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Reviews of Allure Garden Apartments

3.5 out of 5
Allure Garden Apartments
Plantage Muidergracht, Amsterdam

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 87 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

michael john

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
apartment was nice air condition made a regular loud noise and the nieghbors could be loud all in a good stay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Sleeping with the Lights On...
Have you ever wanted a permanent night light if your room, the size and color of an emergency exit sign? Well, this is your place. In case you forget where the door is in the small, studio apartment, the management (or likely local building code organization) wanted to ensure you were completely safe. We taped a pizza box and a scarf over the sign to make it dark enough to sleep, but definitely an annoying part of the apartment. The shower also had a bad smell. We had a maintenance guy throw some chemicals at the bathroom after day one. After another 36 hours or so, the smell came back. The place is not the finest establishment, with water marks on the walls, patched holes not painted, broken TV, insufficient utensils (we were given only one spoon), and old furniture...but the price was one of the more affordable places in the area. You get what you pay for.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
It is not bad considering the locations but it could be better on cleaniness and the amenities part.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice location but uncomfortable in summer
Location was great in a beautiful neighborhood. The apartment was very quiet being within a courtyard. The apartments really lack air circulation and light as the only way to get either in the apartment was to leave the front door open which in the summer isn't ideal with the bugs but was way too hot. Windows in bedroom are hard to open as the beds block them.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
As Advertised / Really Comfy
The garden apartments were as advertised. Very clean with some supplies provided. The staff communicated well and were very responsive.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

DAVID

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very bad experience :(
Really don’t recommend!!! I stayed there with 3 of my friends, On our first night there we got robbed! We were sleeping and some one got in to our apartment, opened the safe, stole all our money and phones. The owner didn’t even care and nothing was Done from his side to assist us. We come every year to Amsterdam but something like that never happened. They opened the door and the safe while we were sleeping. Very terrifying experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Sajeel

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Mia

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cozy and quirky
The apartment is very cozy and quirky. The bathroom had a slight smell (they came to fix it, but it came back), and the entrance could use some remodeling. However, I would recommend it for a family traveling together.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Private and quiet during 3 day stay. Good facilities especially shower.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Layout of the apartments were very unique and private for each party
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice Location
The hotel is in a great location, walking distance from many restaurants, coffee shops and public transportation. The check in location and the apartment were a few blocks a part which made checking in with luggage a bit of a hassle. Check out is easier since you can just leave the keys on the table. Our biggest complaint is the smell from the bathroom, our bathroom smelled like a porta potty on a hot summer day. When we walked all the way back to the main hotel the woman stated that they were sold out the next day so we could not change our room. Someone came to assess the issue and just dumped some chemicals in our bathroom, it masked the smell for the first night but the smell returned. Also the room was dusty with some spider webs. Our TV didn't work and they were able to fix it the next day. Over all we were satisfied with the location of the apartment but nothing else. I would not recommend staying here.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable location. The location is very close to everything.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice tidy apartment Had everything we needed Check in and check out was very easy
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
3 days in Amsterdam
The apartment is not big and there where a lot of noisy neighbors, and picking up the keys at a different location was a pain when you have luggage
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just right in size for a family of four, well designed and comfortable within walking distance of main tourist areas of Amsterdam. Perhaps more cooking items (varied pans, oil, sugar, salt, cleaning surface cloth, etc) would be ideal
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice location & clean- very warm & stuffy.
The apartment was in Avery good location-approximately 10 minutes walk from the centre of town. The keys have to be picked up at a different address (3 min walk away) as advertised within the booking confirmation. The apartment was spotless and had just about enough room for 2 x adults and 2 x teenage children. The stairs up to each bedroom were extremely steep and would be a serious worry for any parent with young children. In addition the shower drained very slowly so the wet room/bathroom easily flooded. The best advice though is to not book these apartments in the summer-as others have said, they are unbearably hot and no windows open. Our apartment was very very warm in late October with the air temp about 10C.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would stay again
The area is very safe. The tram is only a few blocks away. The space is a bit tight but its modern and clean at check in. The only con is that it does not get cleaned on a daily basis.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy but could be better
Cosy apartment but l bit noisy on first night and would benefit from instructions in the apartment, TV which is properly tuned in and air con.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Small apartment, noisy and very hot (May 2018)
First the good bits: ok location, fairly quiet area and only a few mins walk to the zoo. Easy enough to get trams to all the main parts of Amsterdam. It's clean and modern with modern appliances in the kitchen area. Now the not so good bits: I know it sates the apartment is compact but it really is very small. The very steep steps make it difficult to get bags or suitcases upstairs and when we stayed the weather was very warm which meant the apartment was boiling hot. There is no aircon in the one we stayed in. We opened the windows (as much as was possible, which wasn't much as the bed is in the way) at night but the apartments across the courtyard have aircon and the expelled air blows out directly across and is very noisy, which means you then have to close the windows and get even hotter. The caretaker guy said he would ask the residents to turn it off at night but don't think he did. We stayed here with children and they struggled to get to sleep at night as there is a fair bit of noise from people sitting outside drinking and smoking. It is a mixture of people that stay here and one night the apartment next to us appeared to have invited about half a dozen people round for drinks/smokes. The entrance from the road is easy to miss but if you look for the building site nextdoor, you will find it. This didn't cause too much disturbance by the way. Wouldn't stay here again, mainly due to noise levels at night and no ability to cool the place down.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Cal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy accommodation in a brilliant location
The accommodation was cosy, ideally suited to the four of us stopping there and the location was ideal as it was a short walk into the centre of Amsterdam. The seating area outside was a lovely addition, but could perhaps do with a couple more chairs. The only down side was the lack of air conditioning as the bedroom area on the mezzanine level got quite warm. The hotel staff were incredibly helpful throughout and have responded to and questions quickly and clearly. I would definitely recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Nicole, GB

