The Convent Hotel Amsterdam

We stayed here two nights for the New Year's Eve TravBuddy meet up and the location was excellent. We had a tram/bus stop right outside the hotel and easy access to Central Station. Dam Square and many other tourist areas are a quick walk away or a hop on the tram as well.

As it was NYE weekend, the nearest public parking lot was completely full (and something outrageous like $40 USD a day). No where to really pull to the side and at least drop off your bags so something to think about.

The rooms were nice and very plush. Our room had absolutely no view however but we were not there long enough to truly worry about that anyways.

One downside for me was the lack of free wifi access. I needed to get on my laptop for work and could not access my VPN network through either of their pay options.

Since we were there for meet ups, we did not have the opportunity to take advantage of any of the hotel's amenities other than room service which was nice. We tried to get into the hotel's restaurant for dinner on NYE itself prior to heading off to the meet up but they were unable to fit us in.

As with all Sofitels, the rooms were tastefully appointed, lovely down comforters and pillows, and pretty much top of the line everything. The building is rather majestic and is actually 3 separate buildings, two of which date back to the 13th and 14th centuries.