Hotel Estheréa - Amsterdam

9.3

My wife and I loved this hotel and have recommended it to our friends. It has a very welcoming, old world feel , and is impeccably maintained. Yes, the room was a little small by modern American standards, but we knew that it would be - it's in the center of a centuries old city. But the bathroom, with its jacuzzi tub and separate shower, is spacious and first class. We do have some niggling observations: The room was beautiful, but it lacked places to PUT things. A few clothes hooks, behind the door, in the bathroom, would really help. We had to take the ironing board out of the closet to hang up our clothes, and this somewhat spoils the ambiance of the room. (The slippers were wonderful, though!) Overall, we were very happy here. The staff do an excellent job of making you feel at home.

8.2

We stayed at the Estherea for three nights and had a wonderful room overlooking the canal. Yes, there was some room from the room above (timber floor so understandable) but the hotel staff dealt with this very promptly and discreetly, so it disappeared as an issue. The hotel is not corporate, it is very typically Dutch and I found the staff to be extremely helpful at all times. Our room was recently decorated but still had a comfortable and homely feel. The Estherea is in a great location in Amsterdam and I would not hesitate to recommend it.

9.6

wonderful place ! we were so tired when we arrived and the dark haired young man who waited on us couldn't have been more accomadating. he brought our delivered pizza right to the door, and it was delicious, i think "pizza la donna". the room was gorgoeous, and you are right across from the pretty singel canal. book it!

8.6

Butiful area. Centrally located to everything.

8.5

Very nice hotel, classical decorations but very well mantained.

7.8

El hotel está muy bien ubicado a pocos minutos del Mercado de las Flores, la Plaza Dam y la casa de Ana Frank entre otros. Cabe destacar que el hotel "carga" un depósito adicional a la factura de las habitaciones al realizar el check in. Este importe viene luego devuelto por el banco del hotel cuando se realiza el check out.

8.0

Very comfortable hotel in an ideal location. Dam square , Damrak , Leidsestraat and Leidseplein all within walking distance. The excellent Spuistraat is located at the back of the hotel , with more than enough bars & restaurants. We stayed in a Deluxe Double room which was good enough. The price of 16 euros for breakfast is way over the top. The bar was adequate and supplemented by very helpful bar staff - esoecially Steef.

9.5

Thoroughly enjoyable stay, central location, easy walking distance to transport and city centre. Staff were extremely friendly and genuinely helpful. Breakfast was an added expense but it was excellent. Highly recommended for 4 to 5 star clients.

9.4

Excellent hotel, I will certainly come back next time in Amsterdam.

7.1

only criticism: the water glasses in bathroom looked a bit dirty - film at bottom other than that; great hotel and excellent location fish tank is amazing would love to stay again

4.2

Very difficult to have wireless. No disponibility to send excursion. No attention from the front office. Rooms very little.

6.6

Nice hotel in a good location. Quite expensive but this is normal for Amsterdam. The building is quite old and suffers from internal noise (other guests, cleaners). Overall we enjoyed our stay however.

8.8

The hotel was friendly and exactly as advertised. The bathroom was clean and the room was beautiful. I would definitely stay here again. The only down side is that construction in ongoing and noisy, but aside from that no complaints at all.

9.0

We had a wonderful stay at the Hotel Estherea. Especially enjoyed the free tea, hot chocolate and biscuits. Excellent location. The only thing that spoiled our enjoyment was the weather. Would certainly stay at this hotel again.

9.0

Hôtel en bord de canal, dans un quartier très agréable, à proximité du Béguinage. Musées, restaurants et magasins tout proches. Une chambre ("double deluxe") spacieuse, au décor soigné, pour un séjour très agréable. Dommage que le petit déjeuner soit si cher...

8.8

Stay could have been rated 10/10 if there was not an issue with sound insulation of the rooms. We were woken up at 3 am the first night by the guests of the room above us and the second night at 6 am by some children crying and playing very loudly in the room beneath! Fortunaltey the recpetion offciers were very helpful and efficient in having the noise stopped quickly.

