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Hotel for Families in Amsterdam

I am looking at a hotel for 3 nights in Amsterdam with my husband and 3 children May 27-30. Has Amsterdam always been this expensive? I am looking on booking.com and accomodations outside of hostels just seem outrageous. I usually plan to spend about $300-$500 on a hotel room for us, but these seem very high. Any guidance on places you may recommend would be helpful. Thank you so much!

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Amsterdam hotels are very expensive. We paid about 450 euro for two of us last spring. You may want to consider Haarlem which is an absolutely charming town with a very easy train ride into Amsterdam as an alternative.

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We stayed in Haarlem and loved it! Saturday market days are lots of fun, and the canals in Haarlem are just as charming. It's an easy train commute to Amsterdam.

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We visited Amsterdam in spring 2024 and saved money by staying at the Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. It was clean, comfortable, and pleasant. Our total bill was US$535 for two adjoining rooms for two nights, which was much better than the $700-1000+ (per night) hotel rooms I was seeing in the city center. It's just a short walk from the Hoofddorp train station and was very convenient to the airport for our early flight home.

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I had the same $$$ problem you did and just made a reservation at the Holiday Inn Express Sloterdijk, based on a suggestion on this forum. My understanding is it's only a 5 minute train ride to Amsterdam Centraal, and 11 minutes from the airport, because the Sloterdijk train station is next to the Holiday Inn.

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You may also want to check out the Mercure Amsterdam Sloterdijk Hotel, which is in the same area as the Holiday Inn Express, but has rooms that accommodate 3 guests.

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Have you tried Hotel Nadia? I am staying there in March after seeing it recommended on the forum. Deluxe Family room for 5 in May is 360euro/night, according to the website.
https://www.nadia.nl/en