Cafe Abina - Amstelveen

We arrived on saturday and when we wanted to relax and sleep for a bit after a tiring trip to Amsterdam, we found out that there is a party in the restaurant on the 0 floor. Music was incredibly loud and people were jumping and singing until the late night. Generally everything is good, but this accident just killed a good 5 star review. Just terrible

Quite far from the city. Rooms were not cleaned on a daily basis and bathrooms extremely dirty. However, the service was good, specially Leslie, always with a smile on the face and willing to help.

The short review is its good value for money. I stayed from midnight until 10am -mostly asleep- and in that time for €50 I checked in, showered, slept, showered, got dressed, and left, with a small comfortable room near a very nice park and easy bus access to the city centre. First thing you need to be aware of: sometimes there's a club night downstairs. Just know in advance you might be listening to ABBA until 2am. The staff are friendly and accommodating. I arrived at midnight, the bouncer asked if I was there for a room, took me to the side entrance, quickly found a member of staff, he checked me in, showed me to my room. The room is basic but clean, seems well-maintained, and had a fan which was welcome with the heat outside [apologies for the out-of-focus picture! The shower down the hall had a line of towels at one end packed like sandbags presumably to stop water escaping the room which... I've never seen before. But I also stayed one night on Friday night, so its possible another guest threw them on the floor for a laugh. I need to pay tribute to the location. Its opposite a Lidl so you can grab quick cheap breakfast food, there's bakeries around too. The area is very spacious, and 5 minutes walk away is the wonderful park Het Amsterdamse Bos. I only saw a small section of the park, but it was breath-taking. There's also a couple of regular buses that go to the city centre, and it was easy for me to get there from the airport even at midnight.

Although the location is alittle outside Amsterdam, it’s in a beautiful area in Amstelveen with lovey parks within walking distance. The hotel staff are an absolute charm and they really know how to look after their fellow travellers. I give this a 9.9 out of 10.

We had lunch at the cafe. Food is excellent prices are fair. Highly recommend the. Gehakt Ballen (Meat Balls). Or pulled BBQ chicken wonderful. Good affordable wine list. However paid street parking can be difficult. But well worth the effort