Ibis Amsterdam Westcorner

An Exceptionally Dull Hotel Near Nothing

The Ibis West is located outside the center of the city. You can get a bus to the center, but when you don't know where you are going, and don't speak the language, this is a poor option. A central hotel allows you to wander the area and still not be too far from your base station. This is clearly a better option.

The Ibis chain is noted as a clean business hotel that gives you what you expect, like the Holiday Inn Express. The Ibis, however, in no way measures up to the quality of a Holiday Inn. The Ibis bed was two very small beds on wheels pushed together. Each bed was made up with separate bed sheets and covers so that it was impossible to sleep in it as a larger bed.

The beds were hard, the pillow uncomfortable and too small for a tall person like me. When I put my arm on the second bed, it rolled away. There was a third bed near the window that folds up to give a kind of desk. It too 3 days to get them to close this third bed.

The TV was small, maybe 19 Inch, smaller than my home computer screen. The bar had beer on tap for 5.75 Euro for a large draft, and dinners starting around 15 Euro. The "super buffet" breakfast was actually very small and cost 15 Euro!

I forgot to pack a razor, but they had one available for 2.50 Euro. It was a small cheap plastic 2 blade razor that Chinese hotels provide for free. I cut my face to shreds. The Holiday Inns provide one for free.

The Location was terrible. There were no other hotels, no restaurants and no stores within walking distance. It was near the Metro train, though. The Metro train was convenient for going to the RAI convention center, but not for going to the city center. The Internet was provided by T-Mobile and cost 6 Euro for 60 Min! The TV had no movie channel. The one chair was a metal fold up chair.

A Holiday Inn, by comparison, offers free breakfast, free internet, king size bed, choice of pillow, HBO and or another movie channel, and a proper desk, light and chair.

Unique Quality: None! It was clean, though

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Related to: Business Travel

Ibis Amsterdam Westcorner Photo: The View from my Room

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