XO Hotels Couture is where some friends and I stayed recently when visiting Amsterdam. We largely chose the place because it was close to where other friends lived.
Booking directly with the hotel means you receive a 10% discount, so our triple room ended up being €438.41. Split between three people, it made it reasonable enough, especially considering what you can pay for accommodation in the popular Dutch capital.
Payment on Arrival
The check-in agent was friendly and I advised others would be checking in separately. This led her to split the bill into three and I paid my portion of it. My friends checked in separately and €20 was added to the bill for overnight car parking. Somehow they managed not to get charged, so Reception telephoned the room the next morning asking us to come down and pay.
We went straight back to sleep. Later on there was a knock at the door and I expected it to be housekeeping. It turned out to be a someone from Reception looking for the remainder of the payment. I went on downstairs and paid the rest myself, which I really should have just done when I arrived. It was odd, most hotels never ask for the bill to be settled at check-in.
XO Hotels Couture Room
As advertised, we had a triple room, which turned out to be fine. It didn’t look quite as pleasant as the website pictures, but perhaps that was just the lighting.
Overall Thoughts
XO Hotels Couture is a fine enough hotel for a stay in Amsterdam. The price point, availability of a triple room and air conditioning were the selling points for me on this trip.
The whole being chased for payment aspect was weird, but the staff in the hotel were really nice when I had to interact with them. Despite that I wouldn’t stay here again as I didn’t particularly like the design of the room. I do like an aesthetically pleasing environment and this wasn’t really to my taste.
What do you think of XO Hotels Couture in Amsterdam? Have you stayed here before? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
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XO Couture used to be Best Western Premier Couture Amsterdam and was my bargain deal hotel for 2016 when rates were frequently around 55 EUR/night or $63 after tax or 10,000 points per night.
Ahh, that is good information to know. Well, it’s certainly a lot higher priced these days, as you can see. Thanks for that!