Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam - South By IHG
Clean, modern rooms in a quiet South Amsterdam neighborhood near the Van Boshuizenstraat tram station.
The verdict
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This hotel offers clean and modern rooms alongside welcoming, friendly staff. Guests appreciate the bright bathrooms with walk-in showers and the included grab and go breakfast. However, the rooms are small with simple amenities, and traveling into the city centre takes about 45 minutes by tram. 17516
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What travelers noticed
The catch
- Some guests appreciate the quiet neighborhood setting just a short walk from the Van Boshuizenstraat tram station with direct transit links. drawn from the full read
- Other visitors feel the location is too far out, noting the commute takes about 45 minutes by tram to reach the city centre. 17
Who it's for
- — Solo travelers wanting friendly service
- — Travelers looking for a quiet neighborhood base
- — Guests who appreciate a complimentary breakfast
Skip it if
- — Travelers wanting to stay in the city centre
- — Guests seeking spacious rooms with extensive amenities
Seen on camera
7 moments · 1 video · Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam - South By IHG
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“The hotel we booked is Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam City Hall by IHG. We booked this hotel because it is new and prices…”
youtube.com0:42“So, this is a quick and shaky video of the room tour. This is a small room, but it is clean and modern.”
youtube.com1:03“This is a Holiday Inn Express Hotel, so amenities are pretty simple. We paid €20 extra for the room just for the cano vi…”
youtube.com1:20“The iron and the ironing board. We like the bathroom because it's bright and clean and it comes with standing hot shower…”
youtube.com1:45“The beauty of the stay is it is inclusive of breakfast. It is a simple breakfast mainly for grab and go but is good enou…”
youtube.com1:58“The most important thing is great coffee available. and nice environment for breakfast.”
youtube.com2:08“The hotel is also walking distance to most attractions in the city.”
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Score breakdown
How the 88/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
93Food
93Location
81Noise
91- “Oh, and in the Dutch mountains in the far south near Maastricht. We stayed directly across from Centraal Station at Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam It was fine. It was not noisy in the room.” 3
Room
88- “The rooms in Hotel Schiphol are absolutely incredible, especially for the prirce. I think our room had 4 big leather couches too.” 3
- “This is a Holiday Inn Express Hotel, so amenities are pretty simple. We paid €20 extra for the room just for the cano view. We didn't get the high floor, but we can't complain about the view.” 51:20
Service
92Bed & Sleep
89Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Value
89- “Yes, the Kimpton is a far superior option and worth the cost. It's a perfect location, excellent staff.” 18
- “The price was right, the breakfast delivered to the room was the absolute best we'd had anywhere in our travels, and they were extraordinarily responsive when we made arrangements via email.” 3
Where it is, how to reach it
Details read from tripadvisor.com · checked 2026-08-24
Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
On par with what $ usually buys
Scores level with the modest median of 88, across 103 hotels in the same bracket. In Amsterdam it sits 1 point above the local median of 87.
- This hotel
- 88
- Bracket median
- 88
- Index median
- 90
Based on 103 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
- 1 mention
- 1 mention
No location within the hotel draws repeated complaints yet.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 44 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “I agree with those who are saying that it is a great property, I loved staying there and the location can't be beat.” 18
- “Kimpton De Witt is an amazing property. I'd highly recommend paying the premium to stay there. Hospitality, amenities, location are all excellent.” 18
- “I like to stay in Grachtengordel area, Jordaan, 9 streets. There is a Marriott Hotel Just south of Leidseplein that is in a perfect location. Close to the canals, close to Vondelpark, and more importantly, on the bus route from Schipol” 3
- “Kimpton de Witt was a little pricy but still great value on points. The location was awesome.” 2
- “Kimpton is probably the most conveniently located IHG property in Amsterdam - it's just a 10mins walk from Amsterdam Centraal station.” 2
- “Location is a bit awkward but I personally enjoyed it being in a quiet area.” 17
- “Location The hotel is a little far from the nearest tram station, with the journey taking about 45 minutes by tram to reach the city centre.” 17
- “The hotel is also walking distance to most attractions in the city.” On camera52:36
- “Kimpton de Witt was a little pricy but still great value on points.” 2
- “Kimpton is probably my go to as it's most convenient and can be ok redemption or cash rates though the IC is really nice but it is pricey.” 2
- “The hotel we booked is Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam City Hall by IHG. We booked this hotel because it is new and prices is reasonable.” On camera50:42
- “Yes, the Kimpton is a far superior option and worth the cost. It's a perfect location, excellent staff.” 18
- “The price was right, the breakfast delivered to the room was the absolute best we'd had anywhere in our travels, and they were extraordinarily responsive when we made arrangements via email.” 3
- “I was so pleased with the Hotel Vondel and my price was quite reasonable.” 3
- “Scam $5 amenity fee at Holiday Inn Mount Pleasant, Michigan” 2
