HEGRA by Stanley Collection

We had a family (2 adults, 2 teenage boys) trip to Amsterdam and stayed at Hotel Hegra for 4 nights. We had a great time in the city but were unfortunately disappointed with the hotel. Will try to provide a balanced and objective review. Firstly, the pros. I will say that the location is spectacular. A beautiful cozy street directly on the canal, in the center of pedestrian Amsterdam, walking distance from most everywhere you may want to see as a tourist. The building itself is a classic multi-story building from the olden days of Amsterdam. It certainly has its charm, but does come with some downsides, such as a narrow staircase (no elevator), thin walls (can hear other guests at all hours of the night), and scratching noises from within the walls (which may have been rodents, but I did not see any so cannot say for sure). Our biggest problem with this hotel was the very small size of the room. The 4 of us barely fit into a quadruple room. No closets or furniture besides the beds. A small foldable luggage rack was at the foot of each bed for our suitcases, out of which we lived. The walking space was limited, very cramped. Bottom line, we found the room very uncomfortable, not one we wanted to spend any time in. The management was unfortunately not receptive. The front desk is manned for only a few hours each day. I reached out to them via their website to discuss and did not get any response. On top of that it was very expensive. Poor value, would not stay here again.

Lovely historic hotel in the heart of Amsterdam. Very walkable location. Rooms are VERY small for a family of four, but we had fun!