We arrived at the hotel quite early since our flight was an early one, it's not far from the train station, situated within the red light district and was really easy to find.

At check in, even though we were not expected until later in the day, Onno (one of the owners) made us feel very welcome, fresh coffee in the reception area whilst he gave us lots of useful information such as where to go, up coming events, safety rules and local law. Very helpful for a first stay in Amsterdam.

Also available in the reception area are local guides and magazines promoting Amsterdam, Gay life and the local BDSM scene - all of this is included in the price but items to have to be returned so other guests can use them.

The rooms are fantastic, we stayed in 33 which is a middle of the range room but every bit as exciting as the others. Free wifi is available for anyone with a laptop or other internet device, along with a large flat screen TV, DVD player, CD/Radio stereo player.

The room itself had a black rubber floor, leather sheets on the double (or queen) size bed which overlooks a leather sling overhead.

Other equipment in the room comes in the form of 3 different bondage chairs and a wrist hoist - all of which make for interesting games you and another.

There is plenty of storage space available for your clothing/belongings as well as a desk area for your daily usage. The room comes with a nicely stocked mini bar and price list should you wish to use it.

The style of the is dark (red and black) which fits in with the hotel's genre, it's possible to flood the room with daylight by simply opening the curtains to both windows.

The bathroom featured a large (two person) bathtub which fills from the side (no taps where you head is) and a remote control whirlpool system, the bathroom also has a walk in power shower which has to be experienced to believe.

Noise is not a problem as the hotel is slightly away from any external noise source.

Breakfast is served between 10 and 12 and most guests will congregate together and share a breakfast, a civilised way to meet new people with similar interests to you. Breakfast comes with a choice of cereals, meat, bread, or cooked - (On my final day, I had the lot and it's delicious)!

I was sorry to leave as I enjoyed my stay not only for the pleasures of Amsterdam but for the hospitality of our hosts and the quality of the hotel. I will be coming back on a regular basis - as no other hotel can come close to the experience of The Black Tulip.

The Black Tulip has its own website with detailed photographs of each room, so you know what your supposed to be getting before you book.

Its very central and a good location to get around the city.

Being a gay traveller going to Amsterdam for the first time, I was looking forward to this trip. I think the whole plannet must know of the ways of the city with drugs, sex and canels. We checked in to firstly be given a mini lecture on the vices of Amsterdams drugs, and stories of people throwing themselves in to the canel and dying. Nice to hear after a long car drive when all you want to do is shower and relax. You then have to sign a disclaimer to use the room, hang on I booked a non-bondage room?

Now after all that, still tired, now a bit hacked off you get to the room. Looks ok..... settle in then notice actually the maintenance of the room is shabby.

The TV was held on the wall bracket by Duck Tape and cotton cord. The extractor fan in the window did not work, so there was no ventilation, coffee stains were on the hifi, the dado rail was hanging off, the paint in the bathroom was flaking off the walls, the tiles were cracked, the thermostat was loose, the shower didn't drain very well, couple of light bulbs didn't work, every floor board creaked, half the room had been touched up in silk paint over matt, and there was an odd picture hung on the wall half over the door frame covering up damage to the wall.

Finally there is a ladder on the wall leading to a big metal cage on top of the bathroom, not mentioned on the website.

Breakfast is one of those quiet affars where all the guests have just the one table, it was reasonable but you could not escape from particularly annoying people and eat by yourself if you wanted to.

Overall I've stayed in worse, but I didn't enjoy the stay and if I return to Amsterdam (since the lecture even put me off stepping out of the room), I'll choose another hotel.

Stayed here with my partner two nights in December of 2006, and thoroughly enjoyed it. We stayed in one of the larger "themed" rooms, and loved everything about it. The room itself was very large, clean, had all of the comforts you could ask for. The bathroom was also very large, and had an amazing shower. The Bed was also huge and very comfortable. We got a lot of good use out of all of the 'amenities' that were provided in our room, and pretty much didn't want to leave. Just make sure that if you don't want any unwanted strangers that you lock your door when you are making good use of the equipment in the themed rooms. Unless that's your scene, in which case you could leave your door open as some certainly do, and we found that several times throughout the night our door was getting quite popular. Didn't make it to breakfast since we were never up early enough, but hey, it is Amsterdam... The hosts were also very friendly and welcoming, and I would stay here again in an instant!

We could not have been more pleased with our ground level
room which was spotless, comfortable and well-appointed.
My wife and I had just finished an eleven day cruise along
Western Europe and needed accomodations for a short stay
in Amsterdam. I found the Black Tulip here on Trip Advisor
and chose it because of reviews written by others, because
of its central location and proximity to transportation lines.

Our hosts, Onno and Jurrich, welcomed us with afternoon
"tea" and gave excellent recommendations for restaurants.
The one directly across the canal (Entresol) was wonderful.
Breakfast included, prepared by Onno. Discrete, friendly is how I
would term this unusual "theme" hotel. We would like to have
spent more time in Amsterdam, and stayed longer at the Black
Tulip.