Hotel 74

This is a simple yet friendly and accessible option in Amsterdam close to the “Vondelpark “. I had a room in the basement which was not too large and would be characterized as basic. Everything was their wifi, television, hairdryer, shower and toilet. No breakfast included (reasonably in view of the price of the room). The hotel is just outside the immediate city center but trams / buses are close

The service was polite enough, and the location was really nicely located, with tram lines right nearby, and just a ten minute walk from lots of attractions in the city. I was wondering, however, when they were going to deal with the decaying corpse-like smell in the lobby and stairwell.

I stayed at Hotel 74 for 4 nights for a work trip. The location was fantastic, however the hotel was very run down and shabby. The air was unpleasant, the walls were patchy with different layers of paint over wallpaper, tiles were missing in the bathroom and there was mould in the leaking shower. The bin was not emptied from the previous guest until my final night although I had mentioned it on the first night. The walls and ceilings seemed so thin that you could hear everyone else's movements which continued through the night. One night, I came back to the hotel and could see the light was on in my room and the curtains opened which was concerning. I kept the curtains closed as it was on street level. The cleaners must have accidentally left the light on, but I thought someone was in my room. Despite this, the reception staff were very nice, helpful and welcoming.

Worst experience! Dirty, broken and nasty rooms. Terrible service. We were a group of 10 students who booked 5 rooms for a study trip. When we arrived to the hotel the rooms were dirty and unclean. Some of the windows in the room couldn’t open and there were stains on the beds and walls. We decided to cancel our reservation, but the staff were not helpful. When we were in contact with ********** the whole group were in the hotels back yard. In the meantime some of our stuff were stolen from 4 of the rooms, all of them were LOCKED!!! They stole 2 computers, 2 creditcards and an IPad. When we told the staff they didn’t care and did not wanna help us. They even got security cameras at the hotel, but the staff didn’t wanna check it. So all in all the worst experience!!!