Max Brown Hotel Museum Square

Lovely hotel museum District. Rooms were clean, staff friendly and the hotel itself provides a really nice vibe. My one complaint is that there was no fridge in the room, five nights with a child it was noticed, and not something I even considered would be lacking as all hotel rooms usually have a small fridge. A bus directly from the airport drops you a block away which was really convenient, you’re a five minute walk from the top of town, and they offer bike hire (at the same price as local rentals).

First and foremost, this is an excellent location, just a couple of minutes from the museums. Easy to get to by direct tram from Centraal station. We had a 'medium' room. While bearing in mind this is Amsterdam and space is at a premium, there was about 50cm on either side of the bed and you had to navigate the TV and a chair to get to and from the bathroom. Not the smallest room I've ever been in, but compact. Decor was quite eclectic and front desk service was very welcoming. There was one weird point about 5 minutes after we'd checked into our room when the cleaner tried to come in, then 5 minutes later someone from reception reminded us that check out time was midday. I pointed out we'd only just arrived... There is a lift, but the stairs up to reception are very steep, so not for anyone with mobility issues. Soundproofing between rooms not great. You can hear people going up and down stairs, a few late comers at night, but generally much quieter than staying central. Overall, given Amsterdam prices, good value.

Had a pleasant stay at MB Museum Square. Showed up in a bind for a place to stay for 13 nights and we were able to work it out with them. Super friendly/helpful staff. Decent breakfast in nice dining area. Stairs/ halls were in need of freshening-up (new carpeting mainly) but our room was good. Loved the quiet, inviting lounge for a drink at end of day. Fantastic location on a peaceful street with nice trees and minimal traffic. Would recommend and stay again. Thanks Max Brown for taking care of us and making our stay in Amsterdam a good one!

Max Brown offers a comfortable alternative to the Museum District’s typical expensive or budget hotels. ||||Location is excellent, about two blocks away from the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum, from trolley and bus stop (Museumplein), from the Blue Boat, from luxury shopping, the Vondelpark, and two to ten blocks from innumerable restaurants. ||||Bus 397 goes to and from airport (6.50 Euro tap and pay) . Tram2 2 and 12 go to Amsterdam Centraal train station. ||||Hotel is a not as sleek and modern as a quick glance at its photos might suggest. Entrance from street is up steep stairs. No elevator. Interior elevator for transport to rooms from main floor. Access to basement breakfast room requires stairs, and for room access they are an option—typical interior Amsterdam stairways, very steep and narrow. For these reasons, those with mobility issues should probably consider a different hotel. ||||Hotel prices in Amsterdam are high, and can double on weekends. We booked through Expedia and paid a different price for each of our four nights, with a total about 50% higher than average room rate. ||||Even though we paid the higher price on average, breakfast was not included. That’s an extra 14 Euro per person per day. It was described to us as “continental,” cold offerings with boiled eggs. We skipped that and chose late breakfasts at restaurants the staff recommended. Eggsbenaddicted, about a ten block walk, had great breakfasts in the 16 Euro range. ||||The room had a comfortable queen bed, with just enough room to walk around it. A small desk and two stools completed the furnishings. Bathroom was small, shower, soaps, and towels excellent. TV, water boiler, cups, instant coffee, powdered creamer, teabags, sugar and stirrers provided. Our room was decorated in quirky rustic style with unfinished wood walls, open closet and shelves, room safe. Big windows opened, sliding shade and noise barrier. ||||We cracked our window open to reduce the room temp (no control) and get fresh air. That meant we sometimes smelled cigarette and weed coming from the entrance area below where guys occasionally hung out to smoke outside. Little obnoxious street noise, though, from the mostly residential street. ||||The main floor has a check-in desk and small bar, and a room to store luggage before your room is ready. The staff were very friendly and helpful. ||||Recommended if you can find a good price and don’t require sleek and modern surroundings.

We enjoyed our stay at Max Brown because the location is amazing. Quiet street right behind all the museums, steps away from all the trams and busses you could desire and a lovely stroll everywhere. The breakfast was lovely with lots of offerings. Sadly though, the rooms don’t live up to the well-designed website or charming lobby. Our “large triple” was teenier than a canal boat. We had no cleaning service during our four night stay. And the bathroom is so small, you can barely turn around in it. Lucky the weather was glorious so we got a bit of fresh air through the window. The hallways could use a fresh coat of paint and new carpet, the rooms need mini fridges and fans. The company should spend less time on its digital presence and more giving its rooms an update.

