Arena Hotel Amsterdam

Excellent hotel. Staff very helpful with advice. Short walk to trams - 10 mins to town. Restaurant lovely - especially the bitterballs. Glass walls on bathroom were interesting - be sure to stay with someone you know really well. Loft could be tricky if not sure on your feet.

Superior staff, wonderful two-story rooms (beds in loft), very clean, very quiet, in a leafy part of town about a 20 minute walk to city center. Overall, a great value. The only drawback is that the hotel is far removed from any other bar, restaurant or breakfast, so you may end up eating and drinking on the premises--the quality of the food and drink is good, but the prices are very high.

This hotel refused to refund the money in the wake of the Iceland volcano eruption. They are the SOLE hotel in the entire region to so refuse. I spoke to both the greedy general manager and his absolutely nasty deputy to sneered and even enjoyed telling me that there was no refund regardless of disaster. Run do not walk away form this place folks- it wikll be nothing but troulbe if any wrinkle should occur in your plans. You'd be better off and treated far better if you pitched a tent alongside the Herengracht!

This hotel was way more interested in being chique than helpful. For having a restaurant on the ground floor it offered a measely room service. Felt like we heard more no's and sorry's than any other place we've been.

Over priced, cold design, the bed was put right behind the window. suffered from cold and had to move it to be able to sleep.

This hotel is a visual knockout. The removed staircase, black and white rooms, and interesting uses of space and color made it fun to just walk around and look at the place. the restaurant had a wonderful French menu at a good price but I didn't have time to try it. Staff was courteous and helpful. The room itself had some SPACE, which is generally hard to find in Amsterdam.

Excellent Hotel, great food and friendly staff the only problem when I was there was that the hotel entertainment system wasn't working.

This hotel is great if you like funky architecture and a modern, trendy feel to your room. The place was spotless and roomy for Europe with nicely apportioned space. The room comes with a tea kettle and tea bags which is a nice touch. The architecture itself was gorgeous - there was a cool contradiction between the trendy modern interiors and the old world building. I only had a drink but the bar and restaurant were nice and seemed reasonably priced. The only drawback is that you are away from the center of things and it was pricey.

I have been travelling to the Arena for several years now. But I was so pleasantly shocked to see the results of some great renovation work. The rooms -- always a little funky, but in a spotlessly clean and very tasteful way -- are now upgraded in condition. Very comfortable. The food is -- as always -- just out of this world. The staff is relaxed and very, very accomodating. BUT the requirement that one pay for Internet use in your room -- especially in such a hotel as the Arena, which might like to think that it has its finger right on the "pulse" -- is a big disappointment. This cheapens the experience there, because there is already so much generosity of light and space and consciousness. I actually find this to be a little niggardly, on their part. But, all in all, it's a great place to stay, and you don't have to swim through hordes of beer-guzzling English soccer rowdies every time you step out. There is just no one around, and the park next door is a resource you should NOT avoid!

- Very nice desig of the room; - I had initially some problems to find the room (n°120) because the indications of the room in the main hall was not very clear.