Amsterdam hotels
Hemp Hotel in Amsterdam
Where else in the world could there be a Hemp Hotel? I can actually think of a few places, but there is one in Amsterdam, which makes more sense than just about anywhere. Specific details on this place are hard to come by, and don’t expect much help on the official Hemp Hotel website, which probably won some kind of web design award in 1996 or so.
To deepen the mystery, I must have passed by this place many dozens of times without even realizing it when I was living overlooking the Albert Cuyp Street Market, not far from the Heineken Brewery. It’s just down a quiet street off Fredriksplein, which is a nice area but not terribly close to any major tourist attractions aside from the two I just mentioned.
Needless to say, the hotel itself promotes the whole hemp culture, which often parallels but isn’t identical to marijuana culture. Many in the “hemp culture” seem convinced that a good chunk of the world’s problems could be solved if non-THC hemp were a legal crop, but those claims seem to be sketchy at best and fraudulent at worst. But the novelty value of this place still seems like it would be worth going a bit out of your way for, if only for one night. I’m sure as hell going to check it out when I’m back in Amsterdam next.
Date: March 7th, 2008 |
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Amsterdam Botel has moved to what sounds like a cool spot
I’ve not mentioned this thing before, and I’ve not yet been aboard it, but I did think it was worth mentioning that Amsterdam’s famous Botel moved locations at the beginning of 2008. The new location sounds very interesting, although it’s now a bit more of a challenge to get there and back.
In case you’ve not heard of it, this is a 175-room boat that had been permanently docked along the River Ij, just a short walk east of Centraal Station. Every room has en-suite facilities and a TV, so it’s definitely not near the bottom of the Amsterdam luxury scale. The 2008 prices for a single room start at €78, including breakfast buffet, so it’s also not the cheapest hotel in the city, but triple rooms start as low as €108, which is quite a good deal if you are traveling with 2 friends or like to bring stray people back to your room with you.
Date: February 11th, 2008 |
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The cheapest Amsterdam hotels can be well located
As a cheapskate who has traveled a lot, I tend to start at the lowest cost hotel and then work my way up the price list until I find one that suits my needs. Usually this means sifting through budget hotels on hotel search engines that are in obscure suburbs or near lonely airports, so when I find a place with an acceptable location right on the top of the list, I take notice.
I haven’t stayed at any of these hotels, and I’d actually not even heard of them until recently, but a small chain called Quentin hotels got my attention. They have 3 locations in Amsterdam as well as two in Berlin. In early 2008 the Amsterdam locations are coming up as the cheapest places I can find in the city, and each of them have a location that is far above average.
Date: February 20th, 2008 |
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