looks like hotel hestia & piet hein rate well. has anyone stayed at the sofitel amsterdam? it suppose to be a very nice hotel and right in the heart of downtown area by dam square and the royal palace close to central station. is that area walkable to vondel park and the museums? how far is leidseplein area from central station? the canals? etc. thank you all so much for all your input
more hotel info for amsterdam in august 2007 please
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Check the map on the Amsterdam tourist boards site:
http://www.vvvamsterdam.nl/
Leidseplein is a pretty long walk from the train station. If you're staying out near Vondelpark and arriving the train station, you'd likely want to take a tram or a taxi.
Last summer we stayed at the Owl Hotel which is just a few blocks from the park and museums. It is a clean, simple decent hotel in a great location. It cost 115 euros a night--which includes breakfast--for a double. We liked it very much and would recommend it.