Hotel The ExchangevsLloyd Hotel
Hotel The Exchange and Lloyd Hotel are both rated highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Lloyd Hotel scores significantly better than Hotel The Exchange. Lloyd Hotel ranks #10 in Amsterdam with accolades from 14 sources such as Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
Hotel The Exchange
Damrak 50, Amsterdam 1012 LL, The Netherlands
From $81/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Dry Cleaning
Concierge
"A sister hotel to the iconoclastic Lloyd hotel, the Exchange is located on tatty Damrak, the tourist-thronged artery that runs from the Centraal Station to Dam Square."
Fodor's
"All of the rooms in three adjoining buildings have been designed by students and alumni from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute and are unique and funky." Full review
Rough Guide
"God knows, Damrak needs a decent hotel, and this new sister to the excellent Lloyd Hotel... is a welcome and wacky newcomer... for the price, it’s one of the best places to sleep in town."
Lonely Planet
"The Exchange has 61 rooms that have been done up in crazy, eye-popping style by students from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute." Full review
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If you like plain decor, this isn't your place.
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The Exchange is a boutique concept hotel, where all 61 rooms have been decorated by different young fashion designers from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Students from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute designed the rooms here, and each is wildly different, from one in an all-white palette to another whose walls are draped in exotic fabrics." Full review
Wallpaper
"Eight students from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute were selected to 'dress' the rooms... room inspiration ranged from Marie Antoinette to wallflowers and denim jackets." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"On a hectic street between Central Station and the Dam, just a heartbeat from the Red Light District." Full review
Lloyd Hotel Show All Reviews
Oostelijke Handelskade 34, Amsterdam 1019 BN
From $53/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Each of its rooms has a different shape, style, and modern decor, and with rooms of various classes, the hotel straddles all categories except "Very Expensive"." Full review
Concierge
"Some rooms are so inscrutable that visitors seeking old-style luxury may prefer to gawk here but sleep elsewhere."
Insight Guides
"There is nowhere like the Lloyd, which cannot be categorised... it’s cheap, it’s pricey, it’s funky, it’s stylish."
Fodor's
"A former holding-area home for immigrants, this bohemian hotel is well suited to its current quirky incarnation as an offbeat design showcase." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Located in the trendy Eastern Docklands neighborhood, this quirky, design-centric hotel is a mix of 117 accommodations." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This hotel and “cultural embassy” offers everything from one- to five-star accommodation, and all kinds of arts events."
Rough Guide
"Situated in the up-and-coming Oosterdok district, this former workers’ hostel has been renovated to become Amsterdam’s coolest hotel."
Time Out
"This former youth prison has been re-invented as one- to five-star accommodation complete with a new 'cultural embasssy'." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Lunch 15€ - Menu: 30€- 35€ - Carte: 31€-47€"
Not For Tourists
"Beautiful 19th century hotel with a good restaurant and place to work."