Amsterdam Hotels + Local coffee shops

ok before i start i have searched the whole of the boards but the treats don't exactly give me what i am looking for.

Basically i am a first time go'er to the wonderful land of amsterdam, but a few things i am weary of, 1stly is i would like to see where the decent hotels are based with reasonable prices too. 2nd is if th hotel you are going to specify, is there cannabis cafes near by, where abouts would they be?, how would i manage to get to the hotel, is it better to go from england to amsterdam by train or plane??? basically my limit is about £400 for 3-4 nights hotel/travel and about £375 spending money.

well i am just a little weary because i've just turned 18 so i am a little nervous going on my own and etc, i just want to basically have a good time, get stoned, buy lots of weed and space cakes etc. hope this treat don't sound too dumb to you novice people but help will be much appriciated.

thanks alot

tom

You'll have many people there to ask about the coffeshops. People there are very friendly, I think most seem to forget.

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Originally Posted by st0n3r

ok before i start i have searched the whole of the boards but the treats don't exactly give me what i am looking for.

Basically i am a first time go'er to the wonderful land of amsterdam, but a few things i am weary of, 1stly is i would like to see where the decent hotels are based with reasonable prices too. 2nd is if th hotel you are going to specify, is there cannabis cafes near by, where abouts would they be?, how would i manage to get to the hotel, is it better to go from england to amsterdam by train or plane??? basically my limit is about £400 for 3-4 nights hotel/travel and about £375 spending money.

well i am just a little weary because i've just turned 18 so i am a little nervous going on my own and etc, i just want to basically have a good time, get stoned, buy lots of weed and space cakes etc. hope this treat don't sound too dumb to you novice people but help will be much appriciated.

thanks alot

tom

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Ok man, I am American, and I have been to Amsterdam 7 fucking times, get ready for the time of ur life!! If u want a cheap Hotel, don't worry, when u get off the train there will be certain people waiting for all the backpackers and giving them flyers about cheap hotels and hostels, so this should be no prob. If u ask the clerk about coffeeshops nearby they will tell u. Whenever I went to amsterdam from england, I would fly Easy Jet.U said u were weary cause it's ur first time, It is one FUCKED UP place there is fucking people everywhere i mean hundreds of thousands of people. Also u have people in the red light district coming to u to sell drugs like crazy. And when it gets dark don't freak out, but the number of prostitutes is fucking amazing, the first time I went to the red light district and saw all the prostitutes and drug addicts doing deals right in front of u and harassing u to buy some drugs honestly it scared the fuck out of me. Me and my girlfriend ran to the nearest coffeeshop and posted up there for hours. It is a crazy world in Amsterdam, but I kept going back, But hope I have helped u man, and have a great time. but be aware, and be careful.

do a google search for a website called like... hostelbookers.com

something like that. u can get hostels from all over the place

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

Ok man, I am American, and I have been to Amsterdam 7 fucking times, get ready for the time of ur life!! If u want a cheap Hotel, don't worry, when u get off the train there will be certain people waiting for all the backpackers and giving them flyers about cheap hotels and hostels, so this should be no prob. If u ask the clerk about coffeeshops nearby they will tell u. Whenever I went to amsterdam from england, I would fly Easy Jet.U said u were weary cause it's ur first time, It is one FUCKED UP place there is fucking people everywhere i mean hundreds of thousands of people. Also u have people in the red light district coming to u to sell drugs like crazy. And when it gets dark don't freak out, but the number of prostitutes is fucking amazing, the first time I went to the red light district and saw all the prostitutes and drug addicts doing deals right in front of u and harassing u to buy some drugs honestly it scared the fuck out of me. Me and my girlfriend ran to the nearest coffeeshop and posted up there for hours. It is a crazy world in Amsterdam, but I kept going back, But hope I have helped u man, and have a great time. but be aware, and be careful.

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i just have to tell you that is the best depiction of amsterdam i've ever read. i actually could like, imagine the place. all the websites i've been to and others talking about it never really got me to see what they were talking about, but you did. fucking brilliant.

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Originally Posted by formethisisheaven

i just have to tell you that is the best depiction of amsterdam i've ever read. i actually could like, imagine the place. all the websites i've been to and others talking about it never really got me to see what they were talking about, but you did. fucking brilliant.

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Well, im glad u liked it, but it's fucking true every word I said is true.

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

Well, im glad u liked it, but it's fucking true every word I said is true.

