Goin to Amsterdam, any suggestions?

I am going to the Dam for the a few days with my girlfriend on March 21st and 22nd before heading off to Paris. I was wondering if anyone could shed some insight as to which hotels are best for the money, close to the coffee shops, etc. I would also like to know some of the coffee shops you guys an gals went to on your trips and which you found to have the best bud, best prices, and best environment for chilling. Any tips help! BTW, anyone know if the "Gray Area" is a good one, or is it just a tourist trap? THANKS!

lot of big coffee shops in the city centre, the grasshopper is one of the biggest, haarlem in the suburbs is a nice place with quailty smoke at lower prices,

i just got back and can recommend, if you cna afford it, the Renaissance in the centre. Its 5 mins walk from Centraal, and there's a coffee shop or 5 within 30 seconds of walking out the front door.
Failing that, there's tonnes of hostels that are cheap (but not as nice to just chill out in) and some of the bigger coffee shops have hotels above them

Amsterdam is the best, i been there a few times, a good place to stay is the bulldog hotel http://www.bulldog.nl/ , the atmosphere is great and it has a range of rooms from sharred to private and they are all really nice, its also the centre of the red light district which is cool as its about 10 mins walk from central station. There is a coffee shop next door to it aswell, its not the best coffee shop but if you run out and cant b bothered walking far its usefull.

Some of my fav coffee shops....... pink floyd is cool, good weed. The last waterhole is good aswell, they have good weed all the time and live music most nights if your into that. Central always seems to have some nice blueberry aswell.

I would avoid the grasshoper......rip off !!!!

here are some sites that are usefull esp the coffee shop map http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/ACDfrmGu.html

This link has some up to date weed reviews
http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/index.html

Peace

Rusland was my fav, da dampkring, abraxas, the bluebird, grey area, barneys,dread rock, the greenhouse, the list goes on and on. I only stayed in hostels

Thanks for all the input. I was thinking about going to pink floyd when im there. Anyone been to Grey area yet? I hear their "Grey Haze" is the bomb buds!

im goin to the dman this oct, so your guys inpiut is helpin me too. thx

A gentle warning:

As you walk the streets of old amstedam, particularly the areas around the redlight district, beware the men who come out after dark, and will stand on the corners of canals and streets. You will know them becuase when you walk past, you will immediately hear:
"coca? Extasy? Cocaaain?"

For the safety of both you and your wallet, ignore these people. Every time I've heard about people using these guys, they got ripped off one way or another, sometimes just loosing a bit of money, sometimes loosing all the moeny they had on them.
Even if you get refused entry to a coffeeshop because of your age or something, DO NOT USE THESE GUYS!!!

The Van Gough museum is worth a look when you have just left a coffee shop, although it can be a bit busy & intense.
Avoid Smullers fast food as well, its vile, but there is an excellent juice bar in the station.

Yeah grey area is good, just very small.



Peace

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Originally Posted by Funken Monken

A gentle warning:

As you walk the streets of old amstedam, particularly the areas around the redlight district, beware the men who come out after dark, and will stand on the corners of canals and streets. You will know them becuase when you walk past, you will immediately hear:
"coca? Extasy? Cocaaain?"

For the safety of both you and your wallet, ignore these people. Every time I've heard about people using these guys, they got ripped off one way or another, sometimes just loosing a bit of money, sometimes loosing all the moeny they had on them.
Even if you get refused entry to a coffeeshop because of your age or something, DO NOT USE THESE GUYS!!!

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The first day i was there I was like "no thanks" which to them meant follow you up the street and keep bothering you. The 2nd day i just shook my head "no". By day 3 i just totally ignored the scum. By prepared to hit them, strike 1st if you feel at all threatened. No one in amsterdam has a gun. But if these people think they can intimidate you they will.
That kind of sounds scary, it really is no more dangerous than london or new york. Walk confidently and ignore these people.

get really high

Ive been checking out the "Bulldog" hostel. It seems like a really cool place for tokers with all the designs on the wall and stuff. My only question is, what is a hostel? Do they have decent sized rooms? Also, I saw that the Bulldog was in the Red Light District. Is it safe to stay there?

Bulldog is fine, and you have nothing to worry about being in the RLD.

You maY FIND HOWEVER, thats its full of English skin heads being a bit rowdy.

Hostel = Dormitories, shared toilets, no breakfast, they like you to stay out during the day, sheets provided at extra cost etc

Cheap, but no privacy

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Originally Posted by Funken Monken

Bulldog is fine, and you have nothing to worry about being in the RLD.

You maY FIND HOWEVER, thats its full of English skin heads being a bit rowdy.

Hostel = Dormitories, shared toilets, no breakfast, they like you to stay out during the day, sheets provided at extra cost etc

Cheap, but no privacy

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no skin heads in the last few years...80s and early 90s... its pretty cool now anywhere is cool if you use common sense and remember where you are and stick the main streets don't buy of dealers off the street, go into cafe's sit and enjoy the freedom off smoking in public its quiet a buzz getting stoned in a public place even today.and i've been smoking weed since the early 70s

Try Hotel Uptown, its above a coffeeshop, stayed there last time I was in Dam. the coffeeshop is Rookies and is in the Leidseplein ( very lively area )
They have a website which has a link to the hotel, its ww.rookies.nl/
Its not overpriced and the staff are friendly.

ive heard the cannabis there is good ;)

be sure to get high while your there, get some puntang too while your at it.

a little tip dont buy any dope of coffe shops in the red light its a big rip off they over charge and the buds not what u paid for.

red light is ok just be carefull me and my mates where there till 6am and u see some messed up stuff like ppl injecting on the streets.

cant remeber the names of the places i went t but the best i found was to walk from the train station in a straight line and ull see a alley on ur right they have a cyber cafe, pool tables down stairs and freindly staff.

another tip if u find some bud u like ask about larger amounts and u will usually get a discount.

and another tip watch out for the trams, they move silently and when ur stoned they can be very dangerous me and my cuz almost got runned down by one. The same goes for cyclists they dont stop for no1 so watch out.

as for the dealers on the bridges dont bother with them just walk past and avoid eye contact

Well I go to Amsterdam Every july long weekend it is the best place on earth (well for me anyways) I LOVE it the a place I truly feel at home, I love to smoke weed and let me tell you when you go in to a bar and you see the bartender smoking a cannon its Awsome. Its just that everyone there is a pot head and all on the same level.. ITs Great.....I stay at the bull dog its wicked there you get a room the thers a loung bar you can chill in 24hrs and only guests can ues its its a must stay sweet place and close to anything you want to do.........As for Coffee Shops I ya sorry i'm a bit bias cuz I believe Barney's is the BEST coffee shop in all of amsterdam the have numorous Canibis cup winners THE WOLDS bets weed all at one place.. Let me tell you in July 2004 my buddies and I sat down in one sitting smoked the entire weed menu was crazy.. I say you must Hit Barney's if your in Amsterdam. Barney's Coffee Shop Haarlemmerstraat 102 Tel. 020 625 97 61........Just my Thought Enjoy.....Take IT Easy....Ocram