Amsterdam hotels for a group holiday Liz Smith writes, writes I wondered if you would be able to suggest some hotels in Amsterdam? We are a group of 20 friends, all women and all 60 this year who are planning three days in Amsterdam during May. Most of us are willing to share twin rooms and we are looking in a middle-of-the-road price band, somewhere central and comfortable, so that we can walk to some key sights. Rodney Bolt, Amsterdam expert, replies If you're looking for a booking of 10 or more rooms, all either twins or singles, then that probably means choosing a bigger, chain hotel. NH City Centre (nh-hotels.com) is reasonably priced and centrally located; the Mercure Arthur Frommer (mercure.com) has a little more atmosphere, and is in a quieter spot. Privately run Hotel V Frederiksplein (hotelvfrederiksplein.nl) has some semi-basement rooms at the lower end of their price scale. One of my favourites is Hotel Estheréa (estherea.nl), which breaks every rule in the Good Design book, but somehow pulls it off.