The location cannot be beaten. The hotel forms a triangle with a large supermarket and Zaandam train station, an easy 2-3 minutes walk to both. Zaandam is two stops from downtown Amsterdam, a 12 minute train ride, to live in quiet, beautiful surroundings at a third of the price of downtown. It’s a no brainer. The hotel itself is clean, comfortable, peaceful, the staff were always cheerful and helpful. I’d stay here again in a heartbeat.