Tim
go to expedia.co.uk, they've got rooms in the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky on Dam Square (you can't get anymore central) for less than 80 quid/night (shared single or double). I lived like a fucking king while i was there, total bargain.
Paradiso is good - I went on the Tresor night and had a great time. I don't even like techno. I also recommend the mushrooms from Kokopelli on Warmoesstraat.
also, www.amsterdamhotspots.nl is quite useful, lots of hotel reviews and everything else.
don't stay at Hotel Ajax on Rokin, nasty dump.
all in 10/10 as a city.
Aly Farrow:
Phil and I stayed at the Hotel Winston last year, just down the road from the Hotel Krasnapolski, almost opposite the Police Station. We got a decent double for about 35 quid and were very happy there. Just don't ask for one of the 'Art' room though, if you want a good nights sleep - one of them has a life-sized sculpture of a man with his head attached to the ceiling, which is made of loads of sellotape. I found it very disturbing, the thought of having a sellotape man looming over the end of the bed.
Oh well, maybe you had to be there....
We only went out clubbing once - to a friday night at Mazzo. Steve Rachmad was playing and very good it was too. Its a nice venue, with a large bar area and a decent sized dance floor. The only problem is that the entrance is at the wrong end of the dance floor, so you have to navigate around dancers to get to the bar area. Even so, we enjoyed it.
I still reckon Amsterdam is one of the best cities in Europe, so whatever you decide to do you'll probably have fun.
Doug Fisher
Dam links:
http://www.partyscene.nl/
http://www.xs4all.nl/~adark/ (speshly good links for all yer clubs + party info)
