Ajax

( 2 stars , Amsterdam , Netherlands )

the hotel has a perfect position but it is nothing special. the room was small but ok. the staff is a bit strange and breakfast isnt really what it should be like...

We liked this hotel very much! It is clean, nice with kind people and it is just in the middle of the center!

Friendly, lovely hotel, excellent location, helpful staff. Great indeed!

Greatest place to stay in Amsterdam. Have stayed in Amsterdam before but hotels were usually disappointing. Hotel Ajax is nice and clean. I will definitely recommend the hotel to family and friends.

Nice, friendly staff! The hotel has a great location; everything is closeby and within walkingdistance. will definitely recommend the hotel to family and friends!

Nice and clean hotel on a great location. I enjoyed staying in Amsterdam and this hotel is far better than the places I stayed before.

Saw the hotel on a web site and thought it looked ok. How wrong was i!!! It was cold, dirty, noisy and quite expensive too. The bathroom was freezing cold, the toilet had dried blood or poo on the seat. The bed clothes were dirty, we booked a double and got two single beds pushed together. The room hadnt been cleaned for god knows how long. The fire escape was blocked by an old bed and matress. The whole experience of Ajax hotel is one that we both want to forget about. I was disgusted with all of it and for the price i paid too. So if your thinking of stopping here, DONT DO IT! Iam far from a fussy bloke, but this was crap. Si from Notts.

It is a small hotel including breakfast. You can arrive there by tram or walking from Amsterdam Central Station. It won't take so long. Because it is close to the tram stop, you can hear noise made by the tram. However, by closing the windows, it won't be a problem. But if you need to carry a large baggage, then I don't sugget this hotel. That's because there is no elevator. By the way, the room is clean. So is the toilet. To sum up, I think it is a good place for a person with limited budget to stay.

Whilst not the best hotel I've ever stayed in, it's hardly the "hellhole" described by some on this site. Yes the stairs are steep, but it's a traditional, Amsterdam style building, thin & tall. The rooms are very basic, but what do you expect for the money you pay? The location is great as it's close to everything in the centre of Amsterdam so for that alone I'd recommend it. If you want cheap & cheerful it's for you, if you want 5 star luxury then go to a 5 star hotel.

This was the first place I stayed at when I traveled from America to the Netherlands for the first time. I was glad I secured lodging at this hotel while staying in Amsterdam. Plan ahead, because Amsterdam is a hot-spot for people to come to. Since I traveled in July, vacancy was almost non-existent everywhere I looked. This hotel is very, very accessible to the tram system because it's on Rokin downtown. My friend and I arrived in short time from the Central train station and found the hotel with no trouble. At the time, the Euro was 1.37 to 1 US Dollar. The cost of the room was about 150 Euro per night and a 2 night minimum was required. This hotel is situated upstairs from the shop below. When they say "Dutch staircase" they mean it. It's a small staircase that ascends straight up; I'm not joking, straight up. So, lugging big bags will take some strength. Once you are inside, the owner and staff are very nice and casual and love to chat you up and tell you where to go. The main office serves as the common room and the breakfast room. This room has a nice view of the downtown area. At the time, there was a lot of construction going on right across the street. My friend and I rented a small room with a double bed and bathroom. The rooms are small and compact. Don't expect to lay out your stuff. The bed is in the center of the room with nightstands on either side. The bathroom is also compact and reminded me of an RV bathroom. There was a peculiar mold smell in our bathroom and a pigeon serenaded us in the hollowed out once-was-a-bathroom-vent space outside. The bed was comfortable and a TV is attached to the wall. There was even American shows and movies on their stations. Overall, our room was clean. The staff came everyday to make the bed and put out a fresh bath towel. Remember this: having towels of any kind in Europe is a luxury, so bring at least a face cloth and a bath towel, because some hotels do not even supply them for you. The hotel was very secure. They had security cameras down the halls and at the Dutch staircase. The room doors had to be unlocked with keys and relocked from the side you were on. The staff also holds your keys when you leave the building, so you don't lose them. On our stay, it was also very quiet. The noises you heard were the dinging of the tram system outside and the passerby people. Breakfast was included in the price of our room. It consisted of two kinds of cereal, breads and jams, hard-boiled eggs, sliced cheese, assortment of sliced hams, tea, coffee, milk, and juice. Light by American standard, but still good. Since this hotel is situated downtown, it's in prime location to everything. The locals walk and ride bikes, but you can get just about anywhere else from the tram. If you are extremely picky, don't stay here, but I'm pretty laid back and I would recommend this hotel to people I know traveling to Amsterdam; and I would personally stay at this hotel again.