Very convenient, very clean, nice staff, has everything a person needs and even a little more....
Coffee available 24/7 and the internet access was free and excellent. Room was clean and comfortable - great location.
Very funky place, reasonable price in a nice neighborhood just blocks from main area
Steep stairs - no elevator
Fresh squeezed orange juice @ 2:00 a.m., staff who were extremely friendly, and consistently went beyon the call of duty. -- the location was very handy - easy to find. The free koffie and free internet were very welcome. We were able to come in 3 hrs before regular check-in time. The staff was too polite to criticize my bad Dutch !
If you didn't have those steep stairs, you wouldn't know you were in Amsterdam, You'd just think you got a reasonable booking in Heaven!
Staff friendly + helpful. Hotel in a nice area with great bars + restaurants nearby.Fab apple cake for breakfast!
very friendly and clean
for the price I think breakfast could be included
The location, the service, and the value for the money.
Cosy, funny, good location and friendly staff
Helpful, friendly staff. Good welcome. Very good breakfast, Room overlooking the river. Free beverages, coffee, water etc. Did not feel we were being ripped off. Location.
feeling welcome
The room was very clean and comfortable. The location was fantastic, the staff friendly and helpful. It had a good vibe and was modern and clean down stairs with great features. Very slick.
The lock on the door of our room didn't work so we didn't have our own key. The staff had to walk us up to the room when we needed to get in. The were apologetic though. The breakfast was pricey. At the Chic and Basic in Barcelona breakfast is included in the price of the room. It was a nice eating area though and was very clean.
Extremely friendly and helpful staff, interesting decor, excellent location, good breakfast spread
Overall, I really liked the hotel. It lives up to its name - basic but stylish, in an Ikea-ish sort of way. I reserved a single room but when I arrived I was given a double room, which was still small but ideal for a solo traveller. Staff were efficient and helpful if you required them to be.
Breakfast cost an extra 7.50, and I thought this could be included in the price of the room.
very close to centre
Location close to centre on quite street, pleasent staff, invitingreception, clean room and bathroom. The coffee machine facility was anice touch including web surfing
There were no chairs in the bedroom or smoking facilities
well situated near the train station and center of the city
thin walls, you could hear noise from outside the room
Free coffee and water 24/7
breakfast is only 7 euro and could eaily be included in price as was the case until recently.
in walking distance from the station
my room was close to the back entrance. little bit noisy there.
This is my second stay in Chic and Basic. I like the location (quite close to the main train station), although I must say that there are others closer..but I have never tried.
Super steep staircases and the fact you have to lug your suitcases up
the location is absolutely perfect
The room that we get first was very little and without daylight. After one night we could cange it and after, everything was o.k.
location, staff, view, service
no lift, can do more about cleaning
The location and the free coffee :-)
- the water was either very cold or very hot.
Closeness to centre, kind service.
Difficult stairs.
The location is great, right above a canal. The rooms are clean and nice.
They were having problems with their key system so everytime you needed to get into their room the staff needed to go up and let you in. They assured us that this was their problem not ours, but it sure seemed like our problem. Also, the fire alarm went off at 1:30 am , and it was very confusing as to how to exit. Also, the staff never apologized for any inconvenience.
The location, the size of the room and the general ambience.
The stairs leading to the appartments above were directly above our bed and we could hear people stomping up and down stairs.
Excellent staff
The room was very poor for storage and cramped - badly lit and very bland as no character which it had previously
the atmosphare of the hotel
the room was very small
Very helpful, friendly staff. Great location
Some rooms very small, steep stairs, no elevator. I booked 2 rooms, sameprice, but one was very small; could barely walk around the bed. Theother was large, but bathroom dimly lit, with need of updating.
It's chic and it's basic and such a good price for being in such a lovely neighborhood. Close to central station while being on a quite and very picturesque zone, the Jordaan.
Very minor but I wasn't quite impressed with the way housekeeping cleaned my room. Also you could here noise from the corridor. Luckily, I'm not very sensitive to that.
