Travellers Reviews
Submitted by Noeleen Myers, Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
we were verywell looked after
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the bathroom was much larger than expected. it was very clean and tidey
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the staff were very helpful organising taxi transfers and early morning wakeup call
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Submitted by Colin Harris, Fairlie, Largs. KA29 0AB, United Kingdom
SCOTLAND!!!!!
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SCOTLAND!!!!! We were there to watch Scotland play Holland in Amsterdam, the staff were great and really made us welcome, they all entered into the spirit of the atmosphere, many thanks to them. I even had my girlfriend with me and she loved it.
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SCOTLAND!!!
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A nice place to stay provided you can get hot water in the morning, there was no hot water on the morning we checked out, but not a great problem.
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Submitted by peter roberts, United Kingdom
peter has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. |
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Submitted by Iain Heggie, Cowdenbeath, Fife, United Kingdom
Iain has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 79% score, his arival experience with a 100% value and his check-out with a 61% rate. |
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Submitted by Paul Chandler, United Kingdom
Rooms were VERY basic. Expected more.
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Very small rooms with very no facilities. Good atmosphere and staff. Close to city centre.
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Submitted by peter morley, surrey. cr3 0bw, United Kingdom
our stay at the botel although short it was pleasant.The room was very small and the bathroom was to.my impression of the Botel is that its in diar need of a face lift to bring it a little more upmarket.The veiw from our room was far from picturesk, infact the back of shipping containers on a building site is not what i like to see when i open my curtains first thing in the morning. This break was surposed to be so romantic for my girlfriend and myself, and now i feel let down. The botel came highy recomended to us,but i do not feel the that we will be able to recomend the Botel in the way. pete
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Clean, very small, in need of modernising, friendly, safe, very poor veiws, dont open the curtains. pete
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Submitted by Darren Hamm, Cleveland, OHIO, United States
We had arrived very early in the morning from a flight that left my wife ill. The staff at the Botel went out of their way to accomodate our situation. All were very kind and helpful. I will highly recommend to others.
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Ideally located, kind/caring/helpful staff with all accomodations.
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Submitted by NAOMI LABOISSE, BAGNOLET, France
Saturday night was noisy, but this was due to customers, not to the staff.
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No hair drayer in the room
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Pas de mauvaise surprise. Très satisfaisant vu la réputation moyenne des hôtels à Amsterdam. De plus très bien situé pour les transports ( Gare centrale, bus urbains) et les activités. Demander une chambre côté mer.
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Submitted by Edward Sherwood, Hartlepool, United Kingdom
Apart from having to negotiate the major reconstruction work at Centraal Station, our arrival went very smoothly.
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Staff very helpful. Our flight back to the UK was not until evening, so the facility for storing our luggage was much appreciated.
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A very comfortable, good value, centrally located hotel, which we look forward to making a return visit to in the not-too-distant future. We thouroghly enjoyed our stay and would recommend the Amstel Botel without hesitation.
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Submitted by mike woodburn, United Kingdom
mike has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 79% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by Steve Church, Dagenham, RM10 7LH, United Kingdom
I had requested corner or canal facing rooms. Reception were unaware of this request and unable to change our rooms which faced in the opposite direction. This was a building site but it did not affect our enjoyment too much.
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The rooms were fairly compact and could not be described as spacious.
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As we had an evening flight the reception staff were very helpful in arranging for our luggage to be stored during the day.
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Breakfast better than expected. I was not expecting bacon for example which is fairly unusual in continental style breakfasts.
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Very central and an excellent base to explore the delights of Amsterdam. Good value accommodation, good breakfast, rooms a little on the small side. I would certainly stay again next time I visit Amsterdam.
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Submitted by roos haepers, 3010 Leuven, Belgium
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Submitted by Richard Iddon, Preston Lancashire PR5 5AU, United Kingdom
Checkout receptionist very helpful, extended
our deparature time to midday, and arranged for our luggage to be stored until 4pm
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Tea and Coffee facility in the room would be nice.
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Good value, clean throughout, very polite and friendly staff.
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Submitted by Jane Bingham, Chesterfield, United Kingdom
very nice reception, very helpful.
We asked about changing sterling for Euros and the staff were willing to help but could only change a small amout. Would be nice to have a better money exchange service
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Room and Botel really nice for the price, however the bathrooms are minute!!
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Have told friends and recommended this stay. We are visiting again and will stay on Botel again
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Submitted by Robert Allan, Bicester, United Kingdom
ALL Staff could not have done any more to make us feel welcomed and relaxed.
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The parting walls for very thin and you could here your neighbours general conversations but apart from that all was enjoyable.
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Submitted by Tracey Lee, Dover, United Kingdom
I expected tea and coffee making facilites in the room, (although not listed on voucher) and this would have the stay more enjoyable.
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Our view was a building site which was quite noisy and works continued into the night.
