The July - Twenty Eight

Excellent stop for tourists to stay a few nights. The staff that helped us spoke excellent English and were very helpful, and answered all questions. The breakfast is quite nice as they can bring it up to your room at a time you specify between 7 and 11AM, and it's a large platter of assorted breakfast foods (egg, bread with butter and jam, cheese, meat). Room was very well appointed and decorated, and has a fridge, cabinets, set of dishware and silverware, small table for dinners and a couch. Our room had two large beds with one in its own private room.

My husband and I booked the July and Twenty Eight for a romantic birthday break for 5 nights and we had an absolutely fabulous stay. The staff are welcoming, friendly and check in was easy and smooth. The room was as clean, comfortable and modern as expected and as photos show. Nice selection of books available to peruse. The kitchen has everything you need for a short or long stay, including a coffee machine [beware the ristretto is rocket fuel!] dishwasher and proper oven and hob set with all cooking equipment included. The sofa is super cosy, perfect for two people to stretch out. The bed is massive, duvet crunchy in the best way and pillows were next level, I definitely want this set up at home! We had room 326 and it was really cosy being able to sit up in bed and look out the window at the lights from trams and cars going past at night :) Loads of storage space so it was easy to keep the room looking nice and tidy, the cupboards were chaos inside but plenty of room for everything. Peace and quiet is paramount for us when we stay somewhere, and this hotel has gone to great effort to ensure that its easy to stay quiet late at night and early in the morning with a little extra consideration [which luckily, the large majority of residents in this hotel were able to manage]. The room doors can close softly from both sides, as do the wardrobe doors, loo seats, fridge [with a little extra effort], oven and even the breakfast bar stools we couldn't drag noisily! The soundproofing from the windows was also very effective stopping any traffic noise. There is a tram stop just a few steps across the road and we usually took the 24 into Frederijksplein and walked 15m onto Rembrantplein where there are connections to centraal station. There are a whole load of buses that stop outside the hotel too but we stuck with the tram for novelty value. I'm not sure how the staff knew it was my birthday but it was very sweet that they left me a handwritten card and a voucher for some delicious local cupcakes outside our room, thoughtful and lovely. We didn't have breakfast while we were there but we took advantage of the coffee machine and milk frother in the lounge, was super happy to see oat milk barista available too :) We didn't spend much time in the lounge but it was warm and cosily lit with stylish and comfortable furniture. Thank you to everyone at the July who made our stay so comfortable and welcoming, when we next visit Amsterdam we will be back xo