Hotel Allure Amsterdam Netherlands
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
#WalkwithChaMikeinAmsterdam
It was that time of the year when it was difficult to book a cheap accommodation in Amsterdam. A really big challenge to look for a place in Amsterdam because 1, we started looking a little late (less than a month) and 2, it was peak season (spring) to visit Amsterdam. So even if we wanted to book an Airbnb for a cheaper option, the available listings were very few and very expensive. So we settled for a hotel we saw on booking.com. It wasn't cheap at all but it was the best option we had during that time.
Hotel Allure is a non-smoking 3-star hotel in modern decorated rooms. The hotel is located in a quiet residential neighborhood in the Centre of Amsterdam.
Taxi from Amsterdam Airport Schipol to Hotel
We took a taxi from the airport to our hotel with a fee of € 70 one way and after 35 minutes we were at the hotel. You can actually use a public transportation (bus, tram or train) but because of our big luggages we settled for comfort over cost (it's our 11th city so we were dead tired by this time)
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| Welcome to Amsterdam Airport Schipol! |
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| Inside the huge airport |
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| Amsterdam taxi |
Lobby
We were greeted by nice and helpful receptionists and after a few minutes of verifying our documents we were able to check in. They do have an elevator so it was not difficult to carry our luggages going to our room.
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| Hotel Allure facade |
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| Hotel Allure |
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| Lobby |
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| Travel brochures |
Yes it was that expensive when we booked it! But I guess the rate changes depending on the date of your visit because upon checking as of this writing the rate of the Double Room is around P6,500 per night only.
The double room is equipped with 1 full bed, private bathroom, working desk, mini ref, coffee and tea making facility, flat screen, a balcony and free WiFi.
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| Our Double Room |
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| Spacious room but the price is not worth the room |
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| Working desk with telephone, coffee and tea making facility and mini refrigerator |
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| Closet with safe |
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| Room at night |
Bathroom
The bathroom is clean and tiny, it has a shower, clean towels and hairdryer.
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| Toilet, lavatory, hairdryer, towels and tissue |
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| Shower |
The spacious balcony has a view of the neighboring residences. It was cold during that time but it was a good space to drink coffee or breathe fresh air.
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| Balcony |
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| View from our balcony |
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| Love the peaceful neighborhood |
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| Very cold outside |
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| Good morning, Amsterdam! Wearing my bridal robe |
Breakfast is served at the ground floor with a fee of P605 but we didn't avail of it.
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| Breakfast area |
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| Toilet at the lobby beside the breakfast area |
Good thing about this hotel is that they offer bicycle rentals which we can avail for at least 3 hours or even days.
Rental Fee
1st Day | € 15
First 3 hours | € 9
2nd Day | + € 12.5
3rd Day or more | + € 10
*Includes insurance, hand brakes and gears
Because of time constraints, we only availed of the 3 hour rental on our last day.
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| Rent a bike |
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| Happy that this boy enjoys biking as much as I do! |
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| Biking in Amsterdam is a MUST! |
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| Canals and Amsterdam houses make a great biking backdrop |
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| Plus tulips on both sides |
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| New Amsterdam shirt bought at a souvenir shop |
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| Bike for almost 3 hours |
This quiet neighborhood is just a three-minute walk from the tram stop and metro stop. The busiest shopping street in Amsterdam, Dam square, Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House and all other famous attractions are only a few tram stops away.
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| Quiet neighborhood |
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| Lovely street to walk around |
The tram and metro are just a 3-minute walk from the hotel. We used it when going to Amsterdam's famous landmarks.
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| Weesperplein Tram Stop |
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| Very modern and smooth tram ride |
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| Love riding trams |
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| Metro Station Ticket |
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| Their Metro station is clean and spacious |
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| Tapping the ticket |
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| Waiting for our metro |
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| Here comes our ride |
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| Clean metro |
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| Look how spacious their metro is! |
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| On our way to the canal cruise |
In less than 30 seconds, you will encounter a large grocery where you can buy almost everything you need. Here we bought a local magazine and stroop waffles for us to take home.
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| Albert Heijin Grocery |
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| Buying stoopwaffel |
Cantarell Restaurant
Located near our hotel in Weesperplein, Cantarell serves traditional and non- traditional cuisine. We ordered burgers, spareribs and nasi goreng
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| Cantarell Restaurant is around 4 minute walk from our hotel |
Albert Cuypmarkt
Just a walking distance from our hotel is the Albert Cuypmarkt. Named after the dutch artist, Albert Cuypmarkt. This is the largest street market in Netherlands and has over 300 stalls.
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| Exploring the Albert Cuypmarkt |
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| Fries for Mike |
We had a pleasant stay at Hotel Allure Amsterdam. They have comfortable rooms, helpful receptionist, close to public transportation and other landmarks and because the rate is quite expensive I might try another accommodation if I'll go back to Amsterdam.
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