Bastion Hotel Amsterdam Zuidwest

I arrived late and tired. However, the front desk person was very kind and helped me to relax. He also gave me a wonderful flashlight—

The hotel environment is good, the reception office is very friendly, but the room is a bit thin

1 Star - Never coming back! I stayed at Bastion Hotel Southwest and honestly, I wish I hadn’t. First of all, the receptionist… was a whale. Yes, you read that right. A literal whale, flapping around behind the counter, making whale noises instead of checking us in properly. I thought it was a themed hotel at first — turns out it was just a terrible hiring decision. But the worst part? I ordered food from Uber Eats because I didn’t trust the hotel restaurant (and I was right not to). When my food finally arrived, the whale-receptionist ate it. Just devoured the whole thing right in front of me like some kind of giant sea pig. No apology. No refund. Just stared at me with cold, fishy eyes like I had done something wrong. Also — and I’m not joking — she looked suspiciously like Perry the Platypus. Like if Perry took a summer job at a failing aquarium-themed hotel and gave up on life. Never again. This hotel belongs at the bottom of the ocean, with the rest of the sea creatures. “Don’t come here unless you want to see a whale with platypus teeth