8.4

We love Estherea. We stayed there in 2004 and again in 2008 and the service and facilities upgrade are even better in 2008. We will look forward to staying again on our next trip to Amsterdam.

8.1

Fabulous Christmas Tree, lovely relaxing lobby, attentive and competent staff. Shame breakfast was not included in price and interior walls are a bit thin. I loved it though.

9.5

This is a warm, welcoming, well-located and wonderful little hotel. Our room was spacious enough, overlooking Singel canal. It was comfortable, clean, and quiet. The hotel's public spaces are extremely homey and inviting. We actually enjoyed them and used them, which we never do. There's a well-stocked library and a wonderful coffee/tea/hot chocolate machine and great Dutch cookies and candies available 24/7. The breakfast is fine and the staff is very helpful. This is a great hotel and a perfect place to stay in Amsterdam.

9.3

Very nice room and quite spacious considering typical European hotels. Bed was outstanding. Shower was roomy. TV was small but adequate. Location was good with most attractions within walking distance.

10

I DID NOT EXPECT SUCH A LOVELY ROOM, FRONT LOBBY AND DECOR OF HOTEL. I WAS PLEASANTLY SUPRIZED WITH THE QUALITY AND AMMENITIES OF THE HOTEL. I WOULD GO BACK

9.9

The location of the Hotel is perfect - close to many good restaurants and within easy walking distance to varioius sites in the city. The room was very comfortable, clean and spacious. The reception area is quite beautiful with great decorator touches. Thanks also to the coffee, tea and hot chocolate offerred free 24 hours a day and also for the small sweets to accompany such.

9.7

We stayed 3 nights. The hotel could not have been more ideal. The staff was so very helpful and friendly. The location was fantastic. The room was lovely and very clean. The lobby was also lovely. We were very happy. We would return to this hotel.

8.5

I was very pleased with this hotel in nearly all aspects. The breakfast was great, and the coffee/tea/cocoa service and cookies in the lobby area was a classy touch. The only negative was the cost of internet access on the business PC, which was 5 euros per half-hour of use. A nice upgrade would be to have a few modern PCs in the library/study area, free to hotel guests.

9.7

Friendly and welcoming hotel in a wonderful location. Will definitely return with my wife for a weekend stay

9.8

We really loved the location of this hotel, close enough to the main areas of interest but on a quiet canal. We were offered the choice of a canal view in a small room or a large room without the view. We opted for the view and even though the room was small it was very comfortable and well equipped. Highly recommended

8.4

This was our first time in Amsterdam and first time in the hotel Estherea.. it was perfect. The hotel is just walking distance from the Centraal Station, Daam Square, red light district, the best coffee shop (amnesia), the best chocolate shop (puccini's) and the center of town for gift shops, restaurants ect. The hotel staff couldn't of been nicer; there was unfortunate roadworks outside our room so they immediately told us we could change rooms and offered us a free breakfast in their restaurant. On arrival, they took us to our rooms and gave us a talk about where everything was. The hotel itself was beautiful, with massive chandeliers and tropical fish, beautiful & tasty cakes and sweets that guests can help themselves to along with coffee, tea, and a selection of tea's on the house. The hotel has a strickt no cannabis smoking policy, to benefit the non-smoking guests. I would recomend this hotel to anyone who wants to be in the center of everything, and doesn't mind paying that little bit extra for an amazing stay.

8.8

We stayed at the hotel for 5 nights and had an excellent stay.The hotel is within walking distance to most of the activities in Amsterdam.A very nice hotel with friendly staff, One could see that that they had pride in their work.We also got a spacious room with canal view.Our room where very well cleaned every day.The Estherèa will for sure be our first choise when we go back to Amsterdam.

