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Sphinx Hotel

2.0 star property
Hotel in Amsterdam, 4-minute walk to Heineken Experience

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Sphinx Hotel is in Amsterdam's cultural heart, near Van Gogh Museum and Leidseplein. Guests enjoy in-room WiFi, city tour assistance, laundry facilities, and luggage storage. Former visitors praise the hotel's well-maintained condition.

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi

Room options

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

Basic Single Room, 1 Single Bed

Highlights

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

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Basic Double or Twin Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds | Free WiFi, bed sheets

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

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Basic Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking

Highlights

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

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Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom

Highlights

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

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Standard Room (5 persons) | Free WiFi, bed sheets

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

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds, Private Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets

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

Map
Weteringschans 82, Amsterdam, 1017 XR

What's nearby

  • Heineken Experience - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Rijksmuseum - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Museum Square - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Vondelpark - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Van Gogh Museum - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪De Carrousel - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café Mulder - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café Brecht - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Café Kale - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Le Patron Anonyme - ‬3 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

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 5 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

More

  • Heating
  • 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
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

This property does not have a Netherlands Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

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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.

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Reviews

Sphinx Hotel Reviews

6.0

5.8

Cleanliness

7.4

Location

6.4

Staff & service

7.0

Eco-friendliness

5.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 190 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 190 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 190 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 37 out of 190 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 190 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

PIERRE

Disliked: Cleanliness
Price is high, location fair
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near everything. A good value. Like a lot of Dutch properties, be prepared for narrow stairs!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

steven

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

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and price, pretty clean, those stairs are the devi tho!!! Very steep.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

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

6/10 Okay

Hanna

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty Rooms

This hotel was not very clean. Room had mold on the ceiling. The shower didn’t drain and it over flowed onto the bathroom floor. Hotel was one of the cheaper ones in Amsterdam, but I would still consider very poor quality for the price. As it was still over $300 a night. The staff was very lovely and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

James

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

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

4/10 Poor

Maj

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

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

10/10 Excellent

Jul

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

Fornøyd kunde

Veldig ålreit rom, med helt greit bad. Litt seig og bratt trapp for de som ikke er så gode til beins
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Bra men branta trappor utan hiss
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Martin

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

Tæt på byen

Okay hotel - tæt på byen og alligevel så langt væk, at vi undgik støjen fra byen. Man skal være obs på, der ikke er elevator og trappen op er meget stejl. Pak let, så går det. Ikke velegnet til gangbesværet. Kaffe og te i receptionsområdet.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotellet hade väldigt små rum och var
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

J.

Liked: Staff & service

Geweldige service!

Mijn kamer was niet beschikbaar vanwege waterschade, het hotel had proactief een kamer voor me geboekt in een ander hotel en me daar keurig over gebeld. Goede service!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Johan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ulækkert

Slidt og beskidt Meget stejle og smalle trapper Stoppede afløb Manglende sæbe
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Baris

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Değişik
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Klein aber fein.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Samantha

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

4/10 Poor

Henrik

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ganska risigt hotellrum. Slitet och lyhört. Badrummet dock ganska fräscht
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Gegend ist ruhig & das Zentrum ist zu Fuss vom Hotel her gut erreichbar. Dafür haben wir nur wenig bezahlt. Allerdings war das Zimmer unglaublich klein. Wir konnten nicht mal ums Bett laufen & es hatte nicht mal ein Schrank. Mehr als zwei Tage hätten wir nicht ausgehalten. Die Treppe ist sehr steil & schmal, einen Lift gibt es nicht. Das sollte man wissen, viele Leute (ältere Personen, sehr grosse Personen, Personen mit einer körperlichen Einschränkung,…) hätten keine Chance zum Zimmer zu gelangen. Soso - lala, würde es nicht wieder buchen.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Waldemar

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

Tolle Lage, günstiger Preis und nettes Personal

Für einen günstigen Preis bekommt man ein großes, sauberes und komfortables Zimmer. Das Bad weist ebenfalls keine Mängel auf. Das beste aber ist der Frühstück, der im Preis inbegriffen ist. Durch Corona-Maßnahmen wird es gut getimed, wer wann am besten in den Essraum kommen sollte und dann gibt es genug Vielfalt für jeden, sodass man gut satt wird. Würde auf jeden Fall wieder buchen, da es bis zum Zentrum kein weiter weg ist und man in der Gegend nicht von lauten Geräuschen gestört wird.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Mikhail

Нормальный вариант для дружной компании

Хорошее расположение рядом с остановками трамваев и метро. Относительно неплохое состояние для центра. Традиционный лёгкий завтрак - тослы, джем, ветчина, сыр. Мне достался 5 местный номер на одного! Вот если бы путешествовать компанией - оптимально.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Signe Criztine Aarøe Sø

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

ok

Oppholdet var veldig bra, men jeg tror de må bytte trapper, de er veldig bratte👌
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

!!

Never again.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

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