Stayed here with my partner two nights in December of 2006, and thoroughly enjoyed it. We stayed in one of the larger "themed" rooms, and loved everything about it. The room itself was very large, clean, had all of the comforts you could ask for. The bathroom was also very large, and had an amazing shower. The Bed was also huge and very comfortable. We got a lot of good use out of all of the 'amenities' that were provided in our room, and pretty much didn't want to leave. Just make sure that if you don't want any unwanted strangers that you lock your door when you are making good use of the equipment in the themed rooms. Unless that's your scene, in which case you could leave your door open as some certainly do, and we found that several times throughout the night our door was getting quite popular. Didn't make it to breakfast since we were never up early enough, but hey, it is Amsterdam... The hosts were also very friendly and welcoming, and I would stay here again in an instant!

We could not have been more pleased with our ground level
room which was spotless, comfortable and well-appointed.
My wife and I had just finished an eleven day cruise along
Western Europe and needed accomodations for a short stay
in Amsterdam. I found the Black Tulip here on Trip Advisor
and chose it because of reviews written by others, because
of its central location and proximity to transportation lines.

Our hosts, Onno and Jurrich, welcomed us with afternoon
"tea" and gave excellent recommendations for restaurants.
The one directly across the canal (Entresol) was wonderful.
Breakfast included, prepared by Onno. Discrete, friendly is how I
would term this unusual "theme" hotel. We would like to have
spent more time in Amsterdam, and stayed longer at the Black
Tulip.

We found this hotel after looking on the top ten hotels for Amsterdam on Trip Advisor and are we glad that we did!

If you're stupidly homophobic or a complete prude then this isn't the place for you... for us? It was great fun! and if we go back to Amsterdam we'll certainly be booking again.

I booked it for our Wedding Anniversary (yes we are straight! and not into the leather scene!) but having read the reviews and visiting the hotel website, we were convinced we would have a nice time!

Its is located about 2 minute walk from the train station, and is within walking distance to everything thats of interest in Amsterdam central.

The hotel is alongside a canal and is very unassuming from the outside, you have to count the numbers to know its the right one!

On arrival we were warmly met by Jurrich who booked us in and served us a beer and gave us a good idea on the map as to where everything was located...

We stayed in Room 12 (classic room) and oh what a room!
Its gorgeously decorated, the bed was sumptuous and huge! everything was spotlessley clean (theres not many places we have stopped in that can claim this), there's also a CD player, DVD and TV, a very well stocked mini bar, a safe...
The bathroom was just as lovely, a double bath, walk in shower...
... oh i almost forgot... and a cage!!!

The breakfast is normally 10 - 12, which trust me after a late night out in Amsterdam its fabulous to have a lie in and not miss breakfast.... and what a breakfast it was! This far surpasses anything we have had previously on the continent.

Theres fresh fruit salad, yoghurts, cheeses, ham, all types of fresh breads, including nice soft stuff perfect for toasting, lots of different types of jams, honey etc, fresh coffee, tea and orange juice, but the best bit was Jurrichs bacon and eggs....

All in all we have never stopped in a better hotel and Jurrich and Onno should be very proud of the standards they have set!

We had such a pleasant stay at the black tulip. I am a 23 year old female and I stayed in a classic room with my boyfriend, also 23. The classic room was squeaky clean and super comfortable. The hotel and our room were absolutely beautiful. Onno and Jurrich were so nice and helpful. The breakfast was really delicious. This hotel is great for anyone...no matter your sexual orientation or age.

Although my boyfriend was reluctant at first....after the first night he loved the hotel as much as I knew we would.

Definitely give this hotel a try!