Ronald Wheeler

Review of NH Barbizon Palace Amsterdam

Stayed there once at the end of a river cruise, an...

Stayed there once at the end of a river cruise, and never again. It's in a seedy, noisy part of town, surrounded by rowdy bars with late-night crowds. The hotel's solution was to place ear plugs on each nightstand. The hotel itself verged on shabby, with filthy carpeting and hallway walls scraped and dinged from luggage carts. My room lacked a closet, instead having a beat-up wardrobe with a few bent wire hangers and it was too narrow to close the doors without turning the hangers sideways. I love Amsterdam and would love to visit it again, but would never consider it if it involves staying at this hotel.