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Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

3 stars
Plantage Middenlaan 48, Amsterdam, 1018 DH
Hotel Overview
Reviewer score
3.5
out of 5
52 reviews
Clean and efficient

Nice place to stay for a night or two. Clean well kept but small. See full review

  • Carolineb
  • Jul 31, 2012
Lovely hotel with friendly staff.

Lovely hotel with friendly staff. Room immaculate. Close to bus and tram stops and near to... See full review

  • Janice
  • May 17, 2011
Family-friendly hotel with breakfast ideal for on-the-go sightseers
Housed in a classic 100-year-old building, the Eden Lancaster Amsterdam Hotel welcomes guests with a lively boutique feel, friendly service and smart, back-to-basics conveniences. The hotel offers complimentary Wi-Fi in public areas, a daily breakfast buffet along with a delectable lobby bar and a multi-lingual staff--all to ensure on-the-go guest are fully satisfied. Rooms range from compact singles to family size affairs with multiple beds. The Eden Lancaster is conveniently located near Artis Zoo and several premier Amsterdam destinations. 
Highlights
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi in all public areas
  • Conveniently situated within walking distance of major Amsterdam attractions
  • Excellent breakfast buffet and lobby bar onsite serving refreshments  
Rooms

The Eden Lancaster's 91 guest rooms consist of several varieties beginning with standard single rooms, each of which comes with a twin bed and standard rooms which have two twin beds. Superior rooms come with a double bed or two twin beds, while quadruple rooms, designed to accommodate families, come with four twin beds. All rooms are outfitted with LCD TVs with cable channels and On Demand movies, along with high-speed Internet access (fees apply).

Features

Near Amsterdam's Botanical Garden and Artis Zoo, the Eden Lancaster Hotel offers a family-friendly stopover with comforts and amenities to ease the most hectic Amsterdam holidays. Several of the city's premier attractions are just a short walk or tram ride away, including Dam Square, high-end Kalverstraat shopping and the Rembrandt House Museum.


Guests can start their day with the Eden Lancaster's inviting breakfast buffet and unwind between holiday excursions or meetings with refreshments from the hotel's lobby bar. Complimentary high-speed Internet is also available in public areas.

Transportation
  • Amsterdam Central Station (2 mi/3.5 km)
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (11 mi/18 km)
Attractions

 

  • Artis Zoo (across the street)
  • Botanical Garden (Hortus Botanicus) (1 block)
  • Royal Palace/Dam Square (1.5 mi/2.5 km)
  • Rembrandt House Museum (Rembrandthuis) (2 mi/3.5 km)
  • Rijksmuseum (2 mi/3.5 km)
  • Van Gogh Museum (2.5 mi/4 km)
  • Amsterdam Flower Market (Bloemenmarkt) (3 mi/4.5 km)
  • Anne Frank House (Anne Frankhuis)  (3.5 mi/5.5 km)
  • Amsterdam Historical Museum (Amsterdams Historisch Museum) (4 mi/6.5 km)
Business
  • The hotel staff can check availability and negotiate rates at nearby Artis Party & Congress Centre and De Burcht van Berlage, both offering extensive meeting and conference facilities
Polices & Fees
  • A 5% city tax is added at final checkout

This is not a comprehensive list of fees. Any amounts listed above may not include taxes and are subject to change.

Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam Rooms

STANDARD - ROOM
You will stay in a comfortable room that has high speed Internet access (at a charge), Movie on Demand, LCD Television screen, a message service, keycard system, safe and telephone with a direct outside line. Each room has its own bathroom with shower, toilet and hairdryer.
SUPERIOR - ROOM
The superior twin room is a spacious, comfortable and recently (2008) renovated room which is equipped with a bathroom with shower, toilet and hair dryer, safe, desk, high speed Internet (at a charge), coffee and tea making facilities, comfortable seating and a LCD television with movie-on-demand. A mini bar is available on request.
FAMILY - ROOM
You will stay in a comfortable room (renovated 2008) that is equipped with a high speed internet connection (at a charge), movie on demand, LCD flatscreen television, a message service, safe, direct-dial phone, coffee and tea making facilities. Each room has a private bathoom with shower, toilet and hair-dryer. Further facilities include: Radio, iron and ironing board on request, telefone wake-up service, heating, Pay-TV. Families of 3 to 4 persons can reserve this room with seperate beds.

