Amsterdam?

[Amanda Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Amanda]

Does anyone know if there are any nice timeshares close to or in Amsterdam? I saw one that was nice in the Dutch countryside but didn't know how close it was.

My husband mentioned that he would love to visit Amsterdam, and I've been there once before but I can't remember that much about it... kidding lol

[jericap Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close jericap]

There's this one here
It trades with RCI. Tripadvisor gives it pretty good reviews. I'm not sure if there are any others that someone may know about.

[Pstreet1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pstreet1]

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[rklein01 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rklein01]

I think you'd be disappointed with Zandvoort.

We didn't look at the actual timeshare, but some years ago we traveled by train from the center of Amsterdam to visit the beach. It required a change of trains, quite a trip, and the beach is no better than you should expect in a northern country. Revere Beach in Massachusetts or Coney Island in NY are nicer and more interesting.

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

There's this one here
It trades with RCI. Tripadvisor gives it pretty good reviews. I'm not sure if there are any others that someone may know about.

I stayed in Zandvoort once in a timeshare but this name doesn't ring a bell to me. It was a studio for four people but there wasn't much kitchen which didn't bother us too much for dinner but they had to bring us some plates, cutlery, cups and an electric coffee pot so we could make some coffee and breakfast. There was a small fridge but no cook top or microwave either. It's a very long time ago so it may have changed by now.

We enjoyed our stay as we made long beach walks to other beach cities and then we took public transportation back after a nice dinner in town. We went to Amsterdam one day too but you'll have to take a train. I would stay in Amsterdam if that is what you want to visit. For the beach, we prefer Noordwijk or Noordwijkerhout. The last one was our favorite when we were teenagers and rode our bike to this beach. Rent a bike and there is enough to see around this area but I don't know about Zandvoort?

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

Also the timeshare in Zandvoort is very small - only 4 or 5 units - and difficult to trade into. It is also scheduled to go out of business in the next year or two.

[Amanda Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Amanda]

Thank you all - I will look into the link for an inexpensive hotel as it seems that there is not too much opportunity for a nice timeshare..

Less than 100 per night for a 4 star Marriott is great!

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