Hotel Catalonia Vondel Amsterdam

This was my second time at Hotel Catalonia and I would love to thank the wonderful staff for making my stay in Amsterdam absolutely wonderful. From the moment I arrived they were very kind. My room was lovely with a huge king size bed and big bathroom with shower and bathtub. I even got an uppgrade. On my last day, my returning flight time was late so I dropped my luggage of after check-out and they kept it for me while visiting few shops before leaving the hotel. Location is really on point and walking distance to several great places. I can say only two negative things about the room. One of the shower heads didn't work, but still survived:) The other thing was that the room was little noisy at night, since the walls are thin. But overall, I really enjoyed my stay. Thank you for the wonderful hospitality and service. I will definitely stay here when I visit Amsterdam again:)

Stayed two nights. Pro tip: become a Catalonia member and book the nights through the website to get a discount instead of a third party website. If you are a member and stay even one night, breakfast is included. Also the front desk people are super kind and of awesome service. It was the best hotel that we stayed at during our week’s trip through Amsterdam. They held our luggage between nights, upgraded our rooms, and helped us with calling cabs.

I have no idea how this hotel is a 4- star hotel . We booked a 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom room ( Joost) for 4 nights . Positives : hotel is in a great location . Easy access to public transportation. Breakfast was decent . Our room had a kitchen , washer dryer which is the reason I booked this big room . Room was in 3 rd floor and a lot of stairs to get to there . Their staff helped with our luggage. Negatives : The house is not cleaned properly . the day we checked in I called them and said there is a stain near the carpet ( something sticky ). Response was it would be cleaned the next day . It was never cleaned until we left . Iron board when I tried to open there was a bra left there . This probably should have been noticed when they were cleaning the room . There was visible dirt in the bed room . The kitchen stove exhaust is there but it never worked . One of the stove burner knob was broken which they fixed next day . We mentioned this to front desk and they assure we could cook without exhaust . ( strange to have a hood with a switch that does nothing ) There is a big fancy bathtub with hand shower which I thought was convenient to give shower to my daughter but that was broken as well . We did ask them to fix it but they never got to it Master bedroom door handle comes to your hand when you try to open or close the door Upstairs sink is leaking . I have no idea why this house so less lights ! One of the bed side lamp was there without a bulb ! We went to 3 different cities in this trip and stayed at 4 different hotels . This hotel was by far the most expensive and the most underwhelming hotel that we stayed in this trip . I would not recommend the hotel.

Stayed in a Amstel apartment. Perfect to our needs. the location is close to many restaurants, but away from crowds. Many tram lines pass nearby and the bus to the airport stops 3 mins walk away. Great room and location. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Great location as right in the cultural district. We stayed in November 2024. This hotel is meant to be 4 star but was a bit of a disappointment. We had a double room. The room was clean and beds comfy. The decor is somewhat dated. The shower leaked as the the pipework wasn’t right. The sockets by the bed didn’t work so we were resigned to use the the socket by the door to charge our phone. Lovely coffee machine and a kettle with a range of different teas but again no socket to plug them into. The most annoying thing is the only mirror in the room is in the bathroom despite there being a dressing table in the room. I would put this hotel at more of a 2/3 star. We never booked breakfast so I can’t comment on that!

I did extensive research on finding a hotel that would suit my needs in Amsterdam. I decided that Catalonia Vondel would fit the bill. I landed around 9:30am and took the airport bus to the hotel. Uber is expensive in Amsterdam and the bus drops you off really close to the hotel. I arrived around 10:30am and was informed that the room wasn’t ready yet because it had to be cleaned. No problem. We left our bags at the front desk and went out to kill some time. When we came back to the hotel, the room was ready. We went upstairs and the first thing that I noticed was the dusty mini fridge. This bothered me because if my room wasn’t ready due to cleaning, it should be clean when I arrive. The mini fridge is black, so it is obvious when there’s dust and the cleaning person just ignored it. Dust also accumulates after not being cleaned for awhile. So, that dust had been sitting there from previous guests. This grossed me out a bit because I started wondering how clean everything else was. Besides this incident, the hotel was great for our needs. The room was small but we knew that it would be. The hotel itself is quiet and located in a quiet neighborhood. When people are walking through the hallways, you can hear them. But the hotel isn’t full of rowdy of party people. We walked everywhere from the hotel. The street car and bus are nearby if you aren’t into walking. It was a good choice. I think for what I paid, it was a great value. Just need to improve on the cleaning.

Stayed there for the weekend. First night we didn’t have heating or hot water, in fact the shower itself was leaking so couldn’t take a shower if we wanted to. No manager on site so staff couldn’t do anything. Normally we stay with at Catalonia hotels but this experience really left an impression with us. Location is great

Overall a great stay. Extremely clean and well kept. Friendly staff. Room well equipped. Only negative was that it was a little noisy at night since the walls are thin.