Friday, February 13, 2009

Cheap Hotels in Amsterdam: Myth or Reality?

By Jetse Holland

Show me a person who doesn't want to travel and see the world, and I bet you there's something wrong with him. Humans are like this: they want to travel, they want to see new places, and amongst all, Europe has great touristic objectives. Amsterdam is one of the cities in Europe which lives out of tourism.

Finding cheap hotels in Amsterdam should not be a problem for anybody, if you make your bookings at least one month ahead your trip.

Amsterdam is literally full of hotels and boarding houses. Everywhere you look you'll see at least one or two hotels. However, some of them may be expensive. On the contrary, others are cheap, and if you are lucky, you'll find such a hotel in the city center.

If you don't mind sharing your room with strangers, you can choose to stay in a hostel type accommodation. The main inconvenient in staying in a hostel is that you are not allowed inside during the day. Amsterdam offers a few such possibilities, and you'll save a lot of money, which you can use for visiting more museums or getting more presents and souvenirs for your friends.

Not all Amsterdam hotels are owned by Holland native people. There are many of them which were bought by Americans. Such an example is the Bema hotel, one of the cheapest, yet central ones. The rooms are decorated in eclectic style and the hotel is in Museumplein, very close to Concertgebow and the Van Gogh museum.

When you want to travel cheap, you need to pay attention to in city transportation availabilities when you choose your hotel. For example, Park hotel in Amsterdam is cheap and it offers good connections for you to use public transportation wherever you may want to go during your stay in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is crossed by a multitude of canals, which partly make the beauty of this old city, the capital of Holland. Take a boat ride and enjoy watching the buildings as you pass by them. It's a lot of fun and not very expensive.

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