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Good location for exploring Amsterdam, clean and basic accomodation. The bar and games room was a nice area to meet in
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Submitted by delia battersby, leeds, United Kingdom
it wasnt as close as we expected but the transport to and from the botel was excellent.we would definatly stay there again
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our room was serviced every day and clean towels put in.my only niggle was the night lite,as im an avid reader when i put the lamp on to read on a night ,where the light shone down was very very dusty,i dont think the cleaners can see it from an upright position you have to lie down to see it.other than that for the price,it was spot on.
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cant wait to go back.all the staff very friendly,especially the bar staff
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where to catch the boat to go to the botel.it took us ages and two trips to the tourist information before we found it.
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cheap n cheerfull
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Submitted by margaret hale, Liverpool, United Kingdom
1 out of 3 rooms not ready but we were a little early but they did allow us to put our bags in a secure room and we had the opportunity to have a drink at the very friendly boatel bar.
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breakfast was dissappointing-ran out of food prior to alloted finishing time and did not replenish. Also noise from some rooms was excessive during the night- could have done with security trying to monitor noise level. Although this in no way spoilt our stay but could bother maybe older couples.
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check out ran smoothly and we were allowed to leave our bags in a secure room till we flew home later that night.
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remind people it is a converted boat so obviously the rooms are cabins so they are not overly spacious and especially the bathroom area.
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more than adequate for what it is and for what you pay!
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Submitted by pamela phillips, keighley, United Kingdom
we were allowed to leave our luggage until checking time which was good as we arrived at 10am
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the bar area could have been better the chairs were past their sell by date if you know what i mean.
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the breakfast is poor and the set up of the buffet tables is bad as people are trying to get hot drinks and others are trying to get hot meals all in a small area.
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tidy and compact rooms but gives you the experience of staying on a cruise ship with out leaving the port.
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Submitted by Fadwa Alfadhili, Leeds, United Kingdom
the barman wasn't very nice and helpful is he should be.
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The beddings were old and don't look good.
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staff should know a lot about the city they live in so they can provide some help to the visitors.
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Nice, clean and quite hotel.
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Submitted by Matthew Blackwell, Essex SS17 9BT, United Kingdom
I probably had a bad experience due to the fact that i lost my credit card and had to pay cash for everyone's first night, which i got reimbursed when my new card arrived the next day.
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The twin room had a bad outlook which was overlooking water pumps, whereas the triple room had a nice outlook overlooking the canal. The rooms were small but always clean and quiet which was nice.
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In a good position, value for money, well worth going back to.
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Submitted by stephen omalley, Millbrae, United States
the property was nice but the rooms were smaller than explained on the website
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Submitted by BABITA MEHROTRA, LONDON, United Kingdom
The room was smaller & more compact than I expected. But more importantly I was surprised that there was no Coffee/Tea making facilities in the room.
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There was Construction work- building new hotels next door hence 1 side of the boat was very noisy getting up in the morning. We were able to swap next day to the other. As for spacious, the rooms are quite compact as may be expected on a boat really.
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They had a room to keep checked out luggage to come & collect later which was helpful.
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I was hoping to use the Internet/e-mail service but it was quite expensive. I did not see it being used which must mean that others felt the same. With a captive audience that we all are it would be more sensible to price it more competitively.
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A different experience to staying in an ordinary hotel - certainly a good view and spacious dining area. Worth checking out for a change - & of course quite close to the Station
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Submitted by Grahame Butterworth
The receptionist allowed us to store baggage in store room until our departure time of 6pm.
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Good atmosphere, friendly staff and well situated a couple of minutes from Central Station
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Submitted by paul wolsak
Bathrooms, small and smelled of urine.Cleaned thouroughly but odor re-appereared the following day. Room, though clean, looked tired and worn. Sound proofing rooms could help.
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Staff was courtious and helpfull.
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Great location, economy, budget oriented accomodation. Great view.
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Submitted by Peter Dickinson
You might advise people that the botel sits in a canal that has noisy railyards close by.
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Nice accommodations and location relative to train station. Not a hotel with a view, but well worth the stay.
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Submitted by Frank
Very nice staff
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Submitted by Juan
nice staff!
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Great breakfast.
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I'm ready to go back!
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Good location, easy to find...not fancy but fun.
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Submitted by Carolyn
We had a triple, but there was no way to get up to the top bunk!!!I was with 2 averaged-height teens, but none o us could get to the top bunk or down easily. a small ladder would have helped!!!
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Very convenient and very close to the train station, which is very important if you have to get to the airport early. Also liked the early breakfast, once again because we had to get to the airport early... These were the main reasons I chose the hotel in the first place. Also, appropriate for staying at when you're with kids, as opposed to other hotels near the central station.
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Submitted by Georgia
All very good, staff friendly and helpful, and sorted us all out payment-wise and got us checked in with no problem.
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The only negative thing I have to say is that the rooms we had were at the rear of the boat, next door to a huge building site, and it was quite noisy and difficult to sleep. I wish we had been given rooms towards the front of the Botel, then the noise would not have been a problem for us.
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All fine, we were allowed to store our luggage until we left at half past one for the Hoek of Holland, which was very convenient.
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Building site - make sure people ask for a room on the side of the Botel that is furthest away from the site.
