On the other hand, if you require all of the New World conveniences of an American hotel, you're better off someplace else. I booked a weekend at The Golden Bear at the last minute, when my Dutch friend became seriously ill and unable to host me at his flat. The bed was comfortable, the room was clean, and the decor... more

My partner and I traveled to Amsterdam last August to attend the festival which went on for a week. We stayed at the very old and quaint Golden Bear Hotel, a gay hotel, and we were treated like one of the family. The staff and the owners couldn't do enough for us. The room was cleaned everyday and overlooked the... more

This is a great local hotel, great location, historical building, sadly a vanishing breed. We have stayed at the Golden Bear for 30 nights over the years, and every guest we talked to liked it, and there are many repeat guests. This is Amsterdam, not Miami Beach or Club Med, so everything is unquely Dutch. The spiral stairs are typical... more

This is a simple hotel - the rooms are fairly large and the entire place is very clean. The staff is friendly and you get to meet others staying at the hotel during the breakfast (which is nothing special -- just nice). The hotel is very centrally located and near gay bars and the gay sauna. The "coffee" shop next... more

Good location and that is really the only postive attritube that can be attached to this hotel. Frst the stairs are very difficult to climb regardless of age, the room was small, badly designed, poorly ventilated and smelled of what apperared to be dampness, the room was cleaned regularly and coffee and tea refilled and the towells were changed also.... more

Stayed 3 x nights, had a single ( queen sized bed ), clean & cosy, at side, view of back gardens quiet enough, although it was a cold weekend in Amsterdam, room was ok, bit chilly in the night, breakfast simple, coffee / bread / ham / cheese / juice, briefly saw other guests in passing, as they finished their... more

Just returned from a 3 day break at the Golden Bear and would say that I would give it a bit of a so so rating really. Good things - location makes walking to all major points of interests a maximum of a twenty minute walk away, the staff who are friendly enough. So so things - room (top floor... more

Overall, the hotel was fine. We stayed there for 4 nights. It is in a good, central location for walking to most of the major attractions within 10 to 20 minutes. We had one of the few rooms with a bath, on the top floor, all the way up the winding stair, which was essentially just a ladder with carpeting.... more

Ive been to this "Hotel now twice in the last 5 years. Its a nice place but has recently gotten a little expensive for it class. It classes itself as a hotel but seems a bit more of a well maintained B&B. Upon arriving at Amsterdam at the centraal Station you can take a tram numbers 1,2 or 5 and... more