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not suitable if you like an early night.
The appartment itself is attractive, quite spacious, with a glass roof under trees. There is everything needed in it, and I was brough an extra duvet when I requested one. The staff was very pleasant and helpful. However, people in the surrounding appartment were noisy and even when they tried to be quiet we could hear every word from the inner yeard, which is pleasantly designed for conviviality, so residents do use it to drink and smoke and talk. One day We were woken up before dawn by drunk residents banging and shouting just ourside our door .What I thought would be a quiet place for older people turned out to be used by large groups of noisy youg men . However they were gone on our last night and we did sleep , inspite of The bright EXIT sign over the door which keeps the room in almost daylight . The bed was confortable, but the bedding didn't look or smell very fresh, the heating was perfect, the room kept at all time at a pleasant temperature. Not quite the standard I had expected.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Small but perfect location
Small living space but bigger than a family hotel room. TV was only analogue but Netflix was HD. Location pleasant easy access to central Amsterdam within 10 15 min. Would recommend .
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

rachel , edinburgh, scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel.
Had a problem paying the deposit when first arriving as my card got declined numerous time as I didn’t let them know I was in Amsterdam so they thought was fraud. Women as the desk couldn’t have been anymore helpful and understanding. Room was absolute stunning, not what I was expecting, couldn’t doubt the staff or the hotel at all. Highly recommend!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Daya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
Lovely stay in this apartment. The apartment itself was clean and warm, and secure access to end the apartment complex. The apartment was quiet and very comfortable. There isn't much storage space, but that was not a problem for a short stay. The location was convenient, with easy access to trams and a short walk to Rembrandt Square. It is about a 30min walk to the Central Station. This is not a touristy area, but there are restaurants and bars within a 5-10min walk, and a great bagel place close by for breakfast (also cooking facilities in the apartment). The staff at check in were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

miss

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely neighbourhood away from the crowds
There is no on site check in so you have to go first to the Hotel Allure to get your keys. It's about 10 mins walk. The hotel staff were very nice and most helpful. The apartment itself is on quiet residential street near one of the canals and the area is lovely. Away from the noise and biz of central I found it peaceful and realaxing. There is a good supermarket not too far away and a nice selections of cafes and restaurants a few minutes walk from the apartment. A local coffeeshop nearby has friendly staff and is very quiet. I really liked the apartment as it was clean and comfortable. The only negative thing I can say is that it's pretty small and the bathroom/showeroom is tiny. Apart from that I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here and would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty and overpriced
Accommodation was poor, apartment was dirty and for the price I paid it was well below what I would have expected. It was a reasonable size and not too far from the main tourist attractions butI would not stay here again due to the filthy conditions
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Abdullah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Cara