7.4

Don´t book standard room!! The Esterea is wonderful. But the tiny standard room and the unacceptably tiny narrow bed (99€ Venere reservation) is only for fresh lovers who dont need an inch of space between them and turn in unison . Fortunately a bigger room for €154 was available. Our stay was perfect.

8.8

location is excellent, easy walking distance to Amsterdam points of interest, our room overlooked the Singel Canal. We loved the hotel, the staff were pleasant and competent, nice to have complimentary coffee/tea/hot chocolate,gateau/petit fours.Our only negative comment was the overall size and very limited closet space in Room 307, possibly some of the other rooms are more spacious.

5.0

I suppose I was expecting a much grander room based on the enthusiastic commentaries I had read at various sites. My room was barely large enough to hold the bed and a small desk. The room was clean, the bed comfortable, and the bath adequate (the cold water did not seem to work, making the shower too hot to use). Staff was very kind, and breakfast decent, though not included and expensive. Unless all the other hotels in Amsterdam are dumps, it is hard for me to understand the glowing reputation that this hotel has.

9.5

The Hotel Estherea is everything it claims to be - excellent location, spotlessly clean and very well maintained throughout. Our bedroom was quite compact, but very quiet and tastefully decorated. The complimentary hot drinks and pastries in reception were a real treat too!

8.4

A little bit expensive considering the size of the room. The bathroom need to be renewed

9.6

Excelent, best deal ever in amsterdam

10

Beautiful room looking out on the canal, very professional staff. I could not have picked a better hotel for my stay in Amsterdam.

9.2

Great location, lovely hotel. Beautifully furnished, comfortable and very clean. Bit pricey but worth paying for due to the above. Would definitely go back

3.9

This is good hotel in nice location but unfortunately we drew a short straw with our room - a very small 'triple' with an outlook over what can be best described as a utility shaft. It was also noisy - creaky floor boards as our neighbours tramped about above us. To be fair - we didn't complain about the room - we were only there for a night, but considering the price (300 euro - w/o breakfast) very disappointing. However, I'd still cautiously recommend - just be careful about your room allocation.

9.4

We had a perfectly lovely stay at the hotel, which is charming. The staff went out of their way to be helpful. The central location is perfect. I would highly recommend the hotel.

6.2

For our first night we got a room facing the opposite wall in arm reach and a building site, so no light and the next morning unbearable loud. Change of rooms was no problem and the next one was good, but the friendly staff, knowing about the this, should have told us in advance. So, check the room before you check in. My rating would have been much better for the second night alone.

5.8

That was a pity there was not mini bar facilities in the room.

9.8

Great hotel in an excellent location. We recommend it whole-heartedly.

8.4

Hotel staff were excellent. Hotel accommodated my request for a canal view room. Rooms are small (normal) but very well done. Photos on website do not do justice to the hotel; the property is much nicer than shown. The guest lounge with hot beverages and cakes is a very nice touch. The Hotel has nice scooters available for rent.

9.8

A lovely hotel in a great location. We really enjoyed staying in the Jordaan area and were able to walk everywhere we wanted to go. Recommended.

8.2

bon hôtel, mais attention, bien choisir sa chambre pour ne pas avoir de bruit nocturne : prendre côté canal Single (par exemple chambre 514 : super). Le petit déjeuner est excellent : grand choix. Le personnel est trés sympathique.

9.6

one of the best price/quality hotels I have ever had in years. Price reasonable, room exquisite; and service good.

8.7

Excellent location.. I strongly reccomend...

8.9

The hotel has got real charater to its interior, with very nice and helping staff. Worth every penny we spent for the tarrif......surprisingly i tried to book that hotel again in Easter and teh prices we got during Christmas were 3 times chceaper...........

6.1

Stayed in Amsterdam for 4 nights. We booked a deluxe room (with a canal view) and were given a standard room on the street side by mistake. We could only get a room on the canal side the day after. The first room was very noisy (street and we could hear people walking in the room above). The other room was quiet but quite small and rather cold. Breakfast was excellent and not too expensive. Minibar was empty in both rooms and it seems to be normal...