Amenities

  • Wireless internet
  • No smoking rooms/facilities
General
No smoking rooms/facilities
Elevators
Dining
Restaurant
Services
Laundry service
Safe deposit box
Tour desk
Doctor on call
Internet
Wireless internet

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Hotel Map

52.3659 4.9131
Area served
Amsterdam.
Nearby airports
Schiphol - 12.0 km, Rotterdam Airport - 55.6 km.
Area description
Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam is centrally located in the green town district Plantagebuurt. Within walking distance of the hotel you will find the Waterlooplein, the Rembrandtplein and Artis zoo.

Nearby points of interest

  • The Resistance Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Van Gogh Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Museum Het Rembrandthuis: 0.6 mi
  • Nieuwmarkt: 0.7 mi
  • Rembrandtplein: 0.7 mi
  • Tuschinski Theater: 0.8 mi
  • Emperor's Canal: 0.8 mi
  • Red Light District: 0.8 mi
  • Zeeburg: 0.9 mi
  • Dam Square: 1 mi
  • Central Station: 1 mi
  • Prisengracht: 1.3 mi
  • Amstel Station: 1.4 mi
  • Anne Frank House: 1.4 mi
  • Watergraafsmeer: 1.4 mi
  • The Resistance Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Van Gogh Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Museum Het Rembrandthuis: 0.6 mi
  • Nieuwmarkt: 0.7 mi
  • Rembrandtplein: 0.7 mi
  • Tuschinski Theater: 0.8 mi
  • Emperor's Canal: 0.8 mi
  • Red Light District: 0.8 mi
  • Zeeburg: 0.9 mi
  • Dam Square: 1 mi
  • Central Station: 1 mi
  • Prisengracht: 1.3 mi
  • Amstel Station: 1.4 mi
  • Anne Frank House: 1.4 mi
  • Watergraafsmeer: 1.4 mi
  • Vondel Park and Overtoom: 1.5 mi
  • The Jordaan: 1.5 mi
  • Concertgebouw: 1.6 mi
  • Oud-Zuid: 1.7 mi
  • Zuideramstel: 1.9 mi
  • Oud-West: 2 mi
  • Openbare Bilbotheek: 2 mi
  • Westerpark: 2.1 mi
  • Oost-Watergraafsmeer: 2.2 mi
  • Amstel Business Park and Watergraafsmeer in South East: 2.3 mi
  • De Baarsjes: 2.3 mi
  • Zuidas: 2.6 mi
  • Bos en Lommer: 3.2 mi
  • Sloterdijk and Harbour: 3.6 mi
  • Slotervaart: 3.6 mi
  • Zuidoost: 3.9 mi
  • Geuzenveld-Slotermeer: 4.2 mi
  • Osdorp: 4.8 mi

Dining

Restaurants
The Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam offers you breakfast, snacks and drinks. For your lunch or dinner, Amsterdam is like paradise. You will find local cuisines from most of the 175 nationalities that are present in Amsterdam, from tapas to fajita's, from sushi to momo's, there is a wide range of choice and our staff is most willing to help you find the restaurant of your taste.
Breakfast
There is nothing like a good breakfast to start your day! From 7 am till 10.30 am we serve our breakfast buffet with fresh rolls and bread, warm dishes like bacon, sausages, pancakes and homemade scrambled eggs. To complete your breakfast we offer a diversity of coffee, tea and juices. This breakfast will get you started! For a drink or a snack, a chat or a game of chess our cosy lobby is all day the place to be. A vending machine is there to serve you 24/7.

Meeting facilities

Meeting Info
The Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam purely focuses on overnight stays, therefore we do not have meeting facilities within our own premises but in the surroundings you will find a lot of possibilities. Feel free to contact our sales department and we will arrange it for you, in corporation with our colleague Eden Hotels or our other partners in the meeting business.

