I didn't expect much since it is only a small hotel but I was pleasently surpriced. The hotel had a great location close to the train station and shopping street. The room was nice and clean. We stayed 3 girls in one room and it was spaciuos enough for us. The staff was nice and helpfull. The lobby was nice and I especially liked the fireplace on a cold January day. It was fake but it still warmed. The dislikes are my pillow smelled... and at night it can be quite noisy because of the traffic just outside your window but I got used to it after 1 night. Despite of that I would definitely stay there again if I come back to Amsterdam.

Usually stay in the what was the Ramada but is now the Tulip Inn and compared to that this was not as nice. Reception area is lovely. Hotel is in middle of a re-furb at the moment so there were lots of workmen & pots of paint all over the place so was a little hectic during the day. Thankfully this did not disturb us too much! Sadly was unable to smoke in any of the 3 rooms we had booked within our party. Did manage to change one of them to smoking in the end. However the no-smoking rule is being rolled out 1 July 08 so not sure how that is going to change all hotels let alone the city! Biggest plus was the location - literally a 3 min walk from Central Station. Also if you are anything like me the Shower is important and I can confirm that they have good ones at the Sint Nicolaas! Would I return - no. Would I return to what was the Ramada - yes! Also be sure on what you rate you are paying at time of booking as they tried to charge us an additional 50Euro which we swiftly got knocked off. Breakfast in reception in the mornings between 7-10 was nice and I found the hotel staff to be helpful.

It's OK for a short stay, and was a real bargain for EUR 65 per night. The hotel is aged and shady a bit, and the rooms are small. But, it's a perfect location, close to Centraal Station and the nightlife.

Great location and a very nice looking lobby, besides that it's a bit of a dump. Our room was horrible looking and did not seem all that clean and the toilet smelled. Considering we paid around €140-150 a night I certainly was hoping for something better. Staff was friendly, but not terribly knowledgeable about the city.