This was the most expensive hotel we stayed in our Netherlands and Belgium trip but then again most of the hotels in amsterdam were very expensive on those dates. We paid 140 euros per night without breakfast and I really wasnt that happy about the place. No refrigerator in the bedroom, bedroom was small, walls were too thin, you can hear everything, above, beside and around you and the worse thing is that I smelled smoking in the other room. When I asked the front desk he said that they have smoke alarms and it would sound if someone smoked in their rooms. We stayed in room 312 and our french neighbors were huffing and puffing through the wee hours of the morning. We hate smokers and that really pissed us big time. As a warning, if you have kids, dont leave them with the remote because there is a porn channel. That might be good for adults :) The room is modern with contemporary hip design. It reminds me of the paramount hotel in NY with its all white simplistic clean line look. Now for the good, Jessica who helped us on our arrival was fabulous, she provides great service and gave a wonderful restaurant recommendation, MUDERS which means mother. This place is not your fancy place but your local comfort food place, oh so yummy. You need reservations to get in and you need to be careful when you look for this place because there are no big signs. we walked past this place 5x, can you believe that? They have free internet connection in the lobby.

If they truly get strict with the smoking and if the rates is less than 100 euros, I will recommend this place and even come back

Chic & Basic is situated in an unassuming corner that faces the canal, quiet and serene, away from the hustle and bustle of the main roads BUT, all required to get to the main area like Dam Square with just a little 5-10 minutes walk out, and viola, we are at the heart of the city!

True to its claimed, it's truly chic and basic. The staffs are VERY helpful people, not forgetting friendly. And yes, accommodative as much as they could.

The ambience at the reception and cute lobby has a typical urban chic feel, with a stylish pantry at the end and internet usage.

Our room was reasoably spacious tho' it's up on the 2nd top floor (if one doesnt mind climbing because the steps are rather steep). Very cosy because linens, towels and toilet is clean. Everything in the room is kept simple 'white' but cosy enough to be comfortable. It also has a nice small flat screen TV!

What differentiate Chic & Basic from the rest is their VERY cute soaps and shower gels... READ what it says. Frankly, I was just so attempted to steal a few back for souvenirs! And it always makes me smile reading it.

My wife and I have just completed our 5 week honeymoon trip to Western Europe...I boooked the majority of our hotels with information from Trip advisor...

We stayed at Hotel Chic & Basic for 2 nites in April...This hotel was ideally situated on the Herengracht canal, 5-10 minute walk from the train station. The centre of Amsterdam is not very big, and everything was within walking distance of this hotel.

We booked this hotel directly for a rate of 140 Euros a nite...(The most expensive on our trip)...The hotel is quite nice, I'm not sure why it's only listed as a 2 star (maybe because it doesn't have an elevator???)...The are several steep stairs at awkward angles throughout the hotel, which is standard for Amsterdam...

Our room was a spacious 2 story room with some widowmaker stairs leading to a bathroom...(Be careful if you've had a few Heineken's...hehehehe) Our room did not come with a view of any sort...There was a little window up by the ceiling...

There was a 24 hr cappuccino/espresso machine and internet available in the lobby...Breakfast is served in the lobby for an additional 7.50 Euro...The staff was wonderful and helpful...

Don't get me wrong this is a nice place to stay and we enjoyed our time in Amsterdam...However, looking back, I'm not sure this place offered the best bang for our buck...

On entering the Hotel, The staff were so so helpful and friendly,The breakfast was ok in the morning, I found the hotel very expensive for what you get, The Rooms were spotless, How ever we had a ground floor room and you could hear everyone having breakfast and talking in the morning, So try and get a room away from the ground floor.