Giessendam Holidays from £260

conveniently located small, quiet hotel. Large size bath Lovely balcony Trees and garden view Quiet area Large room Nice sitting area. Foo foo lamp that took up desk space Large number of power outlets USB A outlet by bed Very comfortable bed . Lack of storage in bathroom Nowhere to hang wet towels to dry . Lack of space to out toiletries . Fine if a single person but for a couple , tricky . A shelf above the sink would help Or adding Big towel rails on the doors or Above the toilet . Shower door leaked water onto floor once . Shower door height was too low so had to hold shower head towards shower corner Anyone above 5 feet in height would struggle. single , small elevator, steep stairs

I've been staying at the Conservatorium regularly for 12 years now, and it is remarkably consistent: great location, awesome people, striking architecture, and the best gym of all the 5-star hotels in Amsterdam. This year, though, there was one welcome change and one not-so-great one: the breakfast has improved, with the addition of a buffet, which is convenient. But they also seem to have started letting local residents use the gym, so it's now super-packed at all hours, and you have to wait for machines. The gym has always been a big part of why I stayed there, so that's disappointing.

Daily breakfast was great, although the same thing was served daily. Hotel is accessible to everything. Close to restaurants. The downside is the room has no drawers for clothing storage and not much good lighting to put on makeup.

Plenty of neat local shops and amenities near by.

Clean rooms very good staff