Hotel Bellington — Hotel in Amsterdam

Two friends of mine and myself stayed at the Bellington for five nights, in a top floor room. The room could have fitted one more person.||||I enjoyed the room, a simple layout, designed just for what it is for, sleeping. Small bathroom, but enough to get by with. The hotel was narrow steep stairs, typical in Holland, which is why if you have physical limitations or really bad physical condition, I would recommend getting one of the lower floor rooms, or a different location (no lift in this hotel). Very basic setting in the room, a small fridge where you could keep some drinks etc. No electronic kettle, which would have been nice for some tea or coffee. The plugs are midway along the wall, so an extension cable or just a long charger comes in handy, mine was too short, so my phone was hanging on the wall.||||The room was tidy and was cleaned every day (we told the cleaner a couple days that there was no need). They kept the top floor fire escape door open all the time (air ventilation?), which I thought was a bit odd, and a slight security risk. ||||Like many others have mentioned, great location. Just a short walk away from everything, and just near a metro/bus stop. The hotel is along a rather fancy shopping street, with Gucci etc stores. ||||Overall, a good hotel to stay, if you just looking for a place to crash and don't need any special services. I enjoyed myself and I don't see any reason why I wouldn't stay here again!||||A couple of suggestions / ideas for the hotel:||Rearrange the electrical plugs or get some extension cables.||||Some more possibilities for choosing cleaning etc, for example a "no need for cleaning / do not disturbed" sign. Some hotels use a sign which you leave on the bed if you want your bedclothes changed, so there wouldn't be a need to change them everyday, same with the towels (dirty on the floor, clean ones hanging up etc.)||||A boiler, so guests could heat water for...

Two friends of mine and myself stayed at the Bellington for five nights, in a top floor room. The room could have fitted one more person.

I enjoyed the room, a simple layout, designed just for what it is for, sleeping. Small bathroom, but enough to get by with. The hotel was narrow steep stairs, typical in Holland, which is why if you have physical limitations or really bad physical condition, I would recommend getting one of the lower floor rooms, or a different location (no lift in this hotel). Very basic setting in the room, a small fridge where you could keep some drinks etc. No electronic kettle, which would have been nice for some tea or coffee. The plugs are midway along the wall, so an extension cable or just a long charger comes in handy, mine was too short, so my phone was hanging on the wall.

The room was tidy and was cleaned every day (we told the cleaner a couple days that there was no need). They kept the top floor fire escape door open all the time (air ventilation?), which I thought was a bit odd, and a slight security risk.

Like many others have mentioned, great location. Just a short walk away from everything, and just near a metro/bus stop. The hotel is along a rather fancy shopping street, with Gucci etc stores.

Overall, a good hotel to stay, if you just looking for a place to crash and don't need any special services. I enjoyed myself and I don't see any reason why I wouldn't stay here again!

A couple of suggestions / ideas for the hotel: Rearrange the electrical plugs or get some extension cables.

Some more possibilities for choosing cleaning etc, for example a "no need for cleaning / do not disturbed" sign. Some hotels use a sign which you leave on the bed if you want your bedclothes changed, so there wouldn't be a need to change them everyday, same with the towels (dirty on the floor, clean ones hanging up etc.)

A boiler, so guests could heat water for...

This spot is clean and managed well. It is in a great location. I read through some of the bad reviews and, from what the complaints were, these people obviously did not do any research before booking. Bathroom and shower are shared amenities. They are kept clean and we did not have any issues with these. The stairs are steep, but no steeper then every other Dutch building we visited during our stay. The room we stayed in on the top floor was a bit hot the first day since the temps were high and the shade for the window was broken so it would not stay closed to help keep the sun out. This is my reason for 4 instead of 5 stars. The fire escape door was left open which helped to cool the top floor and give air circulation. I also loved going out there to watch the birds in the morning. Overall, for a budget option, I would definitely...