Hotels in Amsterdam with rooms for 4 people?

What are your travel dates?
Editing to add: I'm asking in case I see a big event on those dates that may be kicking the price up. It'll also help me do a little looking for something that may fit your budget. :O)

Also to add: your 18-year old is considered an adult in Europe so you're not really trying to accommodate 2 adults and 2 children. Also, accommodations in Amsterdam do tend to run to the more expensive end.

Okay, so you’re looking for a room for three adults and a child.

I don’t know your dates, but choosing some random dates next summer was bringing up quadruple rooms (either two or three beds) or small suites at a few decent-looking hotels on booking.com.

I strongly suggest starting with booking.com then finding a hotel you like the look of and trying to book directly with the hotel.

Just be aware that rooms will be a lot smaller than you’re used to in the US.

I've found the reviews on booking.com generally reliable. You cannot leave a review there unless you've stayed at the hotel.

bear in mind that along with much smaller rooms, beds are smaller.

A queen bed in the US is called a king here in the UK - 150cm x 200cm.

A double, what most folks have, is even smaller - 135cm x 190cm. A queen here is even narrower 120cm x 190cm.

European measurements are usually just in cm often without a name for the double bed which could be any of the above unless you are in a US chain like Hilton, Marriott or IHG.

We are planning on August 4-7, but don’t have plane tickets yet, so we need a flexible rate in case our plans change. I have found some things on booking.com, but it’s been a bit frustrating because the prices don’t seem to match once I go to the hotel website. The booking price is generally significantly lower. Part of that is that booking is always showing the lowest, non refundable price. I’ve booked several times through their website in the past. It’s been fine a couple of times, but two other times, we encountered difficulties (for example, we were given the wrong type of room). Booking blamed the hotel and the hotel blamed booking, so now I try to book directly with the hotel.

I will continue to look, thanks. I was just thinking that I must be missing something. Seems very unfriendly to families to make them book two rooms at twice the cost. Getting one room for $350-400/night seems doable, but two rooms for $700-800/night makes me reconsider.

I find booking.com is sometimes cheaper. Usually it's a minor difference. If there's a big difference, you may be looking at different categories of rooms. I think some hotels put their least-desirable rooms (tiny, view of airshaft, etc.) on the third-party site.

From all I've read, hotels in Amsterdam are very expensive. I'd consider staying in a nearby town. Haarlem is often recommended.

OK, so I plugged in your dates (3 nights, checking in August 4, out on the 7th, 3 adults one child) and right away am seeing a good possibility:

https://tinyurl.com/4srx2bk3

This family room at Monet Garden Hotel Amsterdam has a canal view, an "excellent" rating, a "great" location, 4 twin beds and air conditioning.

$1,462 U.S. (without 7 % City tax and € 3.00 fee per person per night tax) and ability to cancel without penalty before August 2. Take a look? I'm seeing other options - including some apartments - coming in well under that $700 U.S. and which have generous cancellation rules.

Take a look at this one too: Hotel Library has a "very good" rating", "Excellent" location, free cancellation up to 8/2: quadruple room for $845 + city tax and tourism fees. No air; fans provided.

https://tinyurl.com/5n779zr7

Yes, I'm using booking.com as it's the quickest way to sort accommodations. While I understand you're hesitant to use them, and that nothing in this world is a for-sure (except death and taxes), I've used it for our bookings for years without incident. You can always call the hotels and inquire about them giving you the booking.com price, if so inclined.

One more:
https://tinyurl.com/ymsfc3wc

Yes, I also saw the Hotel Library coming up on my searches, and looks a decent choice.

In terms of whether it’s “unfriendly” to make you pay for two rooms, it’s simply a question of size of rooms (particularly in older buildings) and being in a hugely popular, densely populated city

One thought, but I don’t know if this appeals to you. There’s an area called Sloterdijk that I noticed when I caught the train in from the airport. It’s a fairly new business-type area and has a number of new-build chain hotels, which might offer bigger rooms at better prices. You’d lose completely the atmosphere of being in the centre of Amsterdam but might be luckier getting an American-sized room. It’s a really short train ride from both the airport and the city centre.

