great room great location great time, travelled amsterdam female friends celebrate end university june 2006. reading reviews hotel really worried booking short break, decided n't expensive looked like good location.we arrived amsterdam caught train amsterdam centraal station evening, amazed easy hotel arrived greeted hotel staff friendly spoke good english, booked room accomodate got room beds room clean cool did not smell past reviewers provided fresh towels fan cool, hotel perfectly placed right middle city, roads lead damrak hard lost, close red light district not close not easily avoid wanted public transport close station end road trams passing hotel door minutes concerned hotel noisy night right main street room window closed not disturbed outside noise, felt safe hotel no problem fellow guests althogh times young women aware drunk men wander streets amsterdam looking women night girls stick street especially night did not feel safe, breakfast served 7am 10am downstairs restaurant character charm consists cornflakes rolls jam various hams cheese, basic nice fresh tea coffee juice.all really enjoyed stay hotel damrak, not saying perfect basic star cheap hotel not beat, enjoyable stay come amsterdam not hesitate book ths hotel,  
great room great location great time, travelled amsterdam female friends celebrate end university june 2006. reading reviews hotel really worried booking short break, decided n't expensive looked like good location.we arrived amsterdam caught train amsterdam centraal station evening, amazed easy hotel arrived greeted hotel staff friendly spoke good english, booked room accomodate got room beds room clean cool did not smell past reviewers provided fresh towels fan cool, hotel perfectly placed right middle city, roads lead damrak hard lost, close red light district not close not easily avoid wanted public transport close station end road trams passing hotel door minutes concerned hotel noisy night right main street room window closed not disturbed outside noise, felt safe hotel no problem fellow guests althogh times young women aware drunk men wander streets amsterdam looking women night girls stick street especially night did not feel safe, breakfast served 7am 10am downstairs restaurant character charm consists cornflakes rolls jam various hams cheese, basic nice fresh tea coffee juice.all really enjoyed stay hotel damrak, not saying perfect basic star cheap hotel not beat, enjoyable stay come amsterdam not hesitate book ths hotel,  