Hotel Policies

Check-in:
1400
Check-out:
1200

Terms and conditions

Rates quoted in currencies other than the hotel's base currency are subject to the rate of the international exchange. Rate may change throughout stay. Rate may reflect average nightly rate. Extra charges may apply. Incidental charges, such as room service, are not included in the rate.

The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at the hotel, but within a reasonable distance, and additional charges may apply for use.

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Guest Reviews (52)

Ratings and reviews for Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Overall score

3.5 / 5
52 out of 52
Amenities:
3.3
Room cleanliness:
3.9
Hotel staff:
3.8
Room comfort:
3.4
Location:
3.9
Value:
3.6

87% would recommend to a friend.

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Reviewer score

3
Anatolian American
Florida
Dec 24, 2012

Overall Good Experience

Overall Good Experience. Bottom line: Best for mid-range travelers who want to stay in Amsterdam. The hotel itself is good overall but average in terms of building/room quality and furnishings. It is a good value and economical considering location and very easy access to transportation. The good aspects: - Very good location. Tram to downtown, ATM, and places to eat all within 50 M - 100 M of the hotel. Good, safe neighborhood - Bed/Linens were clean and comfortable - Staff friendly and professional, quick to solve problems/answer questions. Bad aspects: - I would say worst aspect was the heating system, room was not cold but not particularly warm. Was difficult to take a shower and not get cold when we went during winter. - Room/carpet/bathroom slightly a bit old and worn, but is still acceptable and clean.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
3
Location:
4
Value:
4
Dining tip: Short walk from hotel

Italian Cafe/Restaurant Sapori del Mondo less than 2 blocks away. Ending up nearly eating every meal there. Outstanding food quality and unbeatable prices.

Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

4
Carolineb
New York
Jul 31, 2012

Clean and efficient

Nice place to stay for a night or two. Clean well kept but small.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
4
Location:
4
Value:
4
Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

3
H. Eleinen
Alexandria,Egypt
Jul 6, 2012

It' a nice hotel for a short stay.

It was nice hotel with nice room, except that you don't get WI FI in your room only in the reception. And I was staying in a room with 4 bedrooms alone.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
4
Location:
3
Value:
3
Shopping tip: Short walk from hotel

The hotel is 15 min walking to centrum, also very near to a tram and bus station.

Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

2
Akdoc
Glasgow, Scotland
Jul 2, 2012

Family trip - not really a family friendly hotel

Only good thing was location. Quiet but central. Hotel rooms small and dust present and dirty carpets. No room service for a room worth £170 per night Too expensive for no significant service Reception small and not comfortable. Reception team overall satisfactory - got phone charger when did not have working adaptor. We went as two families together and rooms given to us on different floors and reception manager claiming he did not know that we were together!! Airport transfer £14 per person! Overall I will only recommend if you get room at £120 or less and only want good location. Also very nice coffee shop just next to hotel. Definitely highlight of the trip was breakfast and coffee in the coffe shop.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
2
Hotel staff:
2
Room comfort:
3
Location:
4
Value:
2
Dining tip: Short walk from hotel

Coffee shop excellent just 20 m from hotel

Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

3
Maroun
Florida
Jun 5, 2012

Good for a weekend vacation

Good location, within a walking distance to red light district and rambrandt square

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
3
Location:
3
Value:
3
Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

3
tchu
California, USA
Oct 20, 2011

good value

everything was fine. we only had a problem with bedding situation. we 2 adults were given a room with 2 twin beds putting together. it was so uncomfortable to sleep like that so we ended up sleeping in just one twin bed.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
3
Location:
4
Value:
3
Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

3
micheeeeelllllllllle
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Oct 9, 2011

family friendly

great family hotel. ... what else can I say enough said;)

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
3
Location:
3
Value:
3
Dining tip: Short walk from hotel

lots to choose from

Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

5
Janice
Not Provided
May 17, 2011

Lovely hotel with friendly staff.

