Amsterdam Marathon 2012

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Apr 2012
7:07pm, 24 Apr 2012
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runningdevon
Hi, I've just registered for the Amsterdam Marathon in October, can anyone recommend any hotels near the Olympic Stadium to stay in.

Thanks
Apr 2012
9:43am, 26 Apr 2012
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Demeer
I did it in 2007 and stayed here parkplaza.com which was about a ten minute walk to the stadium.

Might have changed a bit since then but you could order take aways from a big book they had behind the bar and eat it in the bar to save you having to walk anywhere after the run.
Apr 2012
9:45am, 26 Apr 2012
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Demeer
Sorry, the one near Vondelpark parkplaza.com
Apr 2012
10:02am, 26 Apr 2012
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RichHL
There's a bunch of C&Cers going over and we're staying here. booking.com It's new, not expensive and you can book a room for four people if you are traveling in a group. One of our clubmates used to live in Amsterdam and he says it's a good location.
Apr 2012
10:58am, 26 Apr 2012
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ndellar
I stayed here last Oct: bilderberg.nl very nice, quiet area and about 10 mins walk from the Stadium.

A brilliant event, and a really nice course I thought. I had a great time.

A small word of caution, I did see some documentation to say that the trams would run on that Sunday up to about an hour before the start, so I thought I'd hop on one on the Sunday morning to save my legs. They weren't running in my area! Luckily because of where I was it wasn't a problem, but consider how you would get to the start etc without the tram system...
May 2012
1:05pm, 4 May 2012
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vwbeetle
I was staggered at the cost of parkplaza. I ended up booking an apartment through airbnb (never used before but much better value than the hotels). Managed to get a large apartment for about 84 euros/night just off the Vondelpark. You can go for your a whole apartment or just take a room in someone`s house. The apartments are all over the place (incl some fairly near the Olympic Stadium).
May 2012
1:21pm, 4 May 2012
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yramrag
Depending to what extent you're making a weekend out of it you could consider Citizen M for a quicker in & out. Either Schiphol airport or the one near Station Amsterdam Zuid are good from about 75 a night. Trains Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid are under 10mins, regular & cheap. From Amsterdam Zuid its about 2 metro stops to the Olympic Stadium and then you have a 500m stroll to the start venue (and registratrion/expo).
May 2012
1:26pm, 4 May 2012
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yramrag
Sorry one metro stop even and you could also consider a light jog from there to warm up :-)
May 2012
10:21pm, 5 May 2012
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Son of a Pronator Man
I got a metro thingy to the start in 2010. It was very busy with runners and about a 5 minute walk to the stadium.
Jun 2012
11:14pm, 3 Jun 2012
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Debstir
Thinking about this one for this year so will be keeping an eye on this thread...

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