The service was amazing. Every single staff member was kind and helpful. The location is perfect, close to everything and felt very safe at night. ** NOT EVERY ROOM HAS AIR CONDITIONING. We got there early and asked if we could check in early as we had just gotten off a 9 hour flight. The front desk person was lovely, said there was one room available and checked us in. When we walked in at was unbearably hot. The window was already open and we tried turning the fan on. At this point I was feeling ill and we unplugged the fan and went back down to the front desk. We initially wanted to cancel the booking. We told him about the hot room and he said that there was a room with air conditioning but we would have to wait for it to be cleaned. He was so helpful and even gave us a complimentary juice to cool down as we waited. We were warned that the room with a/c was much smaller than the original one. It wasn't too bad. The shower drain was draining inconsistently and the corners of the room could have been vacuumed better but we are so glad we stayed.

Great hotel, fantastic location in a beautiful and quieter part of the city. Staff are welcoming and helpful. There are a couple of things that bring the rating down, the first being the tiny single beds in the small twin rooms, think they are just 2ft wide and a lack of sockets next to a table or place to rest the kettle in the bedrooms. I had to hold it whilst I boiled it. However this is our second time of using the hotel and would do again.

The hotel is in a great location just outside the hustle and bustle of everything but close enough to walk into it or catch a tram. ||The hotel is designed very nicely and the receptionist Simon is very welcoming & helpful even to the point of leaving a hand written note and beers in the room for my partners birthday. ||The only downside on our stay was the fact they had run out of bottled water on day one and it wasn’t restocked, breakfast wasn’t great, coffee machine broken for 2 days and raw eggs put out. |In our room we had 2 double beds, the problem was one of them was 2 single mattress so ended up sleeping in a massssssssive dip, we had to request to change rooms.

The only good part about this place is the location. It's pretty centrally located and close to a lot of the sites as well restaurants and shops. The rooms are incredibly small. The sofa bed was probably 3 feet away from the other bed and it was diffucult to find a place to put our luggage. The sofa bed is essentially a futon that wasn't very comfortable. The bathroom felt like a cruise ship bathroom and was tiny. There weren't many amenities in the room, there was a kettle with some tea bags but they didn't give any water bottles and I didn't see a mini fridge or coffee machine. The biggest issue was that there was a heater that wouldn't turn off. We had asked the staff multiple times to turn it off but they didn't seem to know how to operate the heater. The room was sweltering hot even with the window wide open (that didn't have a screen so bugs came in). I barely got any sleep in the 2 nights that I was there between the bed being uncomfortable and it being too hot. I was on the same level as the lobby but the rooms upstairs and downstairs had very steep narrow staircases that seemed difficult. This place should be charging half considering the small rooms and lack of amenities.

Here's the down and dirty... The location is absolutely fabulous. It's close to many museums, and my favorite designer stores. Yes, as a complete sidenote there is an entire street filled with every upscale designer you can possibly fathom. The hotel is mediocre at best, with Customer Service falling right behind it. It's a place you stay for the location and that's about it. There are definitely other hotels in the immediate area, and I would encourage you to check those out before staying here. The bed was uncomfortable, the bathroom like most European bathrooms are fairly small, but this one was unclean and the towels were actually pretty gross. I tried calling the front desk to request towels, and they never answered the phone.Inevitably, we ended up going down to the front desk to ask for the towels, and they pretty much provided us with the same gross smelling towels that we had in the room. Max Brown Hotel is just quick and easy... But I would encourage everyone to stay elsewhere if possible

This was a great hotel for our family (2 parents and a 7 year old son). It was a great location, close to museums, close to river cruises, plenty of things within walking distance. And not in the middle of nightlife, so it wasn't loud at night. The room was pretty big for European hotel rooms. The beds were comfortable (even the extra twin for the kid)! The room had a small balcony which was cool. Staff were friendly and helpful. And they would refill water bottles with ice and water at the bar! It was great to have ice water in Europe!!! There's a grocery store within walking distance, and lots of restaurants. So much cool stuff to walk around and see, and easy spot to bike around from!!! The hotel has bikes available for rent.

We had a nice stay here. The room were fairly roomy and because we had a balconies it made them feel bigger. It is centrally located and near the museums, yet located in more of a residential area. In fact, if you weren't paying attention you might just walk by it. The morning buffet was just okay and I don't know if I'd order it again. The shining star at the hotel is the staff. They are at reception 24/7 and no matter what time you arrive/leave, they are welcoming, accommodating, and all around fantastic human beings. :)

Very disappointed by this hotel. The room size is stupidly small, you can't even open your suitcase. Yes, the staff is friendly but that doesn't cut it when you get cramped in your room. Please avoid.

