Nova Hotel

"We spent 4 nights in the Nova during late June. The room was a reasonable size, clean and in good decorative order but had no air conditioning during the hottest day of the year in Amsterdam. A small table fan was provided but it didn't really help. Luckily we were at the rear of the building so could open our windows away from the noise of traffic and trams at the front. We found it odd that there were no drawers whatsoever in the the room to put socks and underwear, just some shelves, one of which housed the safe and another the hairdryer and hotel info. Equally no shelves in the bathroom upon which to put personal toiletries. We did find the area around the hotel to be scruffy with rubbish strewn everywhere and while the hotel management cannot be held responsible for that, it did make us question the level of City Tax which is charged, partly for keeping the streets clean. We were aware that there would be a local tax to pay upon arrival but thought that it would be a couple of euros per person per night. We were shocked to be charged Euro 98.76 (£90.23) for a 4 night stay. Despite the fantastic location, we wouldn't stay there again."

"Just enjoyed a three night stay in this great hotel. Ideal location for seeing all the sights. Close to everything you need. Clean and very pleasant room, enjoyed our breakfast and so nice that you can get free tea/coffee/ water whenever you like."

"This is a small hotel with friendly staff but there is lots of noise from outside. Bins are collected directly outside the hotel at about 6am. There is a no smoking bench directly outside the hotel but pretty constantly people are sat there smoking and so if you open your room window smoke fills the room. There is no air conditioning at all and so on hot days the rooms get incredibly hot. Two fans are provided but they do nothing but move around hot air. There is unlimited coffee, water and tea near reception which is very good. The one life is very small and so when guests leave they mainly drag their suitcases down the stairs which is incredibly noisy"