 Breakfast was slightly chaotic with too few staff trying to cope with food and crockery running out And one coffee machine simply isn t enough There was an a la carte breakfast menu but it wasn t clear how to order staff didn t come to offer to take an order and when a poached egg arrive it was cold and hard On another day the pancake wasn t great The bathroom was very elegant but with a very shallow sink it was almost impossible to fill the otherwise excellent large kettle to make tea 
 The hotel is a converted terrace of old houses with very steep but authentic staircases It did feel like a step back into real Amsterdam history with modern facilities Staff were friendly and helpful but overworked at breakfast