2008/03/06 Dublin
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Clean, safe and affordable

The bartender at my favorite restaurant in Dublin is Polish. For those who know contemporary Dublin this doesn’t come as a big surprise. (It’s not true by the way that you are at home where you have a favorite restaurant. There are cities where I have a favorite restaurant, but I don’t feel at home. However I do feel at home in Dublin.)
While serving me the bartender said that she would visit Amsterdam with a friend in the next couple of weeks. She asked me if I knew a clean, safe and affordable hotel in Amsterdam.
I’m afraid that the hotel where I use to stay in Amsterdam exceeds her budget.
Maybe readers of this site have suggestions.
I promised to send her a mail with the name of a clean, safe and affordable hotel.
A gentleman should keep his promises.


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What is their budget? Amsterdam is expensive. They should look into
www.booking.com/Amsterdam
Most hotels are friendly, clean and safe, to my experience.
Over the years I can recommend: Rho, Eden, Ramada Amsterdam City Center, Savoy, Beethoven, Inntel Center, etcetera..
said Jan Thys 06/03/2008 08:10 • x
And I hear that hotel Arena near the Oosterpark is very popular for the more younger tourists. For a good coffee and something extra they can try The Blue Bird in Sint-Antoniebreestraat…
The Scheepvaarmuseum is a must but unfortunately it is closed for renovation.
said Jan Thys 06/03/2008 08:27 • x
Hotel Arena, the hotel that Jan Thys mentioned, always looks like a pleasant place to stay.
said David Martino 06/03/2008 09:45 • x
David
Does hotel Arena only look nice? Have you ever been into one of the rooms?
said Arnon Grunberg 06/03/2008 11:42 • x
Hotel Arena
Here the link to Hotel Arena. It is clean, simple and affordable. Good luck.

http://www.thehotelarena.com/
said Natasza Tardio 06/03/2008 12:17 • x
Arnon
No, never stayed there.
I camped in the nearby Oosterpark.
On the site http://www.hotelarena.nl/ it shows that the rooms haven't got the usual cheesy hotel room ornaments. Which is a good sign I think.
said David Martino 06/03/2008 12:53 • x
Hotel Arena
I have been there for an interview and know some people who stayed there. The rooms are minimalistic and nice.
said Natasza Tardio 06/03/2008 13:38 • x
http://www.baldrich.nl/home.htm
said noa fenenga 07/03/2008 10:25 • x
ps - I've been in hotel Arena's rooms - quite small and clean, no frills but fine. Good breakfast.,dinner, and perfect night club. But see my above link too (keep it a secret ;))
said noa fenenga 07/03/2008 10:27 • x
one more: http://amsterdam.craigslist.org/swp/
And now that we're at it - anyone know of an appartment in Leblon/Ipanema (Rio)? It's becoming urgent...
said noa fenenga 07/03/2008 10:33 • x
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