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location, compact loft but windows don't open
The apartment was in a great location -- close to the Amstel River and the "girdle" of canals in the center of the city and easily accessible by public transit (Metro and tram). We had 4 people in a loft apartment during the summer. My biggest complaint was that none of the windows opened, so the only way to cool off the place was to open the front door (although they did provide a fan.) The beds were comfortable, and the kitchen was nicely equipped for a small space. The Apartment Manager was really nice as well.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Apartment style in quiet neighborhood
There were definite positives and negatives about our stay in this apartment style hotel in Amsterdam. The location was a quiet neighborhood with short walks to metro stops, grocery and coffee shops. The complex is about a 5 min or so walk from the hotel where you check in. Check in was pleasant, however the staff that takes care of on sight issues is not quite as friendly. We stayed in the Daisy building of apartments, which open into a small courtyard linked to all the Plantage apartments available. The courtyard itself is cute, set up with many small tables. The unit itself was in good shape, however we were unaware that there was no AC. With the high temps during our stay, we were quite miserable unfortunately. There are no opening windows for ventilation (only the front door), only skylights with shades, and the shade over our bed was missing. So not only could we not get a breeze, but the sun shown in all day. We had to leave the door open to try and keep the place as tolerable as possible, but during our stay loud groups of younger customers were making use of the courtyard for partying and smoking a lot, so it was difficult. The place was cute and maintained well, if our stay would've been during cooler temps I feel we would've enjoyed it much more. Beds were decent, bathroom large, small efficient kitchen...very steep narrow stairs to loft beds above. We would recommend for a quiet neighborhood feel, just not during hot weather!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable apartment in friendly neighborhood
Although not luxurious, the apartment was comfortable and met our needs. However, there is no way to close off the 2 bedrooms from the living room/kitchen. So if anyone is talking or cooking or watching tv, the people in the bedrooms can hear and not sleep. The neighborhood is full of good places to eat and easy to get to trams to anywhere in Amsterdam. If traveling with children, the zoo and a park are very nearby.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Helina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Group holiday to the Dam
Had a lovely stay with a group of friends. Lovely apartments within walking distance of the centre of Dam. All staff we encountered were helpful and friendly and it was really easy checking in and out.

8/10 Good

DubbelBok, Sussex, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely apartment, excellent location.
Excellent location, close to the centre - a brisk walk away, but also near a tram stop. Apartment was lovely - all the amenities we required and very clean. Staff were polite and helpful. Would give this venue full marks if it weren't for the noise levels at night. It is a great venue for families and couples, but not designed for stag/hen parties who spoil it for everyone else and run the risk of expulsion for breaking the terms of their contract (the CCTV will find you out). So, a word of advice for stags/hens - make sure your accommodation is appropriate, or you may well run into difficulties.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The apartment was nice and cosy and suited perfectly for myself, my boyfriend and my two mates. We did struggle to work out how to use the combi microwave grill but everything else was really nice and simple to use.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Susie, UK

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not suitable for young people
We booked the Duplex (4 person Maisonette) for Pacha festival for me and 3 girlfriends and upon arrival we had to check in a different location to the apartment which meant lugging our suitcases around the streets. When we checked in and got to our apartment we realised they had not given us the apartment we booked. This was a dingy one bed apartment with a sofa bed which isn't even an option on Expedia. We wanted an apartment with separate bedrooms to the living room but this isn't what we got. They didn't even advise us when we checked in that it was a different apartment. We called them to complain and they advised that the apartment was double booked and that we couldn't move. The apartment itself was completely impractical. It had one wardrobe in the living room and one tiny coffee table. No cupboards for clothes, draws, didn't even have a kitchen draw! No windows apart from one in bedroom and the door to outside. Security felt it was ok to come in whenever they pleased as did the day staff who said they had noise complaints as we were playing some music during the day! We felt like we couldn't relax that we was being told off for making the slightest noise. Also quite far from main square and red light so will not be returning to this accommodation.

8/10 Good

Keng Ip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Jesper

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We got a very new apartment in a good place (near to tram stop, city center 10 minutes by tram, 15-20 by walk). Short Stay Group service at the airport was very kind and helpful, and the apartment was nice and clean.

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Plantage Amsterdam
Wonderful

6/10 Okay

Giovanna

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Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023