Hotel Estherea

Great location, comfortable and quaint (tall people have to duck in some places but that is the price of staying in historic buildings). Great cozy bar, very comfortable bed.

Beautiful boutique hotel on the canal. Room was spacious and beautifully decorated with a perfect canal view. Wonderful amenities from L’Occitane. Beautiful bar and waiting area downstairs. Free coffee, water, and pastries at night. Staff very friendly. We did ask for an extra pillow, however, and none ever arrived. I would recommend booking directly on the website to avoid miscommunication in price — I booked through
and was unpleasantly surprised that the price I was quoted was in USD, but the price charged at the hotel was in Euro. No one was willing or able (apparently) to fix it.

Perfect location. No detail was left out here. The room was spacious and beautiful. The guest services were some of the best I’ve ever experienced. Ask for Martin, he will take excellent care of you.

Great place! Comfy and cozy! Couldnt get better for the price and location. Some very unique experience and practice — night treat/​unlimited hot and cold refreshments at the lobby for all, paperless concept (each guest is given an ipad uduring the stay). I will come back if the reviews to follow echo half of the above. The passages could have been wider.

Lovely hotel extremely well located in the city center. We initially had a too small room for our family of four but the hotel staff accommodated our desire for a larger room. Very pleased with the room upgrade.

Classic, lovely boutique hotel in a wonderful part of Amsterdam. Set between a canal and a lively business/​residential street, it can be a bit noisy on the lower levels if you’re in the street side. Opt in for the breakfast. It’s a buffet, but fresh and refreshed and replenished often.
Cheerful, friendly staff who are more than willing to help out with anything you need.

Awesome boutique hotel. Great character. Very comfortable rooms. Great service from the staff. Would definitely stay here again.
Right next to a canal. Great view from room.

Fabulous charming reasonably
hotel in a perfect location along Singel. Family owned and operated for I believe 70 years, the hotels charm and staff pride are apparent everywhere and with everyone who works there. Blend of Dutch with 19^th century Japanese design influence.
Wonderful personal touches from giving each guest an Ipad to use during their stay to free fresh ground cappuccinos, expeesso to putting out delicious cookies, cakes and chocolates for guests in the evening, this hotel experience was exceptional.

Cute hotel! Near everything. Friendly staff. If you’re used spacious rooms, which we did not have in our boutique hotel in France, then you would love love this hotel. Our room was spacious, had heated bathroom floors, jacuzzi, very nice! I think we were upgraded to a suite. Very clean, had liquid soap, bar soap, shampoo AND CONDITIONER (rare at most hotels), and blow dryer. Even nicer than most American hotels actually. Most importantly they had AC. We had free wifi. We were in room 100.
Do u need to spend $ 210/​night on a hotel? No. But is it worth it? Yes!!! It’s by a canal.

Stayed here in august 2014 with wife.
The hotel is along the canal of a quieter street. Once you enter the hotel, you are immediately greeted with a truly elegant and extravagant décor. The hotel is designed very traditionally with fantastic details in almost every piece of furniture and interior design. The lobby is decorated with very plush sofas and chairs, there is a reading area with table and bookshelf, open space entrance to Maria’s bar (open ²⁴⁄₇) and entrance to the dining area. The main floor like the rest of the floors is intricately designed with meticulously and traditionally decorated. The layout is a bit of an adventure to navigate around (in a cool and exciting way) because there are nooks and hallways that lead to all sorts of meeting rooms, stairs, balconies, etc.
The hotel uses L’occitaine shower gel, hand wash, shampoo and conditioner. Toilet paper is double or triple ply and room had two twins put together to form a king with a daybed. Room was very comfy and big. There is a fridge with two complimentary bottles of water. Hotel lobby has an area right outside the dining hall for complimentary coffee and tea. Room and lobby has jars of candies for the sweet tooth folks. Breakfast all u can eat is € 18.
Service was very pleasant. We came early at 10am ish, and they told us the party before us just checked out and they will clean up and prep the room within 45 mins. So we ate at the dining hall and once we finished, the bellboy brought us up to our room. He introduced the room and taught us how to use the features in it and gave us an ipad to use (the hotel goes digital and does not use paper hotel directory or pamphlets). There is wifi which requires you to connect via the email you registered when checking in or signing in via a social media account. They do have one peculiar behavior, which is that they issue one room key and you need to give it to the front desk when going out of the hotel. The key gets deactivated if you leave the building with it. Every time u come back, you get the key from the front desk. Hotel locks it’s doors at 11pm, which requires u to just ring the doorbell, and someone will come open up at night.
All in all the amenities were outstanding, and the service was friendly and nice. This hotel is highly recommended but does get pricey.

This is an AMAZING hotel. We stayed over spring break and it was very busy. The staff was incredible, they were never overwhelmed by the amount of people there. We had booked for a regular room and got upgraded to a suite. It was gorgeous! So so happy with my stay at this hotel. Will definitely go back if I have the opportunity!

