Sphinx Hotel

2.0 star property
Hotel in Amsterdam, a short walk to Heineken Experience

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Basic Single Room, 1 Single Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Lobby
Exterior
Exterior
Lobby

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
The price is AED 228
AED 277 total
includes taxes & fees
5 Jan - 6 January 2025

Room options

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Basic Single Room, 1 Single Bed

Highlights

Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Double or Twin Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds

Highlights

Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Basic Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking

Highlights

Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room (5 persons)

Highlights

Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds OR 1 Large Twin Bed and 3 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds, Private Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

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Weteringschans 82, Amsterdam, 1017 XR

What's nearby

  • Heineken Experience - 4 min walk
  • Rijksmuseum - 8 min walk
  • Van Gogh Museum - 13 min walk
  • Leidseplein - 15 min walk
  • Dam Square - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Weteringcircuit Stop - 2 min walk
  • Rokin Station - 17 min walk
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Carrousel Pannekoekenpaviljoen De - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café Brecht - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Café Kale - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mulder Café - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Rooftop Bar - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Sphinx Hotel

Hotel near Rijksmuseum
Close to Van Gogh Museum and Dam Square, Sphinx Hotel has plenty to offer. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • A front-desk safe, a vending machine, and tour/ticket assistance
  • Luggage storage, laundry services, and smoke-free premises
  • Guest reviews give good marks for the overall condition
Room features
All guestrooms at Sphinx Hotel have amenities such as free WiFi.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers
  • TVs with cable channels
  • Heating and phones

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • TV

More

  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • An effective city/local tax rate of 12.50 percent will be charged

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Hotel Sphinx
Sphinx Amsterdam
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Sphinx Hotel Amsterdam
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Sphinx Hotel Amsterdam
Sphinx Hotel Hotel Amsterdam

Frequently asked questions

Is Sphinx Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Sphinx Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Sphinx Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Sphinx Hotel located?

Located in Amsterdam City Centre, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Heineken Experience and Rijksmuseum. Van Gogh Museum and Rembrandt Square are also within 15 minutes. Weteringcircuit Stop is only a 2-minute walk and Vijzelgracht Station is 2 minutes.

Sphinx Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 37 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 36 out of 180 reviews" "

5.6/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

steven

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really clean and tidy very polite and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Maj

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not a hotel we would recommend. The room Was located in the basement, a pretty dark and humid room With only one Window which Was Right out to the pavement, so you couldnt actually open it unless you wanted to see People’s feet walking by and it also felt a bit unsafe, people standing drinking and stuff Right outside where you slept. A lot of nosse during the Night from both hotel guests and people outside. Not the cleanest place and the staff seemed to be very little interested in service to the guests. I dont understand why this hotel has three stars.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, I recommend this hotel. Like many others, I picked this hotel based on reviews so I want to provide one. It’s located in a safe and relatively quiet area of Amsterdam very close to the Heineken brewery and Rijktmuseum. It’s about a 35-40 minute walk from the train station so we took an Uber since it was raining when we arrived. I liked the location because Amsterdam is a small city and we could easily walk or tram to places. The staff is very friendly and helped us with our luggage (see why below) and allowed us to leave our bags after checkout as we went out for brunch and to the Rijkt. I gave this hotel 4/5 stars in a few areas. First, while my kids and I found this charming you should know the stairs to the levels with rooms are very steep and there’s no elevator. We had a small suitcase which they brought up for us but if you’re traveling with large and heavy suitcases this could be a problem. Also, our room was small They tend to be smaller in Europe and that’s fine but we were 3 so if we had large suitcases it would have been tight. Finally the room was clean and had fresh linens and towels but I gave a 4/5 for cleanliness given its age and overall condition So I do recommend this hotel but you should know about the stairs and room size.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

James

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, I was given a 5-bed to myself
I was slightly worried that there'd been a mix up and I'd have to share but no, I had a large basement room to myself.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Charlene

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fun areas around it, close to the metro, clean, cool views from out the window. A fan in the room would have been helpful and some barrier around the shower so the entire bathroom didn't get completely soaked with each use. People complained about the steep stairs, but we saw them as a fun challenge.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness
Gets the job done if just looking for a place to sleep, but even then, the stairs are ridiculously steep and this hotel may have the thinnest walls of any hotel I've stayed in
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Samantha

Liked: Staff & service
Very nice location, sometimes loud.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Luis

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mohamed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty room and sheets. Lots of steep stairs. Booked double bed got two twins.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
we ended up being changed from a double bed room to a two single bed room, which was fine. The room was small with just a two beds and that was literally it. The worst thing about it, was I’m now covered in bed bug bites all over which is why I’ve given such a poor rating. Will not be using this hotel again and will be informing the hotel of the cleanliness of the rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Dennis

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Under Renovation
The location of Sphinx is very good. And the breakfast was acceptable and satisfying. However many amenities of an ordinary guest room and toilet are missing such as towel bars, a place to hang a jacket, a small lamp for night reading...... The hotel is under renovation and construction materials are actually blocking an exit. Yet the hotel was getting a market rate.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

ricky

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Check your bed
The staff was pleasant how ever there was guests on the bed with me was bittern very badly. breakfast was good and the staff was very nice the bedding was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was too dirty I left 2 days early because of it
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Bock

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is in a brilliant location! We got around Amsterdam very easily from our location. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The room was very small and basic, but was comfortable and clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Deborah

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Awful place 😫😫😫
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Edem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to rest
Spend most of my time outside the Hotel. The few hours spent was okay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for money . Would recommend. Location is good 20 min walk to centre 👍
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Fabien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
front staff was extremely helpful and went beyond the expected. Kudo and thank you so much again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was quite misleading to what was in the pictures. On appearance it looked unclean, particularly the walls. The TV didn't work either. Myself and my boyfriend also went home with insect bites on us and rashes! People were smoking in their rooms so we also woke up to sore throats! Significantly over priced for what you got however location is faultless if you don't mind 'roughing it'
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Usman

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018