9.4

Hotel Estherea is really an outstanding boutique hotel. It is charming and elegant. The rooms are comfortable and nicely decorated, and the bathrooms were clean and well equipped. We travelled with children ages 9 through 13, and they loved the 24 hour hot chocolate! We looked forward to coming home at the end of a long day sight-seeing to rest in the lounge with coffee and hot cocoa. Quite delightful-- we will definitely return, and have already recommended this hotel to friends and family.

6.2

Very quaint hotel. Our room was a triple but it was tiny and overfurnished, still it was clean and comfortable. I was dissapointed not to get a canal view but I guess it's dependant on availability. A really nice touch was the free refreshments in the lobby, I recommendend the hot chocolate and the cakes were fabulous. So overall I would recommend the Estherea.

8.7

A fantastic location - walking distance to all the major site as well as the train station. Excellent restaurants within a couple block distance. I loved it - a great location for a charming city!

9.9

A fantastic hotel, well placed and loved the view over the canal. Would def stay here again. excellent value for money. Only thing, breakfast a bit overpriced but generally OK and no tea/coffee in room, but would highly recommend.

9.6

Very nice and good hotel!

9.0

This was our second stay in Hotel Estherea. It's a great location at a very good price for Amsterdam

9.1

We stayed in a surprisingly spacious twin-bedded room with a large bathroom. The room was comfortable, clean with good beds and nicely decorated. The only fault was the nonexistent view. The staff were efficient and pleasant and the public rooms, although small, were charming. The location was unbeatable.

8.9

Perfect place for a winter break. Lovely situation in old merchant building on a quiet canal. Smart but not too big. Our room was superior grade, and very well appointed, with a lovely view. Very convenient for everything, especially d'Vijff Vlieghen restaurant, which is only 200m away!

8.9

The Hotel EStherea is beautiful and cosy. Their slogan is Home from Home. Well if my home was like this I would never leave it. The rooms are a bit on the small side but not inconveniently small. As all the other reviews the tea and coffee station is very welcome and it is very nice to be able to make a drink there and sit back in the lounge area and relax at any time of the day. They leave you cookies and cake and jars of sweets dotted around the place. A very nice thought which we appreciated. Loved the bedroom and got a canal view as requested. Very colourful and cosy decorated. We got some dvd's in a store near us and wanted to watch them and reception will send you up a dvd player or video player and set it up. I dont think there was a fee for this. Breakfast is nice if you are able to eat early in the morning then it is worth the 14 euro. The hotel is about 5 minutes from Dam square and the history museum. And the American book store is around the corner (left)behind the hotel, you could spend a day here. What a store. All english books. Do book your Anne Frank House tickets online for 8 euro as you will be glad to excape the crowds. Also we found it helpful when we bought a cd film about the life of Ann Frank in a store near Dam Square, and watched it before we visited and It made the visit much better as it is crowded enough th read the signs so you know the house story from the film and can visualise it better. There are some nice restaurants near the hotel too so its location is excellent. In summary I would highly reccommend the Estherea for its comfort and location it is a gem. I would definetely stay here again. Note that you must leave your key in to reception anytime you leave your hotel even for a short walk as they are strict about this. But it is good security.

9.9

The hotel staff were always friendly and always adhered to a high quality of pride in their job and surroundings.

9.1

Lovely hotel.Our double room was small with no canal view. I requested one, but no rooms were available. Still, room was nice and clean and the bed absolutely fab ! Free tea,coffee and hot chocolate with cakes in lobby ! Tip - If you like tea/coffee in your room without going downstairs, get a travel kettle with you, very handy ! We never travel without it :)

9.9

really fab will deffo stay herwe if visiting amsterdam again will recommend it to every1 before having breakfast i did think 14 euros a bit expensive.............but after having it it was well worth it