- “Oh, and in the Dutch mountains in the far south near Maastricht. We stayed directly across from Centraal Station at Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam It was fine. It was not noisy in the room. The location was convenient and the staff was helpful.” 3
- “Great and friendly staff and, most importantly, very clean rooms.” 17
- “We have been staying at the Kimpton property since it was a Crowne Plaza and have stayed at the new Kimpton around 7 times. It's comprised of a combination of both old and new buildings and had been recently renovated. The service is top notch and the lobby bar is popular and buzzy.” 2
- “The staff was professional and welcoming, and the overall atmosphere of the hotel made it a relaxing place to return to after a busy day.” 17
- “The service is top notch and the lobby bar is popular and buzzy. The restaurant, the coffee shop and the bar are all decent and convenient. The staff is eager to please.” 2
- “A deciding factor for us and the rooms we selected was that one of our group recently had extensive leg surgery and while most rooms included long flights of stairs, these did not. The owners were friendly and helpful.” 3
- “Cannot say enough about how welcoming & friendly the staff are. As a solo traveller this makes all the difference to a visit.” 17
- “The staff is eager to please.” 2
- “The staff were absolutely awesome-friendly, helpful, and very accommodating throughout.” 17
- “Guests consistently praise the staff for their exceptional warmth and helpfulness, and the complimentary breakfast, which often includes kosher options, receives high” 16
- “The service is top notch and the lobby bar is popular and buzzy.” 2
- “The rooms in Hotel Schiphol are absolutely incredible, especially for the prirce. I think our room had 4 big leather couches too.” 3
- “This is a Holiday Inn Express Hotel, so amenities are pretty simple. We paid €20 extra for the room just for the cano view. We didn't get the high floor, but we can't complain about the view.” On camera51:20
- “So, this is a quick and shaky video of the room tour. This is a small room, but it is clean and modern.” On camera51:03
- “The HI Express was decent, though I got upgraded to a big corner room so not sure how the regular rooms are.” 2
- “Free breakfast at Kimpton is pretty good if you're diamond and getting it included, though if paying for breakfast I'd have gone and found somewhere outside the hotel most days.” 2
- “Stayed at the De Witt is 2023 for a week. It was great. Rooms were great. The free breakfast (diamond perk) was the best during our month long EU trip.” 2
- “The restaurant, the coffee shop and the bar are all decent and convenient.” 2
- “Stayed at the De Witt is 2023 for a week. It was great. Rooms were great. The free breakfast (diamond perk) was the best during our month long EU trip. Also super close the to train and most of the tourist stuff” 2
- “Guests consistently praise the staff for their exceptional warmth and helpfulness, and the complimentary breakfast, which often includes kosher options, receives high” 16
- “The free breakfast (diamond perk) was the best during our month long EU trip.” 2
- “The restaurant, the coffee shop and the bar are all decent and convenient. The staff is eager to please.” 2
- “Nice, neat, well-kept and very good breakfast buffet.” 17
- “The most important thing is great coffee available. and nice environment for breakfast.” On camera52:08
- “Holiday Inn Express in Europe is smaller rooms and more budget than US Holiday Inn Expresses (though the breakfast is better)” 18
- “The beauty of the stay is it is inclusive of breakfast. It is a simple breakfast mainly for grab and go but is good enough for us.” On camera51:58
- “Oh, and in the Dutch mountains in the far south near Maastricht. We stayed directly across from Centraal Station at Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam It was fine. It was not noisy in the room.” 3
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Noise rests on 1 source — too thin to rely on.
- 22 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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How much we read
Deep coverage · 56/100We read 23 sources for this property, and pulled 75 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-08-24.
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Everything quoted on this page.
- 1Review: Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam Sloterdijk Stationyoutube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes onlyRead originalyoutube.com
- 2Most Convenient or Interestingly Located Amsterdam ...reddit.comForum threadDate not stated22 quotes used
“Stayed at the De Witt is 2023 for a week. It was great. Rooms were great.”
Read originalreddit.com - 3Hotel Recommendations - Rick Steves Travel Forumcommunity.ricksteves.comReview siteDate not stated11 quotes used
“Oh, and in the Dutch mountains in the far south near Maastricht. We stayed directly across from Centraal Station at Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam It was fine. It was not noisy in the room. The location was convenient and…”
Read originalcommunity.ricksteves.com - 4Hotel Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam - South By Ihgamsterdam-hotels-now.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalamsterdam-hotels-now.com
- 5Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam City Hall by IHG Review ...youtube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes only7 quotes used
“This is a Holiday Inn Express Hotel, so amenities are pretty simple. We paid €20 extra for the room just for the cano view. We didn't get the high floor, but we can't complain about the view.”
Read originalyoutube.com - 6Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam Arena Towerstripadvisor.comForum threadDate not statedRead originaltripadvisor.com
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