Suggestions for a great hotel in Leidseplein area, please. Trying to keep it under $150 per night for couple. THANKS!!

Are you interested in trying Priceline? We stayed at the Marriot in Leidspline for $70 usd a night!! A major steal, and it was very nice. Not "Dutch", by any means, and did not include breakfast, but for a 4 star- we were thrilled. It was a great location.

Anyone else, please?

www.bookings.nl and www.amsterdam.info are good sites for checking out hotels and rates, even if you don't book with them. On both sites, you can choose hotels in a particular area of the city (in this case Leidseplein). Then check them out on TripAdvisor to see what people are saying about them. The one time I stayed in the Leidseplein area, it was because we got stranded in A'dam because of a missed connection, and the only hotel in town with a room was the Hotel King which had no in-room bathrooms. (A decent place otherwise).

You can also look at hotel reviews at www.channels.nl

I wouldn't call it a <i>great</i> hotel, but we've stayed at Hotel Hestia behind the Marriott, across 1 canal from Leidseplein... It is plain but functional, with typical Dutch hotel breakfast (do-it-yourself toast, cereal, cheeses, fruit cup, etc)...
<u>www.hotel-hestia.nl/</u>

Of course, there is the Marriott but it is most likely more than $150... behind it also stands Hotel Leidse Square (used to be BW / Ramada) which might squeek under your limit...
<u>http://www.bookings.nl/hotel/nl/terdam.en.html?aid=301462</u>

In the same niche is the Owl Hotel, again, nothing fancy but serviceable:
<u>www.owl-hotel.nl/</u>

I was satisfied with Hotel Kap, in that general area, in your price range, but I wouldn't call it &quot;great&quot;. But serviceable, adequate, good location, and very nice breakfast in a sweet little dining room included.