smoking okay, it stunk when we walked through the door, so we followed suit! Have also stayed at hotel terminus, which might be great for blokes, as its next to the redlight district and comes complete with spare bed for hookers, the tvs have free porn, and breakfast is included, the stairways are crazy, and i did get a flea bite, and to be really honest, for a woman its a bit like an eerie nightmare waiting to happen..... smoking was okay, and i am sure it was a hotel designed for pimps! Next a bit further afield.... we stayed at willie wortels in haarlem, (Kruisweg is the street name) litrally over the road from the train station. Shared toilets, which were clean and not minging, and no brekky (who ever gets up for breky anyway?) shared showers, but each room had a sink, tv, nest of tables to skin up, and nice clean beds and furniture (just refurbished?) piccys of weed upon the walls, nice! and the ADDED bonus of, yes, a coffeeshop open till 2am, underneath you! So...if it snows like it did when we were there, you dont even need to step on the pavement, and you can get a nice toastie and a cuppa in there first thing.....they get used to us tea with milk drinkers after a while! and finally, The Hotel Golden Tulip Lion D'or also on Kruisweg, 120 euros for a double, nice posh rooms, tv, bathroom etc, in fact sooo posh i felt a little paranoid, but never the less i still had a tooke with no bother, this was an emergency stay over after Thomsonfly left us stranded for 30 hours, it would have been nice if they'd picked up the rather expensive bill, I am sure if I was less stressed I would have been in my element staying there, however for the first time ever i was stressed in holland, but thats another story, just DONT fly with THOMSONFLY.COM! over n out! sorry if thats long.... jag x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pd666 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 shared a apt with a few members here (amazing ppl they were) cost 100 euros for 2 nigths was mint luxury nice confyness deffo the way to go if yer going in a group cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justagirl Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 i dont know the name of this one.....but worth recearching online. a hotel which has different themed rooms, ie morrocon, tibetian etc. didnt managed to book in as they are soooo busy, but it looked lovely online, so i am sure you will find it. its a small hotel though only about 6 rooms, would be ideal for a man who wants to suprise his lady.....(hint to hubby ) Love Jag x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Leary Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I lived over there for two years, if your on a budget or on the run I recommend the camp sites or train stations. Meet some real dodgy people and get wise. If you sleep rough behind central station, there's some air conditioning ducts that blow warm air out, lots of fun as all the homeless party till the early hours. Other than that try Amsterdammebosse? camp sight just north of the city. Fucking internationally kicking in the summer months, great times for all. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonedSkunk Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I just stayed at the hotel prins hendrik right across from central station i had a twin room to meself nice bathroom but no bath only a cheap old shower but staks of hot water and heating too. Price included city tax and the breakfast and its a great starting point from there i think mine was 70 euros per night as i booked it through and agent and got a discount off the normal price of 85 euros. So all in all a basic 3 star place smack bang in the city. I would go back there again. SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringy1 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 (edited) Theres a campsite east of central called zeeburg tram 14 from dam sq. if your backpacking with a tent u can stay there for a fiver anight its got showers a bar, cycle hire shop.I stayed for 6 weeks a few years back i didnt wanna go home. theres folk from all over the world we got mates with some aussies. if u dont mind ruffing it out its worth a shot .Theres also a public swimming pool 5mins walk away .well be going back this summer for another episode . Edited March 7, 2006 by stringy1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 adding here too... can't recommend www.greenhouse-effect.nl any higher... Ruth, the manager there, is a proper treasure too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonedBrittania Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 anyone know whats happening in Dam next week? can't seem to find a decent hotel anywhere? flights are ready to be booked so dont wanna get over there and find I got nowhere to pass out SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 anyone know whats happening in Dam next week? can't seem to find a decent hotel anywhere? flights are ready to be booked so dont wanna get over there and find I got nowhere to pass out SB Techy Invasion!!!! http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Techy Invasion!!!! Ahhh balls, I'm over from Tuesday to Wednesday for a little stress recovery therapy. Does anyone reckon the coffeeshops are likely to be very busy as a result of this? That's all I f'ing need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Ahhh balls, I'm over from Tuesday to Wednesday for a little stress recovery therapy. Does anyone reckon the coffeeshops are likely to be very busy as a result of this? That's all I f'ing need! I think it may well be possible - although it's more likely the strip clubs that'll be packed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonedBrittania Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Bloody computer geeks nicking all the hotel rooms they wont be the coffeeshops as they can't claim it on expenses tho may have to put my trip off as there seems to be only 1* hotels left and my friend has "Hygene needs" SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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