Apollo Hotel Amsterdam a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Very Good
Traveller Type: young couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: review category business travellers
  : This hotel is one of the great artistic experiences anywhere. It's located on the exact edge of the city. So when you come back from your day, it dawns on you that you're not really living in a different, more beautiful world. You're back in the rest of humanity of busy roads, horrible road signs and ugly architecture. But in a double twist, when you get back into the beautiful lobby, you're transported back into a better world. Walking in is such an excellent experience with the lighting and the well dressed and friendly staff, the dark walls, the tone is serious and upscale but somehow very inviting with beautiful plants. And you walk down this path that is so lush it feels like rebirth. Only for a third twist, the plants are fake and the hotel hallways that are the epitome of American suburban hotel design. The stark change in tone is so jarring that it's like an epiphany. It quickly turns into a tension deep in your body that you never even knew was there. This feeling that it's obvious there's a world of better design out there that needs to be brought to the rest of the world.Then you go into your room. It's quirky in a good way, but not quite right. Something about it reminds you of war, which is a whole new mix of emotions. Ultimately it feels like a very good imitation of Dutch design, or the best imitation we can hope for. Again, we'd settle for it, but something makes you feel like we could still do better.That feeling is what makes you excited to wake up the following day to get out of fake Amsterdam, of the inauthentic, poor design world on that side of town. But you're so happy because the other side is so close and the best museum complex is only 10 minutes away. Which, of course, is the perfect distance to clear your mind before arriving. Anything closer would be to close. Something so perfect demands at least a few minutes to reflect when leaving or anticipate when arriving.
  : The fake plants are insulting. This is the horticultural capital of the world. Surely someone there can find 30 minutes a day to take care of real plants.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: solo traveller
  : It was a place to sleep.
  : This property is very average and I would not consider it to be a true 4 star hotel, particularly at their nightly rate. The website pictures are very deceiving, as this property is long overdue for a renovation. The shower was the worst design I've ever seen in the 1st world, difficult to get in and out of, shower head in an ridiculously awkward location and a half glass panel that refused to keep the water inside the shower. In addition, when I booked through booking.com, an additional night was added on that I did not request. When trying to correct this system error, neither company would take any responsibility for the extra night's charge and cancel and refund the approximately additional $300~ for a night that I did not occupy the room. It's very likely that they probably double dipped and sold it again knowing that I wasn't returning that night. Due to this, I did not spend any additional funds in the restaurants or bar, and was so frustrated by the poor customer service by both booking.com and the Apollo that I will never use booking.com again nor will I stay on any other Marriot property.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: with friends
  : Very clean nice hotel near transport

Very Good
Traveller Type: young couple

Good
Traveller Type: young couple
  : Good
  : Stayed here three times now but certain areas are getting pretty dingy. Just gotta clean up some areas and especially the carpeting. Tone down over stocking of accessory furniture. Place more of a focus on pond area—-very charming. That gosh awful entrance to elevator is scary

Very Good
Traveller Type: young couple

Good
Traveller Type: review category business travellers

Wonderful
Traveller Type: review category business travellers

Wonderful
Traveller Type: young couple
  : Luxury hotel and room.
  : Breakfast was expensive.City tax was extra on top, I thought it had been included.