We are going for a short trip to Amsterdam and need some information for a hotel an all the things to do there, spacially where to eat very typically some indonesian or chinese or some eastern food.<BR>Thanks for reply

I'm not sure what your price range is so I will assume 2 star. We just stayed at Hotel Agora on Singel. I posted to the rant/rave section in some detail as well as here. It's basic, but the breakfast and the people are great! There is a newly managed Waterfront Hotel next door that looked nice too. At a higher price level in the same central area is Hotel Esthera. There is also a Golden Tulip Hotel on Singel [this is a good central area for everything.] -- it looks out of place -- but I tell you -- after 3 days of climbing canal house staircases... well an elevator sounds nice<BR><BR>Eating? We did the "rice table" at Kantjil en de Tijger -- we thought it was pretty ordinary. We had a delicious meal at Van Puffelen. Again I posted on rants/raves on this site about Van Puffelen.<BR><BR>Hope this helps!

Recommend the Canal House or the Esphera,Canal cheaper. I did not like the Indonesian cuisine. There are many ethnic restaurants on the Singel or streets surrounding this canal.

Thanks, i will report when we'll be back

We stayed at the Park Hotel (located next to the Riks (sp?) and Van Gogh museums. There is a boat service across the street from the hotel that took us for a nice ride on the canals. We were there only over night, so we ate in the hotel dinning room (which was very good). Take an umbrella.

<BR>If you are going right now, Kukenhof (sp?) Gardens is a very easy half-day trip out of Amsterdam. <BR> <BR>You won't want to miss the Tulips -- even if you're not that into flowers.