All I can say is WOWZA! From the front, this hotel is unassuming and no different from the other old Dutch buildings on Singel, but once you walk in you are transported to a 5 star hotel. The bar is a magical pink room with pink crystal chandeliers, pink chairs, pink glasses, pink wallpaper, pink cherry blossoms, SO pretty! They also have a library, restaurant and lobby, all equally beautifully decorated.
The room was small, but big enough for the two of us, and very beautiful. Decorated in all dark blue and gold, it looked like Marie Antoinette would sleep there. A 4 poster bed, large bathroom with his and her sinks, a shower and a jacuzzi. The room also had a small balcony which you could stand out on if you aren’t afraid of small places or heights.
The room service was CHEAP and yummy! There is no room service or service charge, we got a BLT 5 euro, a goat cheese/​honey/​walnut sandwich 6 euro, a glass of wine 4 euro and a soda for 2 euro, and it was all tasty and fresh!
You DO have to leave your key at the front desk every time you leave, but it’s no big deal and they are there ²⁴⁄₇.
It was a great experience and I can not wait to return!
Also, it was VERY centrally located! We easily walked to Dam Square, Waterloo market, several coffee shops and many restaurants! We only took cabs to and from the airport.

Das Estherea steht bei Holiday Check mit 5,2 Punkten, dementsprechend kam ich mit einer gewissen Erwartungshaltung hier her. OK, mit 107 €/​Nacht ist es wirklich deutlich günstiger als die meisten anderen Hotels mit ähnlichen Bewertungen. Die Lage ist sensationell, mitten im Zentrum und es gab sogar einige freie Parkplätze vor der Tür. Auch die Inneneinrichtung ist wirklich liebevoll und man war sehr nett zu uns.
Aaaaber alles in allem gab es für uns auch genug Gründe für Punktabzüge. Zum einen die versteckten Kosten fürs Parkhaus (55 €/​Tag) und Internet (auf Zimmer 10 €/​Tag). Auch Frühstück war nicht inkl und hätte den Gesamtpreis auf weit über 200 € gezogen. Dann bekamen wir als Pärchen ein Zimmer mit zwei getrennten Betten (festgeschraubt) und von der Größe her hatte es Wohnwagen-​Charakter. Alles sehr sehr eng und mit Brettern über den Betten — Kopf stoßen garantiert. Und obwohl wir ganz oben unter’m Dach waren ließ sich die Geräuschkulisse am Morgen mit einem Bahnhof vergleichen.
Alles in allem kann man hier für 100 € sehr zentral unterkommen, wer aber einen gewissen Luxus sucht ist eher fehl am Platze.

You cant go wrong with booking here!!! Theyre coffee/​espresso machine in the lobby is the best stuff I have ever had, anywhere and its complimentary. In the Bar they also serve flavored water daily. There is a bakery out the front door, go left, then immediate left and its on the right at the end. There is also a great café, out the front door, go left and its before the alley on the corner. If you need a coffee shop, its behind the Hotel Estherea called New Times.

This is one of my favorite Amsterdam hotels! Ideal location, lovely rooms and wonderful staff. Oh and don’t forget the best aquarium in the city. There is always free coffee, tea, hot chocolate available always little snacks around too. I can’t recommend this place more highly, been staying here for at least 10 years!

4 star hotel PERFECT location. A bit pricey. The room was small but big for Euro standards, and the price per night $ 220 did not include ANYTHING but the room, Wifi was $ 10 euro a day extra Breakfast was extra $ 16 euro (no thanks) .
I’m glad we picked this place for the location. It was perfect, I think its considered central but its about a 10 minute walk to the main areas and red light district, I liked that we weren’t right in the action because at some point you want to go to your room and leave the windows open (no ac) and actually get some sleep.
I would stay here again, but am used to paying less for the same quality, but I am told that for Holland this place cant be beat.

Charming, colorful, compact. Much like Amsterdam itself, the Estherea is a lovely surprise. I found an incredible deal on
and it more than delivered on the promise.
The rooms are comfortable, modern, full of patterns and rich tones. The wireless works extremely well and given my workload while in town, this was a big win. The breakfasts are excellent, the bar small and efficient. I would stay here with my family, which is an important benchmark versus a hotel where I can lay my head while traveling on business.

What a great find in a centrally located, yet quiet area of Amsterdam! En route to a conference in Oosterbeek, the husband and I stayed here for several nights. We upgraded to a canal view room and were very pleased that we did. Not only was the view beautiful, but the room was large and well lit with plenty of natural light. The bathroom was a decent size for a European hotel.
The innkeepers were very accommodating and there was never any hesitation to help us with restaurant recommendations, directions and luggage storage on our last day.
As for the hotel itself, it is nicely remodeled with comfortable common areas and beautiful woodwork. The area seems very safe and at night, it is very quiet. There’s a small, comfortable bar for drinks.
The hotel is within easy walking distance to Anne Frank House, the Red Light District (see it at least once in your life!) and the main shopping areas. There is also a Canal-​bus loading area within a five to ten minute walk. The main train station is about a fifteen minute walk.
We had such a great experience at Hotel Estherea that when my friend recently requested a hotel recommendation for the area, I gladly offered this one. He splurged for the canal room as well and was equally impressed.
I’m not sure if we’ll ever be back in Amsterdam but we would definitely make this our home base.

Franchement cher
J’ai séjourné 4 nuits dans cet hôtel, les chambres sont minuscules par rapport au prix: 380 euros par nuit sans le petit-​déjeuner facturé en plus 15 euros. On nous avait promis une suite à ce prix, on s’est retrouvé dans un trou et même pas face au canal. Je suis très déçu.