Hotels in Amsterdam

Hey peeps!.
I'm planning to go to the Cannabis cup this year and was wondering if you ppl can give me a "heads up" on any great hotels near coffeeshops and attractions etc.

stayokay zeerburg

not really in the canal zone, short train ride. semi-long walk... hiked it to the canal zone more than once so not really that bad i guess..... it's pretty clean, nobody that looks like they just escaped some serbian slave camp or some crazy shit....

i enjoyed it and if i backpack europe again will def stay there again.

isnt smoking for tourists banned now?

i remember reading some thread on here mentioning that...

any news

I've known Amsterdam for over 30 years (fuck I'm getting old!) and I've stayed in lots of different hotels from 1* when I was a 17 yo kid to 5* luxury as a grown up, but whatever they are like you are still in a hotel. The best way to experience Amsterdam it in on a houseboat. You get to see how the place works, everyone is out cruising around the canals when they finish work and you feel a part of the action as they all come by your boat and you get to chill in your own space and feel like a local.
checkout this website it has apartments too.

http://www.houseboathotel.nl/

I was in Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago and all the coffee shops are working the same, there was no mention of any changes and to be honest it is such a big industry plus the Dutch are quite rebellious to their government trying to impose any shit on them, they will find a way around the law IF it's ever brought in. I lived in The Hague in the late 70's when they were trying to change laws regarding smokers and everyone just said fuck off and worked around them.

If you have any questions about the place ask away.

I dont think it is banned as of yet, from what i gather there bringing in the new laws in the border towns first then the major citys.

few hotels in damrak goiod location in between dam square and central station and next to red light area plenty of coffee shops nearby

hostelworld.com

good enough??"

The Flying Pig looks good.

But seriously, go camping- It's fun, cheap and you'll end up hotboxing a tent with all your neighbors every night. Ours even had a snack wagon less than 50ft away X3

CdnBud said:

Hey peeps!.
I'm planning to go to the Cannabis cup this year and was wondering if you ppl can give me a "heads up" on any great hotels near coffeeshops and attractions etc.

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Stayed at Hotel Arcadia in the Jordan a couple of years ago, was clean had its own privy and was pretty cheap.

The biggest drawback was no elevator, you could lose your buzz climbing the stairs if your room is near the
top of the hotel.

I did hear that they have given the new laws a 5 year delay, so I am planning a trip myself. Just not
during the winter, I believe the cup is in like Feb and that makes me freeze just thinking about it.