Cafe Modern
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Fast facts
Check in from: | 14:00 |
|---|---|
Check out before: | 11:00 |
Pets | Pets not allowed |
Children | Children are welcome at this hotel |
Amenities
Wi-Fi
Parking
Restaurant
Non-smoking
Bar
First aid kit
More about Cafe Modern
Cafe Modern
Situated near the central train station of Amsterdam, Hotel Cafe Modern is a 4-minute walk away from the A'DAM Toren Amsterdam. This hotel offers a shared kitchen. Basilica of St. Nicholas is 1.2 km from the hotel and Beurs van Berlage is 1.5 km...
Reviews from 
Couple
NL
Comment: 29 Oct 2023
Stayed in: Oct 2023
Large cozy in a top location.
A very nice little “hotel”. You can push it more into the airbnb I think. You can report to the café/restaurant below where you can also have a good lunch. I don't know about dining since we didn't do that there. But you are escorted to your room up 2 steep flights of stairs, so carrying heavy suitcases is really not a good idea. Upstairs you enter a central hall where there is also a shared kitchen and access to your room. It is large and very nicely decorated. It's noisy and a bit drafty in winter I think, but it's really great. Next time I visit Amsterdam I will go there again. The location is very good, a 5-minute walk from the ferry, which runs for free all night long and you are perfectly placed at the central station.
Couple
Comment: 19 Feb 2020
Stayed in: Feb 2020
Hotel from hell
The hotel offers no cleaning services throughout my lengthy four day stay. First two day no central heating was running. Therefore kindly Emily provided me with small heaters. The room has a massive raw chicken picture placed on top of the bed. Which we kind placed in a safe position away from our sight. The manager reported this to the police as damaging the property. A joke right. No milk with the tea bags. Dim room with one light working. All the clocks there have no batteries. Literally only three sockets in the room. A lot of draft in both rooms. Shower box shabby, and allows water to somehow release water.
Now comes the really important details. The hotel is two floors up. The front door has a dodgy lock which takes forever to open. The manager didn’t even greet us in the first day. Then someone cooks stinky stuff in the kitchen. The thing is when you are in Amsterdam, the smell of cigarettes and other stuff is inevitable. However the hotel manager is a sniffer dog, and then charges into our room after check out time which is at 11:00 super early. Then before we could even come back with my medication from the shop, he calls a dozen if police to the property to simply just exert dominance, or racism. Let’s be real there are far worse incidents and actual crime to be dealing with and not petty hotel managers complains. I think it was completely unnecessary considering the manager hadn’t even spoken to us at all. To that point I didn’t even know what he had looked like.
What’s worse he then charges us for being late which I understand even though we completely clean hoovered and removed all the bedsheets from the room. It seems to me this man simply made his own laws up. Now where in my booking confirmation did I sign up for cleaning before I left. Not even air bnb does that service. If a cleaner was in the room he would have to have around 40 pounds. How did he have the cheek to ask for more money. Because he was racist. Furthermore this manager then charged us for refunding another man money. It seems to me that there is a ring/bias link between Amsterdam police and racist hotel managers. We are all humans who fall sick. And yes we can clean our own sick, however any other hotel offers to clean up such mess. He had a plunger and hid that from us till after the police left. What kind of human does that to tourist who come to their county first time. All evidence points to one thing. Skin colour!
I would never recommend this hotel to anyone.
Now comes the really important details. The hotel is two floors up. The front door has a dodgy lock which takes forever to open. The manager didn’t even greet us in the first day. Then someone cooks stinky stuff in the kitchen. The thing is when you are in Amsterdam, the smell of cigarettes and other stuff is inevitable. However the hotel manager is a sniffer dog, and then charges into our room after check out time which is at 11:00 super early. Then before we could even come back with my medication from the shop, he calls a dozen if police to the property to simply just exert dominance, or racism. Let’s be real there are far worse incidents and actual crime to be dealing with and not petty hotel managers complains. I think it was completely unnecessary considering the manager hadn’t even spoken to us at all. To that point I didn’t even know what he had looked like.
