expert reviews of cheap hotels in Amsterdam

When walking into the Bema's parlor room reception, you feel as if you've just entered someone's home. And with only eight rooms, it certainly could be!

Since it came out of the closet in 1948, the hotel has been offering gay men and women (and their friends) cozy, welcoming accommodation in the heart of the city.

In a land where art-themed hotels are becoming increasingly popular, the Winston can consider itself a trendsetter, as it holds the distinction of being the first hotel in the Netherlands that offered specially designed "art rooms."

Ruth, one energetic and eager-to-please woman, tends to just about everything at The Greenhouse Effect, a hotel with accompanying coffee shop and bar in the heart of the Red Light District.

Located just south of Sarphati Park in De Pijp, the 16-room at the Van Ostade Bicycle Hotel offers bike tours around town and beyond in addition to a roof over your head.