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Very friendly and helpful staff at the hotel. Room was good, comfortable bed and pillows, really lovely bathroom and shower. Food in the restaurant was enjoyable, at a reasonable price. Getting around Amsterdam was easy on frequent buses and trams. Enjoyed seeing the Light Festival from canal boat, although had expected a bit more of it. To see Amsterdam at night from the canal was worth doing. If visiting Anne Franks House book on-line well before. We had skip-the-line tickets, but the queue outside had a three hour wait in the cold. A regional bus ride took us to Volendam on the coast. Lots of restaurants, souvenir shops and cheese-making factory made it a worthwhile visit. Again booked on-line for Van Goph Museum, which was a bus and tram ride from hotel, as this was a popular tourist activity. If the play "Anne" (Franks) is still on at the nearby theatre, this is well worth seeing. It is in Dutch language but you can have an English translation on earphones and subtitles on I-pad provided. The stage setting was marvellous.

Went for my birthday at the weekend was a lovely hotel and would recommend it.

Staff very courteous. Breakfast was good. Coffees, breads, cheeses, meats, boiled eggs, excellent breakfast. Location is good. Sloterdijk is at junction of rail connections, subway stop, tram and bus stops.

What a great hotel and lovely staff! We had a problem with our bathroom extractor on first night which was resolved quickly and efficiently. Everyone made us feel very welcome and we even had a complimentary bottle of wine sent up for hubby's birthday. Would highly recommend hotel.

Cost of hotel was very reasonable for a "king room". Free airport shuttle & wifi, fridge in room and M & S store next door were what made us choose this hotel. Tea and coffee making facilities in room (staff happy to supply more sachets when we ran out) shampoo, soap and shower gel provided, ice machine on ground floor, and there's even a small lift so you don't have to struggle up the stairs with your luggage We used the bus from just up the road from the hotel to get to the town (cross over the road in front of the BP garage,walk to the right and keep walking until you get to the bus stop - about 5 minutes walk) bus 197, which actually runs all the way from the airport to the town. This bus is run by a separate company to the main buses in the town, so we didn't buy a saver ticket as we didn't use any buses once in the town as everything was in walking distance. The bus from the hotel to the town costs 2.5 euros per person, but make sure you tell the driver where you are going on the way there and back so that they charge you the correct amount. You need Leidseplein on the way, and Anderlechtlaan (or just say to the Mercure Hotel!) on the way back. There is a BP petrol station right next door to the hotel with an M&S convenience store-good range of food and drink, we were able to buy cereals, milk, fruit, yoghurts, bread, jam etc so that we could self cater easily (we'd taken our own bowls, plates and cutlery with us with this intent!

The hotel's decor is modern and clean. There's a nice bar, a comfy smoking room, a vending machine with wine, beer, coke, water, crisps & chocolate. The computer is also good, as is the seating area in reception. The staff are some of the politest I have ever met in a hotel. The rooms are basic, but also very clean and comfy. I can't comment on the Tv as I was too busy sightseeing to ever need it. The bed, however, was super comfortable and the tra and coffee facilities were useful. Location wise, it was also brilliant, tram stop is a 5-7 min walk from the hotel and both the 1 and the 17 take you straight to centraal station via Dam square, and a 24hr pass is just €7.50. This hotel earned 5 starts from me because it was the perfect, safest and comfiest base while my sister, brother in law and I had the best weekend of our lives. I will be coming back to Amsterdam and I will definitely stay here again.