What’s worse he then charges us for being late which I understand even though we completely clean hoovered and removed all the bedsheets from the room. It seems to me this man simply made his own laws up. Now where in my booking confirmation did I sign up for cleaning before I left. Not even air bnb does that service. If a cleaner was in the room he would have to have around 40 pounds. How did he have the cheek to ask for more money. Because he was racist. Furthermore this manager then charged us for refunding another man money. It seems to me that there is a ring/bias link between Amsterdam police and racist hotel managers. We are all humans who fall sick. And yes we can clean our own sick, however any other hotel offers to clean up such mess. He had a plunger and hid that from us till after the police left. What kind of human does that to tourist who come to their county first time. All evidence points to one thing. Skin colour!
I would never recommend this hotel to anyone.
Other
Comment: 30 Aug 2019
Stayed in: Aug 2019
They stole $157.00 US from my account
I booked weeks in advance for ONE night only and cancelled well within the allotted time frame on booking.com. I discovered they removed 157 Dollars US from my account and have contacted them to no avail. Do not give them your card details.
Business traveller
Comment: 5 Dec 2018
Stayed in: Nov 2018
Funky Boutique Hotel in Amsterdam-North - 10 Minutes from the Free Ferry
Hotel Cafe Modern is located in a former Bank building in up and coming Amsterdam-North. It is some 10 minutes walking from the free 24x7 ferry from Amsterdam Central Station. This hotel has a number of restaurants in the neighbourhood - in fact the Hotel is associated with Cafe Modern, which is a popular and trendy organic gourmet restaurant on the ground floor. The hotel has three spacious rooms which can be reached via two steep stairs up. The rooms are nicely decorated with many artefacts dating back to the previous century, and feature sparate spacious bathrooms with bath and shower. There is also a shared kitchen painted in cheerful colors in which some simple dishes can be prepared and stuff can be stored in a big fridge. There is no airconditioning and single glazing, windows may need to stay open so some street noise should be reckoned with. The bed is comfortable but could be even better with more pillows etc. Overall a great choice for a very spacious and funky design room in a relatively quiet neighbourhood not too far from the city centre.
Group traveller
Comment: 14 May 2019
Stayed in: May 2019
good locaiton, modest accomodations
I stayed there for 3 nights so I feel qualified to speak about this property. Honestly, I was not very happy with the amenities in the room but moreover, the photos that I received in the confirmation did not match up with the actual room. I spoke to the person who checeked me in who said she would contact the manager. The manager called me and was very nice to offer a 25% refund on the room but he made clear that the room was priced correctly and represented correctly. On these points we did not agree but I was satisfied that he tried to make it right by offering the refund.
The staff were VERY friendly and VERY helpful. They seemed genuinely concerned about my situation and graciously offered free refreshments while things got sorted out.
The fact is that the room was lacking in certain amenities. Comparatively speaking, I suppose, given that prices in Amsterdam are relatively high, the qulity of the room was in line with the price but the presentation of the room on booking.com needs to be updated and made more accurate.
The location of the property is very convenient, about a 10-minute walk to the ferry that takes you to the Central Station. There are some restaurants and coffee shops nearby. The internet connection was fine and there was plenty of hot water. The bed was very comfortable but the room needs some drawers and closet space (there was none). There was no TV.
The staff were VERY friendly and VERY helpful. They seemed genuinely concerned about my situation and graciously offered free refreshments while things got sorted out.
The fact is that the room was lacking in certain amenities. Comparatively speaking, I suppose, given that prices in Amsterdam are relatively high, the qulity of the room was in line with the price but the presentation of the room on booking.com needs to be updated and made more accurate.
The location of the property is very convenient, about a 10-minute walk to the ferry that takes you to the Central Station. There are some restaurants and coffee shops nearby. The internet connection was fine and there was plenty of hot water. The bed was very comfortable but the room needs some drawers and closet space (there was none). There was no TV.
Location
Meidoornweg 4, Amsterdam-Noord, Amsterdam, 1031 GG, Netherlands|2.04 km from city centre
Check in and check out
Check in from:
14:00
Check out before:
11:00
Good to know
Children are welcome at this hotel
Please contact the hotel for details about adding extra beds.
2 years old and under
Free
Pets not allowed
Please inform Cafe Modern in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation. Please note that the property will send guests more information about your personal check-in after reservation.
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