 Although there are staff close by to help the hotel is self check in which surprised me given that it supposed to be a luxury hotel It wouldn t stop me from booking the hotel again though and I would definitely recommend it to others 
 The hotel staff were attentive and friendly and were always on hand to help My room was very spacious and always immaculately cleaned I loved having the Nespresso machine in the room What a treat If you run out of Nespresso pods just pop down to the hotel bar at any time for unlimited supplies The rain shower head was a real treat after a day of cycling and touring Very luxurious My bed was super comfy and a joy to climb into every night I didn t sample the hotel breakfast but I would recommend that you try the hotel restaurant to sample their delicious evening menu I was impressed after the first forkful and would definitely eat there again Although in a slightly quieter part of town the hotel is easy to locate tram number 2 stops right outside which also takes you right into the city centre and Heemstedestraat metro station is a 5 minute walk away you will need to change at Amsterdam Zuid for the metro to Centraal station The lovely Vondelpark is about a 10 minute tram ride away I would highly recommend renting yourself a bike It took me a brisk ride of 25 minutes to get from the hotel to the centre of town and I felt like a true Amsterdamer I stayed at the hotel in November so it was OK as I didn t need to open a window but I would mention that if you plan to stay in the summer be aware that the hotel abuts the A10 so you will hear a lot of background traffic with the window open with the windows closed the only real noise I was aware of was the occasional siren passing by 