Bastion Hotel Amsterdam Zuidwest

The staff are nice. The rooms are of reasonable size and include all the standard utilities one would expect. It is in a nice location, near public transport connections to town, although quite a long walk to the centre of the city (which is nice coz we love a good walk).

Cleanliness was not up to scratch. Every surface in our room was covered in a thin layer of dust, and walking barefoot on the floor was uncomfortable. There were cobwebs on the ceiling, and a daddy-long-legs (spider) living with us all through our stay. We asked for the room to be cleaned but our request must have been misunderstood, because only the standard daily refresh was done, none of the study surfaces were wiped. I expected a bit more value for the money (although this was one of the better priced hotels we found).

The location was not too bad but the environment was awful

I liked the free internet and the room. The beds were comfortable and we had everything we needed. I also liked their awareness of the environment and efforts to be green.

I did not like how the information book in the room was inaccurate in regards to the restaurant's opening hours. This caused us to miss three separate meals that we had planned on having in the hotel restaurant had it actually been open when it said it would be. In addition, the hotel staff are were not helpful in recommending anywhere else to eat (the hotel isn't located close to anything, really).

Quite reasonable rate

For me, the towels didn't smell good.

The location is pretty bad. Although you can use the tram to reach the hotel, you still have to walk for a big portion of the road, go under a bridge, through a construction area, and dirty streets. Also there is poor visibility on the hotel location, so you might get lost a bit on your way to reach there.

We stay at this hotel in order to participate at the Amsterdam Marathon, the hotel was fairly close to transportation to the stadium or to the city centre. Hotel stuff was nice

A big construction site around the hotel, it looks a bit messy but it will be a lot better once works are finished. The bathroom has only a shower and without cabin so everytime you take a shower there is water everywhere..