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i believe you

By the way when u get there ask about a coffeeshop called the funny people, seeing as how it is my favorite, cause the weed is really cheap,5 euros for purple skunk,6 euros for northern lights, 6 euros for B-52, and 6 euros for scuff (skunk hash) it is the first 1 I go to everytime I get there!!
Try to keep clear of the big coffeeshops like the blue bird, the bulldog, and the grasshopper, as they are mostly for tourists and are alot more expensive. Stick for the little shops as most of them are for locals and are alot cheaper!!

jeez you lot are more help than i expected. seriously thanks a bunch. i was looking to go with a package holiday like thomas cook bcoz u get the flight and hotel included so that would be out the way, but would that be so much expensive? i mean i've read about amsterdam hostels and ppl say they are really uncomfy so thats abit of a puzzled question.

and another thing that is bothering me, i believe im gunna have 2b going on my own bcoz none of my brothers can afford 2 go lol, so whist im there if anybody would like 2 meet up any time then that would be cool, i would be nice 2 meet ppl who believe that it is a safer world to legalise cannabis than alcohol.

thanks a bunch, seriously, you're all so honest

Tom

p.s plz post about my quessy lol

p.p.s if im gunna go by train 2 amsterdam, is that alot safer 2 bring cannabis back by train than plane?

Tom - where are you flying from? Cheapest option is any of the low cost airlines from the UK - book very early, get a cheap price, simple. Easy jet, thompson fly, BMI baby to name but a few.

Porkchop speaks the truth (good post man) with regards to the people handing out flyers. Its really not that hard to find a place to stay on the cheap, and between Amsterdam Centraal station and Damm Square, you will go past at least 3 hostels or places acting as agents for hostels or cheap accom. Shit man, if you want to do it nice, stay in the Renaisance!
You will have no difficulty locating a coffee shop anywhere within a mile readius of Damn square. Gets tricky near the Van Gough museum, but just keep your eyes open. Some are big and colourful, others look like someones front room.
Also you probably wont need that much spending money. The weeds good, so you wont need to buy that much, just diff varieties.

Dont go package.

Also, just hang in a coffee shop, or one of the bars/coffee shops at the tpo of Warmoesstraat, and you'll meet some like minded souls, promise you.

this thread makes me want to go to....one day :)

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

Ok man, I am American, and I have been to Amsterdam 7 fucking times, get ready for the time of ur life!! If u want a cheap Hotel, don't worry, when u get off the train there will be certain people waiting for all the backpackers and giving them flyers about cheap hotels and hostels, so this should be no prob. If u ask the clerk about coffeeshops nearby they will tell u. Whenever I went to amsterdam from england, I would fly Easy Jet.U said u were weary cause it's ur first time, It is one FUCKED UP place there is fucking people everywhere i mean hundreds of thousands of people. Also u have people in the red light district coming to u to sell drugs like crazy. And when it gets dark don't freak out, but the number of prostitutes is fucking amazing, the first time I went to the red light district and saw all the prostitutes and drug addicts doing deals right in front of u and harassing u to buy some drugs honestly it scared the fuck out of me. Me and my girlfriend ran to the nearest coffeeshop and posted up there for hours. It is a crazy world in Amsterdam, but I kept going back, But hope I have helped u man, and have a great time. but be aware, and be careful.

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lol, that's how my mum described it...

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Originally Posted by Az.

this thread makes me want to go to....one day :)

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If u want it bad enough u will go. I had been talking about going since I was 16, well it took me a few years, but I finally got the time and god fucking sick of america so I packed up and went to europe. I have now been to Amsterdam 7 times in 4 yrs. I first went when I was 19 and am now 23, im sure I will be going back in the next yr. or so..

i was in amsterdam last summer and am there every summer not long now :D and i stay in the sports bar at the top of the red light district it has its own site so try look it up very cheap prob just what your looking for and right in the midde of everything walk out your hotel and coffie shops and whores all around you id also go by plane mutch quicker in the dam in 45 mins either on easy jet from stanstead or edingbrough look on there site or klm from manchester or newcastle and my fav coffie shop is the blue bird some people might think its to expencive but the choice of high quality buds and resin is amazing and the chilling couch is cool too but am sure you will find your own fav as there is plenty enjoy your trip man and happy smoking ;)
ps yeh look out for the people on the streets just say no and walk away...

thats really helpful guys i so wanna go now, i'm now going with two close friends who i have been with to america twice so i know how they live there holidays :D

thanks alot guys been very helpful, i should be going in between a month-two months if anyone wants 2 meet me up and show me about??

p.s can anyone really suggest the secret way of getting weed back home to the u.k, i ask one friend and he sayes post is ok wen another one say it is dodgy, then another friend said just put it in your pouch of baccy, little help please thanks :)

oh yeah answer to funneh monkens question i will be flying from my local airport, norwich.

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Originally Posted by stonner uk

i was in amsterdam last summer and am there every summer not long now :D and i stay in the sports bar at the top of the red light district it has its own site so try look it up very cheap prob just what your looking for and right in the midde of everything walk out your hotel and coffie shops and whores all around you id also go by plane mutch quicker in the dam in 45 mins either on easy jet from stanstead or edingbrough look on there site or klm from manchester or newcastle and my fav coffie shop is the blue bird some people might think its to expencive but the choice of high quality buds and resin is amazing and the chilling couch is cool too but am sure you will find your own fav as there is plenty enjoy your trip man and happy smoking ;)
ps yeh look out for the people on the streets just say no and walk away...