LOL, just one more and I'll quit! HA!

How about a houseboat? Looks like fun to me, is plenty spacious, and not far from the 2 more-visited art museums and Vondelpark. Pretty sure the young folks would think it's a hoot. :O). Around $1,1,12 plus city tax (no 3-euro pp nightly fee on this one). All you need to making easy breakfast "in" too.

https://tinyurl.com/ymjtacje

Back in 2011 we traveled to Amsterdam with our two young adult kids and we stayed in the family suite at Hotel Residence le Coin. It was basically two spacious rooms with the bathroom between. We paid 230 euros back then and it appears that the hotel still offers that room but won't show availability for it. Perhaps it's too early. You could email for info.

The location was good, quite central. If I remember correctly, the elevator went to the 4th floor and then we had to walk up one more flight to our room. Once you opened the suite door, you were in a little entrance hall with the bathroom directly ahead.
This was actually two separate little rooms, one with tub and sink, one with toilet and sink. Then to the left and right were the bedrooms, both very spacious, one with two twin beds and one even larger with three twin beds. The larger room had a little kitchen space in the corner. Both rooms had doors to close them off from the little entrance hall. The place was a bit basic but clean and well maintained.

I would try some of the more modern chains. Ibis city centre has family rooms that sleep 4, still in the range of $370 USD, but efficient. Also look at hotels near Sloterdijk Station, just a short ride into the city center, but a selection of hotels including the Mercure that has a family room (~$350 USD), others may as well.

If budget becomes an issue, do the Rick Steves thing, look further afield, Haarlem (20-30 minutes by train) is popular, I have stayed there more than in Amsterdam, rates go down by about half...just not sure on a room for 4, have done three though.

Thank you so much for all of the great suggestions! Hotel Monet looks really good. People seem to love it, and it would enable us to be together in one room. The cost is a little higher than I had hoped, but it’s doable.

I also like the houseboat suggestion! My kids would love that! I get a little nervous renting privately though. It seems possibly less reliable. But it would make for a memorable trip for sure!

Hotel residence Le coin looks great too! Unfortunately, it looks like there is no availability for our dates. I am always surprised at how early things book up! A lot of the larger chain hotels are already booked.

Thanks again!

hey hey sssarlington
we rented a houseboat for 4 of us friends. it was a fun experience, sitting on front deck with our morning coffee and afternoon cocktails, feeding the ducks, watching the other boats cruise on by, walking along the small road or catching the tram to activities or sites nearby, the views. your kids would love it. we either cooked small meals or did take out and enjoyed just sitting in.
first place we stayed was on prinsengracht and second place was on brouwersgracht, both on canals.
houseboatrental.com
also look at apartment rentals. with your gang, a 2 bedroom would be nice, some have a washer/dryer and close to city center. restaurants/shops/cafes/stores are close by. nice to have fridge for drinks and cold food, microwave to heat things up. we really enjoyed both of our stays. be careful with the many bikes but don't let that bother you, that's there mode of transportation, lots to see and do.
the website we used is no longer available but check things out that would suit your fancy. so many changes since the pandemic.make sure what days & times places are open. many close about 2-3pm then reopen later in evening. also remember that checkin times are usually 3-4pm until getting okay ahead of time and ask if they have a hold luggage space and check out is 10-11am. many people have arrived early and have been upset waiting with luggage for hours to check in. happened to us in london with a 5-6 hour wait and was not "fun" plus was a grumpy day.
take the kids on a canal cruise, to me they are all the same. some boats can be really crowded or less crowded, find out where they go and your decision. amsterdamboatadventures.com
foodhallen.com/amsterdam
food stalls in an open market place
albertcuyp-markt.amsterdam
open market, pedestrian only, for blocks and blocks. loved this place with so many stalls, food, shops, restaurants, souvenirs
biketours.com
countryside bike tour, enjoy s ride thru countryside, cheese and clog making farm, the river and windmills
haarlemcanaltours.com
take the train to haarlem, about 30-40 minutes. walk the town and city center and maybe a bike/canal tour.
freedamtours.com
free walking tour (sightseeing, history & culture heritage)
eatyourworld.com
click destinations, click netherlands and look up rijsttafel. read up about the indonesian dining "rice table", bringing many small plates of different foods (meats, vegetables, condiments) with spices/sauces brought back from indonesia. reserve a table for your gang, look at the restaurants recommended.
amsterdamfoodie.nl
the rijsttafel roundup: 10 indonesian restaurants in amsterdam
tasteatlas.com
10 most popular dutch desserts.make sure you taste poffertjes (we had ours in haarlem city center) and pannekoek (rolled up crepe)
hope this helps you with deciding what's fun and family friendly for the gang, enjoy just roaming what there is to see and do
aloha

