Superchilum / CC BY-SA 4.0Where to stay in Old Centre
The Old Centre is the medieval core on both banks of the Damrak: De Wallen, the oldest and most notorious part of the city, on one side, and the Royal Mile running from Centraal Station through Dam Square to Kalverstraat on the other. It holds the Oude Kerk, the Royal Palace, De Nieuwe Kerk and the main shopping streets, and no other area puts you closer to arriving and leaving. It is also the loudest, most crowded and least residential place to sleep in Amsterdam.
Price level · Upscale
Amsterdam
Area scorecard
Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.
- Sightseeing
- 9.0
- Walkability
- 9.2
- Transport
- 9.4
- Food
- 7.6
- Nightlife
- 9.0
- Quietness
- 3.2
- Families
- 5.4
- Value
- 6.2
- Airport / station
- 9.6
- First trip
- 7.8
Best for
- Short stays where arrival and departure time matters
- Nightlife
- Being able to walk to most of the central sights
- Mainstream and department-store shopping
- Travellers who do not mind noise
Choose elsewhere if
- You are a light sleeper
- You are travelling with children
- You want a neighbourhood rather than a thoroughfare
- You would be uncomfortable walking past the red-light windows