 Getting to and from it by foot involves a lot of walking one way and then the other just to get to the street in front Once on the street a quick cross over to tram stop with very frequent service Not cheap but a lot of Amsterdam is expensive 
 Arrived by River cruise boat Hotel is located in front of Ocean Cruise terminal Easy to see but foot access involves a long way around route to get to it Tram stop opposite was handy for getting to city train station etc Use a one or two day tripper available from the hotel Almost new hotel with large room etc All the usual expectations Air conditioned We arrived in May but it was hot A lot of European hotels do not have air con which should have been ok for May but this time it would not have been so Short trip to railways station for local airport intercity eg Rotterdam for ferries and inter country trains eg Thalys ICE Hotel provided free shuttle to train station pre book 