Wow! Thank you for all of that helpful info, Princess Pupule! Incredible! Okay, I will revisit the houseboat idea, and check our your other suggestions. It sounds like you know Amsterdam really well! : )

We are a family of 4 and we live in Europe, so travel all around all the time. European hotels nearly always only sleep two people, so it is not just Amsterdam. To find a family room is a special prize. As a result, we have tended to book AirBnBs for the past decade to ensure everyone has a proper bed. Much cheaper than two hotel rooms. I would share, however, that we did find a great hotel in Amsterdam last year which slept 4 - right on the canal, two floors, it was very nice and very reasonably priced. The hotel is The Times Hotel. Highly recommend.

Edited to add that Amsterdam is just very expensive in general. That is why we spent the bulk of our vacation last year sleeping in Gouda.

Hi Emily, Thank you for the recommendation! It looks great. Unfortunately, the website is only booking up until April, so I will need to wait to see. Like you, we have rented apartments too, in order to accommodate our family. We just find that most of the agencies want a minimum of 5 nights, so for shorter visits, we try a hotel. I should maybe look at airbnb. We did that once in Rome, and it was lovely.

hey hey sssarlington
oops on the house boat site:
houseboatrental.amsterdam
thisisholland.com
a 5D ultimate flight experience over the netherlands. i did this is vancouver canada and it was great. like you're flying over the towns and seeing the beauty of the country.
with many issues and regulations on air bnb's in many big cities all over the world, be careful when choosing. don't know if you will need to have a registration number, how much are the fees, linens included, luggage storage if arriving early, cash euros on arrival, cancellation policies, etc
like others have mentioned, rooms are much smaller in europe, beds are a hit and miss (queen may be a double, may have only twin beds, small "sofa bed" not big enough or comfortable to sleep on), it's an expensive city like many other places, supply & demand of accomodations in a small city, so many people traveling that friends have said it's so so crowded and busy, doesn't seem to have an off season anymore, long waits in lines/restaurants/activities & sites, costs to maintain buildings/boats, inflation is nuts and cost of food.
martines-table.com
a couple that offer a dinner in their home. read up about it. the husband also does a tour of the city. good luck
aloha

You need to get on the Airbnb train. It is really the only reasonable way in Europe to accommodate a family.

We booked a 4 person room at the Ambassade Hotel in December for my aunt, cousin, myself and my adult daughter. It looks lovely, but our stay isn't until December so I can't confirm for sure. Our rate is about 1000 Euro and includes breakfast. If I was traveling with my husband and adult children, I might opt for an AirBnb as this is a pretty expensive room, but the rate is ok when I'm splitting it with several people and we get the extras of the hotel breakfast and concierge.

Have you looked at Leiden or Haarlem? A bit quieter than Amsterdam, and just a short train ride into the main city. Good luck!

In June 2022, we stayed in one room at Vergulden Eenhoorn with our family of 4; mom, dad, 22 year old daughter and 20 year old son. We loved it and found the rates reasonable for Amsterdam. My husband booked via booking.com
It is a restaurant, with a “hotel” consisting of 6 or so rooms. Our room had a queen bed and en-suite downstairs and then 2 beds in the loft. They had excellent soundproofing because when we entered the hotel wing, we could not hear anything from the restaurant. It also had air con. The room was around $300-$350 per night and was an easy walk to Amstel Station.