| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: July, 2007 |
| the nh barbizon is in a great location walking distance to nearly everything in amsterdam. we upgraded our room part way through our stay and it was worth every penny. |
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| From: SH, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| very conveniently located near central station |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: May, 2008 |
| I only had one day (layover) in Amsterdam; so wanted the best location (to explore the city on foot) and comfort (to be refreshed to continue my trip)... I took the reservation agent's, at the airport, advice. He said this hotel was FANTASTIC in comfort, location, etc. I loved this hotel. I took the train direct from the airport to the city center. Suddenly I felt like I was in the middle of Holland... a concentrated area where there is a little of everything. So accessible. The room was lovely and comfortable, the staff was intelligent and hospitable. I would definitely stay at this hotel again, in spite of their corney sounding name. |
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| From: Kathryn Sederholm, USA |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| This hotel was within walking distance from the train station and all of the major sights. It sits on a corner with some great pubs and restuarants nearby and with the windows closed is very quiet. Our room was very large and had a great number of amenities including numerous bathroom products. The bath was also very large and bright. The hotel had a great bar and breakfast. The hotel also accommodated an early check-in, service to the airport and had a great concierge staff. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: July, 2006 |
| although we would have loved a king size beg this was a wonderful hotel int he center of Amsterdam, the bed was very nice. Only complaint was the tub was so high you couldn't avoid slipping even with the mat in place |
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| From: AP, Sweden |
| Date of Stay: July, 2007 |
| A really nice hotel but a bit expensive (we do think that the hotel shouldn't charge extra for using the gym). We wouldn't mind to stay there again though. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: May, 2006 |
| This was our (wife and I) first trip to Europe. I loved the location of the hotel (Centraal Station & Red Light Dis). The hotel checks us in at 7AM due to our red-eye without a problem. |
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| From: RD, Italy |
| Date of Stay: May, 2007 |
| When I arrived at the hotel there was no reservation. Luckily they had other rooms available. The Hotel is very well located. |
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| From: MG, Spain |
| Date of Stay: May, 2007 |
| It´s not worth it to pay this 5* hotel, Rooms the room was not very clean. Many noises in the morning. The only good thing is the location. |
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| From: SW, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: March, 2007 |
| Very nice hotel with an exceptional lunch type restaurant. The only negative comment is that we were unable to get into the main (Michelin starred) restaurant as it was full. Note book in advance! |
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| From: Nicol Barbour, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: March, 2007 |
| Booked a double room on-line. After checking in we went to our room and it was a twin room. Went back to reception and got the room changed to a double room. When we went to the next room on the second floor, the room was alot smaller. Had to walk down a flight of stairs to the bedroom. The room was also just above a bar across the lane. At that time the bar was nearly empty and was noisy. Glad I didn't have to hear it at night. Went back to reception again to get another room and was upgraded. The room was very good apart from the heating which didn't work. The hotel staff did put another heater in the room which was fine. This hotel is viewed as a 5 star hotel, however after staying there I would disagree with the 5 star status. I would say 3 Star is more appropriate. Breakfast area was cramped with people bumping into each other (including the staff) around the buffet. The choice of breakfast was limited. The staff at the hotel were very good. Having been to Amsterdam many times before it didn't put us off having a good time. The next time I would stay at another hotel. |
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| From: JD, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: February, 2007 |
| Excellent location and price as quoted on-line.Rooms good size and comfy beds. Only price of breakfast 25 euros each was a bit steep so had to eat out each day.Would stay here again due to location near good bars and restaurants. |
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| From: Paul O'Brien, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: December, 2006 |
| For Eur129 per night, was expecting a fairly small room, especially as the hotel was so central (1 minute walk from Central Station)- instead it was a suite on two levels, champagne on ice greeted us, and it was so good we thought there must have been a mistake! Excellent hotel, exceptional value - highly recommended... |
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| From: MC, Italy |
| Date of Stay: December, 2006 |
| Il prezzo concordato non comprendeva né le tasse né la prima colazione(24 € a persona). Nella stanza fornita(peraltro molto bella)non funzionavano:cassaforte,frigo bar e radio. Ho chiamato tre o quattro volte per riparare l'inconveniente ma nulla è stato fatto. |
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| From: Gelli Marco, Italy |
| Date of Stay: December, 2006 |
| the hotel was great , the location was perfect for everything you need:close to the center with an hotel sorroundings very quite. we had a wonderful time at barbizon palace! |
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| From: OS, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: December, 2006 |
| Room far too small for 5 star standard. |
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| From: JW, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: September, 2006 |
| Very Clean, great location, far better than any other hotel in Amsterdam for the rate. Will use again. |
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| From: AQ, USA |
| Date of Stay: July, 2006 |
| My husband and I are planning to have children next year, and wanted to travel europe before having kids. We ended our 2 week trip in Amsterdam. This was the most beautiful hotel we saw in the area. Great location. Walking distance to everything, coffeeshops, shopping, restaurants, red light district. We are planning another trip after the baby and we will come back to this hotel. |
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| From: DK, Germany |
| Date of Stay: July, 2003 |
| Very nice hotel, but you need to be aware of where you are....on the border of the red light. If you aren't comfortable with that, and what that "brings" in the PM, don't stay in the area. |
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