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noise from neighboring youth hostel, Roemer Visscherstraat 33, tel. [phone], fax 020/
618-0897, www.parkzicht.nl , [e-mail] ) .
Central Amsterdam
Basic Hotels in the City Center
You won't get a warm welcome at either of the two following hotels. But if you're looking
for a no-nonsense room that's convenient to plenty of tram lines, these hotels fit the bill.
$$$ Hotel Résidence Le Coin offers 42 larger-than-average rooms complete with small
kitchenettes. Located near the Mint Tower, this hotel is a two-minute walk to the Flower
Market and a five-minute walk to Rembrandtplein (Sb-€125, small Db-€145, bigger Db-
€160, Qb-€240, extra bed-€37, breakfast-€12, pay Wi-Fi, by the University at Nieuwe
Doelenstraat 5, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.lecoin.nl , [e-mail] ) .
$$$ Hotel Ibis Amsterdam Centre, located next door to the Central Station, is a mod-
ern,efficient,363-roomplace.Itoffersacentrallocation,comfort,andgoodvalue,withouta
hint of charm (Db-€140-160 Nov-Aug, Db-€200 Sept-Oct, breakfast-€16, check website for
deals, book long in advance—especially for Sept-Oct, air-con, elevators, free Wi-Fi, pay In-
ternet access; facing Central Station, go left toward the multistory bicycle garage to Station-
splein 49; tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.ibishotel.com , [e-mail] ).
When business is slow, usually in mid-summer, they occasionally rent rooms to same-day
drop-ins for around €110.
Budget Hotels Between Dam Square and the Anne Frank House
Inexpensive, well-worn hotels line the convenient but noisy and unromantic main drag,
Raadhuisstraat. Expect a long, steep, and depressing stairway, with noisy rooms in the front
and quieter rooms in the back. Though neither of the places below serves breakfast, they're
both steps from a recommended pancake house. For locations, see the map on here .
$HotelPax has11large,plain,butairyroomswithIkeafurniture—alotlikeaEuropean
dormroom(S-€35-45,D-€65,Db-€85,T-€100,Tb-€120,prices dropdramatically inwinter,
no breakfast, five rooms share two showers and two toilets, Raadhuisstraat 37, tel. 020/
624-9735, [e-mail] , run by go-getters Philip and Pieter).
$ Hotel Aspen, a few doors away and a great value for a budget hotel, has eight tidy,
stark, and well-maintained rooms (S-€40, tiny D-€55-65, Db-€75-80, Tb-€95, Qb-€110,
prices same 365 days a year, no breakfast, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, Raadhuisstraat 31,
tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.hotelaspen.nl , [e-mail] , run by kind-
hearted Rudy and Esam).