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Wicked - really cool, friendly staff, cheap, excellent breakfast, nice clean rooms, convenient location.
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Submitted by Keith
Keith has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. |
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Submitted by liz
quick and easy
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perfect location for amsterdam
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easy
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perfect
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Submitted by ramon
Está todo correcto. Lo que me ha molestado ha sido el traslado a otra nueva dirección. La anterior dirección donde estaba ubicado el hotel era mucho más centrica.
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Submitted by Andrew
Andrew has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 79% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. |
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Submitted by marjorie
This is a comment about breakfast really. Absolutely dreadful. Hot food was certainly not & the service was chaotic.
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I feel I was not offered the option to leave out breakfast & do room only.
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I feel they could get better accommodation elsewhere for the same money. I would not recoomend.
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Submitted by Richard
they forgot to take my payment upon my
check-in. after i returned to the botel,
my key didn't work and then the front
desk took my payment.
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every morning at 7am, there was
construction being done right behind the
Botel.. I didn't need to use an alarm
clock. When the clock struck 7am, the
banging began.
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a fine and conveniently located place.
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Submitted by Paul
Close to the railway station which was good
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We had a view of a noisy buiding site rather than the canal view we hoped for.
Staff were always friendly and helpful, especially to our 2 young children.
We think it is child friendly and would recommend it.
The breakfast is good, although we think it was too smoky ; we recommend a total smoking ban in public places where meals are eaten, which is long overdue.
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Efficient
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State that it is not close to any retaurants other than a chinese restaurant
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Worth considering for a short city break, great central location
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Submitted by JANE
Well located right in the centre of Amsterdam.
Rooms were cheap, cheerful and clean.
Our shower wasn't working properly and a repair turned up within minutes to fix it.
Breakfast was plentiful and tasty and for the true Amsterdam experience the Tv in our room showed Red Hot Dutch.
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Rooms were cheap, cheerful and clean.
Our shower wasn't working properly and a repair turned up within minutes to fix it.
Breakfast was plentiful and tasty and for the true Amsterdam experience the Tv in our room showed Red Hot Dutch.
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Submitted by Susan
Although we booked two rooms at the same time, on arrival we were allocated one room on floor 4 and one on floor one which was less than satisfactory. We had to wait 24 hours until this was rectified.
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Rooms are clean and functiomal but small. rooms to the front suffer from noise from people coming and going. rooms to the rear suffer from noise from the trains. Good breakfast and bar facilities reasonable place to stay.
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Submitted by Wolfram
The rooms appeared smaller as expected.
The showers have been mostly moulded.
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We feeled positively to lock the baggage after check-out for free
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very central and o.k. for a weekend trip to Amsterdam
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Submitted by Magnus
A pleasant environment away from home
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Submitted by Elise
It's very close to the new public library
which is in a fantastic building with nice
cafe on top floor. (possitive).
AmstelBotel has rooms at back and front. Rooms
at front are much better, with good city-view.
We had a room at the back with view on
railwaytrack, not so nice.
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Value for money, good central location.
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Submitted by Petra
Extremely noisy because of the trams nearby.
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Submitted by Andre
positive: very close to the center and damrak ,Central station,but also very noisy due to the construction site next to it and the trains arriving day and night at Central station . Sleep was possible only until 0630 or max 0700 in the morning . But anyway we were satisfactory .
brgds
A.Bomke
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very big construction site next to it (looks like it will stay for a while )
NOISE!
no car parking immediatly at the botel ..needed to park the car abt 1 km away at the cruise centre
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If you re looking for a very central place in Amsterdam and you are into getting up early to go and see the sights the town has to offer then you should probably go to this place .
Very good breakfast available
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Submitted by Angeles
Hairdrier should be in all rooms.
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Very friendly, and very convinient site
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Submitted by Adrian
My coleagues, who booked seperately and stayed one day longer, had no hot water one morning with no explanation as to why. Everything was OK during my stay.
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Botel is dependable and easy to use accomodation in an ideal location but you should not expect to enjoy the finess that other establishments may offer but for which you would probably pay more.
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Submitted by Gianna
The Botel is absolutely okay to stay there some days.
The Breakfast-Buffet was good.
I would recomend it.
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Submitted by Andrew
We booked non-smoking accommodation. Only
on arrival did we learn that there was no
non-smoking room available and that there
were less than 10 such rooms in the whole
property. We settled for
the least smelly room offered, but were
still disappointed with the booking
service.
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See comments above
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Situation regarding non-smoking
accommodation should be made clear.
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Convenient for the station and the City
Centre.
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Submitted by Elke
Elke has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 41% score, his arival experience with a 74% value and his check-out with a 44% rate. |
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Submitted by Anonymous
Seemed very organised. We were pleased to have our 3 rooms allocated next to one another - as we'd requested. The staff had also responded very promptly to our earlier e-mails.
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Perfect for the kids. Breakfast very good.
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I think the noise from the nearby buildging works was a bit of a problem - as our rooms were at the back.
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Clean, good value for money, great for families.
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Submitted by Anonymous
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