We did not quite manage to renovate room 24, 29 and 30 as announced in my previous posting.
This is postponed to January and February and instead we renovated the kitchen and painted the entrance corridor in colourful red and misty grey. Mid January we will have new carpet in the reception, breakfast room and corridor.
Christmas was very quiet. The hotel was closed and we used the time to paint etc.
And since yesterday we reopened and the guests come checking in again. We will be fully booked for New Year's Eve as Amsterdam is a very popular place to welcome the new year.
Crowds are gathering at Dam Square and the Nieuwmarkt and fireworks can be seen and heard throughout the country. A new record sales this year!!
2006 was a very busy year and the outlook for 2007 is promising. Already reservations for Queensday (April 30) and Gay Pride (first weekend of August) are coming in, so if you want to be in Amsterdam one of these events, you better hurry.
I wish everybody a fantastic 2007 and I hope to welcome many of you in The Golden Bear next year.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Monday, December 4, 2006
Hotel news
It is still very busy in Amsterdam. The hotel was fully booked again this weekend and we had a very animated breakfast last Sunday. Now we are heading for Christmas and for the first time the hotel will be closed as from Dec. 18 - Dec. 27
We will use the time to place a new kitchen and redecorate room 24, 29 and 30.
Room 24 will have new curtains (dark brown with gold), new colour on the walls, LCD-screen, desk and new chairs.
In room 30 we will paint one of the walls royal blue, a desk, LCD-screen and a mirror on the wall behind the beds. It will also be our first non-smoking room.
And here too new chairs.
Room 29 will have a warm yellowish colour. A new desk, the bed will be put against the other wall and also here an LCD-screen. And this will be our second non-smoking room.
Coming Sunday the get-together of the Netherbears in de Barderij (starting around 8.00 PM) and December 17 Furball café in bar Prik starting around 7.00 PM. (www.prikamsterdam.nl)
And do not forget to buy tickets in time for the next Furball. Last time was sold out again. It will have a Scottish theme, but the dresscode is not strict.
So take your kilt out of the closet. Bit cold though when I go to the party on my bike. How to keep my balls warm :)
See www.furball.nl for the latest information.
Tickets can be bought at Mr. B(www.mrb.com), Rob's leathershop (www.rob.nl) and other shops. If you stay in The Golden Bear, we can also arrange tickets for you, but order them when you make your booking!!!
We will use the time to place a new kitchen and redecorate room 24, 29 and 30.
Room 24 will have new curtains (dark brown with gold), new colour on the walls, LCD-screen, desk and new chairs.
In room 30 we will paint one of the walls royal blue, a desk, LCD-screen and a mirror on the wall behind the beds. It will also be our first non-smoking room.
And here too new chairs.
Room 29 will have a warm yellowish colour. A new desk, the bed will be put against the other wall and also here an LCD-screen. And this will be our second non-smoking room.
Coming Sunday the get-together of the Netherbears in de Barderij (starting around 8.00 PM) and December 17 Furball café in bar Prik starting around 7.00 PM. (www.prikamsterdam.nl)
And do not forget to buy tickets in time for the next Furball. Last time was sold out again. It will have a Scottish theme, but the dresscode is not strict.
So take your kilt out of the closet. Bit cold though when I go to the party on my bike. How to keep my balls warm :)
See www.furball.nl for the latest information.
Tickets can be bought at Mr. B(www.mrb.com), Rob's leathershop (www.rob.nl) and other shops. If you stay in The Golden Bear, we can also arrange tickets for you, but order them when you make your booking!!!
Monday, November 27, 2006
Interesting exhibition
Last weekend a new exhibition was openend here in Amsterdam.
It is about human bodies and this exhibition has been travelling around the world for a few years already and is now here untill March 2007.
Have a look at www.bodiesamsterdam.nl for more information.
Now the year is running to its end and the days are getting shorter and shorter.
Christmas lights are already in the streets of Amsterdam and later afternoons and evenings the city looks wonderful. Temperatures are still quite high for the time of the year. On one side this is nice, but on the other side it worries me. Is this the greenhouse effect?
When the lights are turned on in the streets it is a good time to have a drink in one of the many gay bars that Amsterdam has. Or have a hot coffee or coco and watch the people hurrying home after a days' work. And see the christmas decorations in the shopwindows.
It is about human bodies and this exhibition has been travelling around the world for a few years already and is now here untill March 2007.
Have a look at www.bodiesamsterdam.nl for more information.
Now the year is running to its end and the days are getting shorter and shorter.
Christmas lights are already in the streets of Amsterdam and later afternoons and evenings the city looks wonderful. Temperatures are still quite high for the time of the year. On one side this is nice, but on the other side it worries me. Is this the greenhouse effect?
When the lights are turned on in the streets it is a good time to have a drink in one of the many gay bars that Amsterdam has. Or have a hot coffee or coco and watch the people hurrying home after a days' work. And see the christmas decorations in the shopwindows.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Hello gay world
Today my first entry.
My name is Theo (also called Amsterdambear) and I own gay hotel The Golden Bear here in the very centre of the beautiful city of Amsterdam, the gay capital of Europe. This hotel is the ideal place for gays and lesbians to stay when coming to Amsterdam.
It has 18 rooms and most of the times it is fully booked, so if you want to stay here, you have to reserve in time.
The hotel is located in two historical buildings backdating from 1737. The rooms are spacious and clean and restyled regularly. Have a look at www.goldenbear.nl to get an impression of my hotel.
We have a cosy breakfastroom and regularly interesting discussions take place between guests coming from all over the world.
Amsterdam is a beautiful city as the historical centre is almost completely in tact. The city of not big (about 770.000 inhabitants) and most places of interest can easily be reached by a short stroll from the hotel. The hotel is also located in the middle of the main shopping areas.
My name is Theo (also called Amsterdambear) and I own gay hotel The Golden Bear here in the very centre of the beautiful city of Amsterdam, the gay capital of Europe. This hotel is the ideal place for gays and lesbians to stay when coming to Amsterdam.
It has 18 rooms and most of the times it is fully booked, so if you want to stay here, you have to reserve in time.
The hotel is located in two historical buildings backdating from 1737. The rooms are spacious and clean and restyled regularly. Have a look at www.goldenbear.nl to get an impression of my hotel.
We have a cosy breakfastroom and regularly interesting discussions take place between guests coming from all over the world.
Amsterdam is a beautiful city as the historical centre is almost completely in tact. The city of not big (about 770.000 inhabitants) and most places of interest can easily be reached by a short stroll from the hotel. The hotel is also located in the middle of the main shopping areas.
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