Friendly staff. The room was clean and had everything we needed. Great location. Steep stairs but they do have a lift.

A nice little hotel situated in the heart of Amsterdam. Slays: - charming decor and thoughtful design - nice staff - quaint atmosphere and good vibes - location - clean - relatively affordable (my friend and i spit a room for $120 a night) Nays: - stairs are incredibly steep - rooms are cramped - unless you get a room with a balcony, the windows don't open sufficiently enough to smoke (i'm aware that this is a smoke free hotel, i'm just mention it, because it's Amsterdam, you know) I would come back but not before staying somewhere else first

The Max Brown is in a fantastic location. It is a few minutes walk from all the museums and the Concertgebouw. They have bikes for rent, so if you know it's going to be sunny the next day, wake up early to reserve them, or else they will be gone! Every person that works at the hotel was very helpful and friendly. The room we had was quite big compared to others we've had in Amsterdam. The view from the 4th floor was amazing! My husband is 6'1" and I am 6', so we had a huge problem using the toilet. I have never seen a bathroom wall as close to the edge of the toilet as the one we had in our room. I could barely sit on the seat at all. It was quite difficult for a taller person. The shower, however, was the first shower we've ever used while traveling in Europe that hasn't leaked all over the bathroom. That was a big deal for us. I will say that I was woken up one night by some scratching. I thought someone was trying to get into our room, so I turned on the light and got out of bed to investigate. I looked down and saw a brown ball of fur run through my legs and under the bed. Apparently we were sleeping with some mice as well! I'm pretty sure they lived in the seat under the window. It freaked me our for a second but I know those buildings are so old that it didn't seem like such an odd occurrence. I would still stay there again, but maybe in another room.

I stayed here with my friends from june 28th to july 1st and when we left we were all missing money. We had three rooms for 7 girls and all of us had money stolen from us from the safety deposit box. The hotel was aware of what happened and they did nothing about it. Do not stay here. The rooms are very little and its dirty.

Hotel staff are friendly, accommodating, and extremely helpful! Hotel is modern with great decor. Great location right outside of the main part of the city on a quiet street. 15 minute walk to the central station, across the street from Van Gogh Museum and I Amsterdam sign. Highly recommend this hotel.

A great location- fairly close to the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh museum, on a quiet little street. Easy walking to main drag (10-15 minutes away.) Rooms were insanely small (I could lay on the bed and touch each wall on the side if I splayed my legs and arms out enough), and the setup was rather bizarre (over 50% of the bed touches wall, so my wife had to always crawl over me to get out of bed.) Internet in lobby was appreciated but down half the time we were there. Staff was very friendly and courteous and didn't laugh too hard at my attempts at Dutch. Breakfast was included (downstairs, a neat little cafeteria-like setting.)

Really cool, modern hotel in a fantastic location. The hotel staff was very courteous and helpful with directions, busses etc. Main complaint is that the rooms are so small. There is not much room and all and I had to sit 45 degrees on the toilet because it's tucked in a little corner of the bathroom. The stairs are also pretty steep, watch your step!

Very small room for 2 adults and our teenage son. No storage. I have had a bigger room and a ton more storage for our 3 carry on bags on a cruise ship The Location is right in the heart of the museum south district and the only reason I'm giving it the 4 stars. No AC so the room and it was hot with just a single fan. On the plus side, it does have a newly remodeled modern in room bath with upgraded shower. We are here for 4 more night. So the review may go up or down depending on other factors such as staff, other issues

Great location, helpful service and really nice rooms. Yes, the rooms were a bit small but I don't mind that. At least the bed was nice and big! Plus, there was a cool little window-seat area where we could put our stuff. Minor quibble: extremely squeaky bathroom door. But other than that, I was quite happy with this place. Also, free breakfast! If you go to the free breakfast definitely try the gingery bread thing, as it's amazing. Free tea and coffee too. Only negatives other than the squeaky door: 1.) When we got there, the only room available for us was a twin room (this was not their fault, as we booked through Hotel Tonight in a last ditch attempt to find a place after another hotel canceled on us.) They told us they would give us a room with a double bed, but it had been used for "5 minutes" before the previous occupants decided to upgrade. When we got there, the bed was made and clean but literally all the towels were dirty. It was incredibly weird. However, we were on our way out to dinner so we just notified hotel staff and they said they'd put new towels in there immediately. Unfortunately when we returned from our long dinner, the dirty towels were still there. We had to remind them again. However the second time they actually did bring them up immediately, so we were happy. 2.) Currently there is a lot of construction going on around it. Not the fault of the hotel, but it definitely doesn't look nice from the outside right now. At least it's pretty inside!

