need advice booking holiday to amsterdam/prague

[pheonixsingh]

hi

me and my mates are planning on going to either amsterdam or prague in the holidays from about 1st of july for about 3-5days but i need some advice on booking the holiday, as ive never booked one before! theres going to be about 6 of us and i need some advice on where to stay and getting flights, isit easier to get a pacakge or something or will it work out cheaper getting flights and accomodation separate, any help will be appreciated.

[Snotty]

Flights...

www.skyscanner.net
www.travelsupermarket.com

I use travelsupermarket for hotels as well. But when we went to prague we got our own apartments in the old town square, really good location because its near all the bars. We got picked up from the airport by the company etc and it came to something like £80 each for 3 nights and transfers and the apartments were pretty spot on. Thats from www.a-prague.com. its worth looking on as they have plenty to offer.

Am off to Amsterdam next month and went to Prague not long back so if you need any more help let me know

[Stam Dan]

I've been to Dam many times. Do you have a budget at all for the trip before I start suggesting things that are out of budget.

[pheonixsingh]

I've been to Dam many times. Do you have a budget at all for the trip before I start suggesting things that are out of budget.

well as cheap as poss mate cos we're all students! any good places to stay etc? as my mate has booked flights to Eindhoven and we're gonna hopefully take a train to amsterdam. The tickets were £25 return. but also planning on going to prague at a later date!

[Stam Dan]

I was looking to do the same Eindenhoven flight for Rotterdam carnival in July... I take it that's on the RyanAir sale?

I always stay at a pretty decent hotel in the Vondel Park area, its WAY away from the red light but is beautiful and has loads of good shops and museums close by. I honestly couldn't recommend anything cheaper but even so Hotel Vondel where we stay is only £60pppn when two share, and it truly is the nuts.

[Ganty]

The last time I went to 'Dam, we stayed in a hostel. There were 6 of us, and it was 6 to a room, so worked out very nicely indeed. I think we paid about £12 a night with breakfast included, very reasonable if you don't mind sharing a shower
I'll look up what the place was called and let you know if I can find it

[pheonixsingh]

I was looking to do the same Eindenhoven flight for Rotterdam carnival in July... I take it that's on the RyanAir sale?

I always stay at a pretty decent hotel in the Vondel Park area, its WAY away from the red light but is beautiful and has loads of good shops and museums close by. I honestly couldn't recommend anything cheaper but even so Hotel Vondel where we stay is only £60pppn when two share, and it truly is the nuts.

yup my mate got them on the ryanair site i think it is!


thanks for all the help guys

[DJAd]

as my mate has booked flights to Eindhoven and we're gonna hopefully take a train to amsterdam. The tickets were £25 return.

Haha! Might be the same flight i'm on. Bargain price. I'm off end of June and can't wait.

[TheFincher]

Snotty..... When are you going cos ill be sure to avoid those dates

Those flights are proper bo........... Cheap as chips and only an hour and a half on the train to the dam

[DannyLad]

I've been to Amsterdam twice. Both times there were groups of 8-10 of us and both times were booked just using t'internet. Flights and hotels booked seperately.

[pheonixsingh]

if anyone could tell me some good hotels to stay at and the best places to visit! bars clubs etc

[Snotty]

Snotty..... When are you going cos ill be sure to avoid those dates

Those flights are proper bo........... Cheap as chips and only an hour and a half on the train to the dam

22nd-24th July

[DannyLad]

if anyone could tell me some good hotels to stay at and the best places to visit! bars clubs etc

The first time I went to Amsterdam I stayed at the hotel Delta on damrak just a few minutes walk from central station. The second time I went I stayed at the hotel Terminus not too far from it.

When you go you fly into Schipol airport and you need to get the train (train station in the airport basement) to central station, so basically if you stay near central station you dont have to travel too far and you're a stones throw away from the red light district.

Its all ded easy and even if you've no intention whatsoever of shaggin a prossie the red light district is great - cafe bars, bars, sex theatres and women in windows to look at - its a hell of a place!