 We first having been given a room practically blocked with a wall no light no air But when we warned the staff they were very accommodating and changed the room with a canal view with no extra charge 
 I had stayed at the hotel around 8 years ago so ours was a deliberate choice Even though the hotel got a little older in time the location was very center almost across the Rijksmuseum Lots of cafe and restaurants around Hotel s breakfast room was truly magnificent And the breakfast was really good too 