As every Hoxton hotel around the world, the main lobby-restaurant-bar area is always lively and a scene in itself. That area allows for unwinding, eating, and even doing some laptop-ing in a very confortable place (while having a coffee, a drink or a good meal).
The rooms... aren't great. Granted, I expected them to be small - this is Amsterdam after all. But the furniture, althought somehow standardized through the Hoxtons around the world, feel awkwardly placed (my first room barely had enough space to pass my suitcase in, nevermind opening it anywhere BUT on the bed).
And if we must talk about the service is not de par with what you'd expect from a 400 euros a night hotel. The front desk people, although very nice in their own way, seem to lack the training to welcome you with the expected etiquette (and pride! You represent the "house"!) - and let's forget about the restaurant and bar staff, which, you most often feel like you're bothering when ordering something (that's when you manage to catch their attention...). I spent over a week at that hotel, had at least one meal a day there, and everyday there was mistake of sort, of something was forgotten... For these reasons, I don't plan or returning to that Hoxton, and it's sad because it holds all the elements to be a great hotel. The London and Rome ones left me with far better impressions...