Max Brown Hotel Museum Square received an average score of a 3 from us. My wife and I use this TripAdvisor account as a joint account. I rated the hotel a 2 and she rated it a 4. The hotel is a hip place with great decorations, it is very clean, and the service is excellent. The location is pretty good with access to a couple of tram stations for getting around Amsterdam. However, I gave the hotel a low rating because everything is uncomfortably small. I am 6'7", and I understand that I shouldn't expect European hotels to accommodate my height, but the Max Brown Museum Square has the worst height clearances of any hotel I've ever been in. Even the front door required me to duck. The staircase is tiny and winding and the elevator holds two people. The ceiling of the elevator is probably 6'8" with a light that will melt your head. The ceiling of the staircase is maybe 6'0". The rooms are cruise-ship tiny. There wasn't room for a single leg next to the bed. The bathroom was also extremely small. Lastly, the breakfast was good, but the breakfast room was kept extremely hot by a constantly running toaster oven.

Staff: A+. Everyone here from the people at the front desk to the people cleaning rooms to the people working in the kitchens were so so genuinely nice and helpful. Location: A+. It's right on Museumplein and right between major trams and is walkable to most major attractions. Breakfast: A+. Better than a lot of continental breakfasts that are offered at other hotels. There was tea, coffee, juice, breakfast breads (apple/spice), cold cuts, cheese, scones, various kinds of toast, hard boiled eggs, fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal, cucumbers, tomatoes. Rooms: B. This is not a cookie cutter hotel and while it may have had some quirky decor, it lacked in comfort. We got the medium triple which meant that it had a queen bed and also what they called a sofa bed which was more like a park bench with an uncomfortable mattress on top. This extra "sofa bed" was super uncomfortable. The walls were thin. I could hear when our neighbors slid hangers in their closet or when they set down a glass. There was about a half-inch gap between the room door and the floor so we could hear everything that happened in the halls including the elevator door slamming closed every few minutes on all the different floors and people coming and going at all hours. They should put a rubber stopper or some foam or something to close the gap and block out the noise. The bathroom was SO small and the toilet seat was so close to the wall right in front of it. I'm only 5 feet tall and I couldn't even bend my knees to sit down facing the right direction so I often sat down sideways on the toilet. I can't imagine how normal sized people can use this toilet. In order to climb into the shower, there was a STEEP step. Imagine climbing in and out of this thing when it's wet. To add to the challenge, there was one of those swinging towel racks right outside the shower so if you weren't careful and slipped, you could impale yourself. My other issue with this place is that the workers tend to assume that you're out during the day so they can shout as much as they like in the hallways during the day. It was impossible to rest in the room after being jetlagged because it was so loud outside. I've never stayed in a hotel where I was always made acutely aware that there was a room being cleaned nearby because of all the noise. Speaking of cleaning, we would get back to our hotel room at 2 or 3pm and the room still hadn't been cleaned. We had to take out our own trash on several occasions. There was no fridge in the room which made things inconvenient. There isn't an air conditioner but there is a fan. We were fine in the spring, but don't know how how that would be in the summer. There is also a large window without any screen or bars and the window swings wide open like a door so I wouldn't come here with small children. The hotel has 4 floors and one elevator which can tightly fit 4 people. The stairs of the hotel are a narrow, winding death trap with barely any room for your feet. So good luck with that. All in all, we would not stay here again. I would not recommend this place to anyone with a disability or small children. I thought that the hotel was expensive for the quality of the rooms, but I guess you are paying for the location, not the room. For over 300 a night, I shouldn't have felt like were were making do.

The hotel is beautiful and modern. The rooms are nice and clean and there is cool modern art on the walls as well as a mini basketball hoop. The front desk staff are friendly and knowledgeable about the city. The lobby has tables and a bar where they sell drinks and candy. The breakfast is nice but the selection of things is kind of small, but it is included. Beautiful hotel, hope I can go back someday!

I loved it , great hotel. Not a summer hotel no a/c. Breakfast and bar Were great, location perfect. Everything is small in Amsterdam and I'm a big guy, but it was just fine. I'll be back