Lovely hotel with friendly staff. Room immaculate. Close to bus and tram stops and near to facilities. Would definitely stay again.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
No rating
Location:
5
Value:
5
Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

4
Anonymous
Northern Ireland
Feb 21, 2011

Loved it here....just go :)

Best location in all of Amsterdam, one minute tram journey on trams 9 or 14. You could easily walk but we didn't because it was a bit cold in February. Little tip, there are only certain doors you can get on trams...I learnt from experience on my first day I hoped on the tram threw the wrong door and the door shut straight behind me with my boyfriend stuck on the outside. The tram took off and we were separated...nearly died. trams stop quite often though so we did find each other ok. Second tip...get a Map in the hotel, there brilliant. If your going to Amsterdam, stay in this hotel. Are hotel room was lovely, room 203, was shocked at how big it was cause I read the reviews. The room was big. We had 2 single beds pushed together, which where very clean and comfy. The rooms where tidied and cleaned everyday. The bathroom was so clean and big. There was a hairdryer, shampoo and body gel, a big mirror which suited me and 3 towels. The negatives are, are Tv didn't work and the front stairs carpet could be replaced. There is a bakery down the street which is soooo good. The woman made us ham salad sandwiches(where where in huge bread roll type things)which were class. The were so fresh mmm yummy and cheap to, only 3.50 euro. In my favourite bakery up the main eating street just off Dam square which is amazing also but they charged 6 euro for there salad baps, they where yummy but. You have got to get a heated chocolate waffle in this Bakery, we got one every night..unbelievable. Amsterdam is beautiful, its like going back in time with the old bikes, old buildings and police men on horses with very little cars, brilliant to see. Oh and can I just say the boys are hottt. So much to do in Amsterdam....loved it so much. Anne Frank was class, and Madam Tussauds was good crack, remember your camera :)You can't miss out on a wee snap of you and Robert Pattinson. Nemo was ok, seeing as me and my partner are 18 and 23 it was a little boring, got a few laughs but, you could make bubbles around yourself which is pretty cool. I've got so much to write about its ridiculous. The people are amazing...they speak so many languages and are so friendly, I couldn't get over it. Oh and the shops are amazing. There is normal shopping streets with Zara and River island then there is a better version of house of Frazer which has Gucci and Louis Vuitton etc...so good.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
5
Location:
5
Value:
5
Dining tip: Short walk from hotel

Take a tram to dam square and walk up the main eating street. There are so many resturants. The Bakery on the right hand side, (you can't miss it...looks and smells amazing) stop and get a heated waffel, so good. The steak house is good on the left hand size, order chicken and peppered sauce. You get chips and salad with it and your drinks come in huge pint glasses. The Chinese resturant is amazing, walk up this street past the 1st Canal and its the chinese on the corner(on the left), you can't miss it either. (you go upstairs init) and it is so posh and not expensive. Order the Sweet and sour chicken and there chicken chow main. Its amazing. loved it.

Review of Hampshire Hotel - Lancaster Amsterdam

Reviewer score

3
Anonymous
Santa Monica, CA
Dec 29, 2010

Good Location & Service, Some Weaknesses

This hotel was a perfect home base for us in Amsterdam. Located very close to the city center (but far enough to not be in the craziness and noise), with two tram lines intersecting right on the corner. Location-wise, could hardly have been better -- there is also a bank ATM on the corner, and a decent Chinese restaurant for takeout (called The Happy Corner). The front desk service was warm and so helpful. There we were able to buy 48-hour transit cards and were given a map to the system, and verbal directions. They even volunteered to print out our boarding passes the morning of our international flights. The room was small but nice-looking. The beds were soft, with plentiful pillows, and provided a deep night's sleep. The downside: It smelled like cigarette smoke when we arrived, despite the hotel's non-smoking policy. And the room cleaning was perfunctory... they made the beds, but didn't replenish the in-room tea supplies or take away/wash the dirty mugs and plates. So, not perfect, but good for the price, and we had a nice stay.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
4
Location:
5
Value:
3
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