Amsterdam Castle NY

Spectacular ambience that is distinctly memorable and unique! Loved the decor of the Great Hall! The garage to store bicycles while cycling the Empire State Trail was greatly appreciated!

The Amsterdam Castle is a hotel in a repurposed National Guard Armory. The old exercise and drill area is now a grand dining hall with 3 story high ceilings. The officers drawing room has been left as an elaborate parlor. Our room was furnished with overstuffed leather upholstered chairs, a very comfortable bed, and period pieces. Fully equipped with large smart TV, microwave, fridge and coffee maker. Nice assortment of complimentary snacks.. Bathroom with double sinks and huge shower. No breakfast at the Castle. We feasted on breakfast at the cozy South 30 Diner just south of the NY State Thruway. Willa enjoyed a perfect veggie and egg burrito with homemade hot sauce - the best burrito ever. I had eggs with delicious homemade sausage. Folks at the next table loved their sausage with gravy. They were disappointed when they found out that the homemade corned beef hash was sold out. We enjoyed a conversation with the proprietor Rain on Buddhism, rural and urban life in upstate NY, and the good and bad of a tiny New England college. Highly recommended!

A delightfully quirky place! Needed a place west of Albany that was close to the thruway and this fit those parameters and it was a castle. Upon entering you are immediately in a great hall ready for a medieval dinner! My room was lovely and quite comfortable. The bathroom was very large and loved the shower. Looked around the common areas and was enthralled by all the areas. I only stayed overnight and it was a splurge as the prices were higher than I normally like to spend, however, this was an experience.

It was an interesting place to stay for a night. We looked at the Kennedy Room which was ‘historic’, however, it appeared that much of the decor and furnishings were just ‘stored’ in there without a true purpose. You really can’t get a true feel of what it would be like in a castle as the decor was from so many time periods and styles. Our room was very clean which we appreciated and comfortable. I guess that is what we were hoping for. We were there on a Sunday and there were no options for dining within walking distance except the local Italian restaurant -it was good but BUSY. Because we had been driving all day, we chose not to get back in the car to look for food. Yes, the walls are thin so you can hear people walking in the room above you (we were on the 1st floor) and in the hall. as the wood floors do creak. I did not hear people in other rooms talking. If you are in the area, it may be a place to check out. It is as a good value-again the room was clean.