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this mans right about the people on the street, it's a crazy world like you've never experienced.

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Originally Posted by st0n3r

thats really helpful guys i so wanna go now, i'm now going with two close friends who i have been with to america twice so i know how they live there holidays :D

thanks alot guys been very helpful, i should be going in between a month-two months if anyone wants 2 meet me up and show me about??

p.s can anyone really suggest the secret way of getting weed back home to the u.k, i ask one friend and he sayes post is ok wen another one say it is dodgy, then another friend said just put it in your pouch of baccy, little help please thanks :)

oh yeah answer to funneh monkens question i will be flying from my local airport, norwich.

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When I was feeling crazy enough to bring weed back with me, I always put it in a shampoo bottle tied to string, so I could pull it out easy. Or sometimes I sent it in the mail when I first got there so when I got back to England there was a letter waiting on me. If u have anymore questions write back on this thread, I love helping newbies when it is there first time to Amsterdam...

lol cheers man much appriciated, i feel like i'm getting educated. just a few more questions. if i'm gunna send it by mail in vaccum sealed bags, where can i get these from and the equipment n etc. or if i bring it back with me in my bag/suitcase wot r the chances of being caught cuz i am really weary of that.

thanks again porkie ;)

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lol cheers man much appriciated, i feel like i'm getting educated. just a few more questions. if i'm gunna send it by mail in vaccum sealed bags, where can i get these from and the equipment n etc. or if i bring it back with me in my bag/suitcase wot r the chances of being caught cuz i am really weary of that.

thanks again porkie ;)

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I never sent it in a vaccum sealed bag, I sent it in the bags I bought it in but, I put a hell of alot of pepper in the envelope, for the dogs. Also when my girl lived in holland, she used to send me hash and weed once a week by mail the same way, and none of them ever got confiscated! I dont know the chances of getting caught with the bud in ur suitcase. I have done the old shampoo trick about 3 times, I sent it by mail more times than anything. My advice to u is to wear nice clothes, don't look like ur going to amsterdam to get toasted, and try not to smoke before u get on the plane!!! anymore questions? remember, im here to help. My first time going I wrote alot of people, and I never got responses like im giving u. I looked on all kind of websites about amsterdam, and nothing compares to somebody who has actually been there several times explaining it to u step by step. If u have any questions that u think are stupid or not, let me know...

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Originally Posted by st0n3r

thats really helpful guys i so wanna go now, i'm now going with two close friends who i have been with to america twice so i know how they live there holidays :D

thanks alot guys been very helpful, i should be going in between a month-two months if anyone wants 2 meet me up and show me about??

p.s can anyone really suggest the secret way of getting weed back home to the u.k, i ask one friend and he sayes post is ok wen another one say it is dodgy, then another friend said just put it in your pouch of baccy, little help please thanks :)

oh yeah answer to funneh monkens question i will be flying from my local airport, norwich.

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safe man! i live in norwich, where r u at?
btw, the best way to get weed home is to put like a gram in an envelope and just post it home, lol. my mate did it, one got through, one got half inched by a tea leavin' postman!

i live about costessey area wot bout u? do u go 2 ccn?

sorry if im being a little harsh on my great intelligence, i just don't like to worry about things wen im ment 2b having a good time but thats for your help.

thanks for your help even*****

no prob. bro

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Originally Posted by st0n3r

i live about costessey area wot bout u? do u go 2 ccn?

sorry if im being a little harsh on my great intelligence, i just don't like to worry about things wen im ment 2b having a good time but thats for your help.

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ccn, yeah, i live near riverside, lol, what are you doin at college?

retaking my lame gcse's lol what about you? i done a few exams 2day in the sports hall.

i'm doin an IT course, do you know mike cully? andy carty?

lmao yeah i was with them 2day

shit who are you, lol i probably know you! is that rob?

nope who is this??? lol

lol, alex. who are ya?

no shit .. im from norwich too lol

alex i don't know any alex m8 lol

lol, serious? norfolk posse! whaaaaay!

who are yo then st0n3r?

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Originally Posted by BUZz UK

lol, serious? norfolk posse! whaaaaay!

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Yup lol, i go to the eagit college up near the airport. small world init

fuckin small, lol i've met three people from norwich on here, one of them i had met in person before, lol

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Originally Posted by BUZz UK

ccn, yeah, i live near riverside, lol, what are you doin at college?

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ahh im down there every friday night man lol, we probably have the same dealers n shit .. mad

lol, crazy, i think norwich has one of the highest populations of weed smokers in the UK man, we have shit loads of head shops and stuff...

yeah man , its weed city :D

does anyone ever get there weed outside Next?