Best Western Blue Tower Hotel

I stayed here with a boyfriend in 2009 and would highly recommend this hotel! It's located just outside the central hustle and bustle of Daam Square and Centraal Station in Amsterdam. There are two supermarkets next door to the hotel and a small market square is located behind the hotel.

The location is brilliant, there is a tram/bus stop pretty much outside of the hotel which takes you right into the heart of Amsterdam and to all the little places around it.

The rooms were very clean and and spacious with a TV, tea and coffee facilities and a safe. The bathroom was immensely clean and had a bath and shower.

The only let down of this hotel is that it is very expensive to include breakfast (works out at almost £30 per person per breakfast). However, being next door to a market square and super markets means you can eat on a budget.

Another hidden gem of this hotel is a park we found about 2 minutes from the hotel called Erasmus park. It's a lovely park if your looking for somewhere to relax or eat lunch in peace and quiet.

Modern, cosy rooms with wi-fi internet and Flat Screen TV. Situated 15 min by bus/tram from the city centre. Restaurants and cafes can be found nearby in the area

In the website said it was 3kms away from the center of town, but I guess we were fooled! It is the first time I do not double check using Google Earth… my mystake!

I would have preferred to stay in a hotel located in the center of town, but as we did not book it with enough time we could not find anything affordable. In order to get to Central Station you need to get Bus 21 for about 20 minutes. The hotel overall is ok for the money you pay. Remember to tell them to lower the heating system. By default it is set to 27 degrees and we almost got fried the first night. The only way to change it is to go to reception and program it from there.

The shower is good, and the room is quite clean overall. Breakfast was not too good, but you cannot expect anything better on a 3 star hotel paying 80 euros per night. It is not a new hotel, but it has been well renovated. There is also a small market around the corner, but there is nothing else. At the reception you can buy tranportation passes, which I strongly recommend. For 10 euros we had a 48hour transportation pass and it works quite well.