I'm looking for where to eat, drink, smoke (etc.), and dance in
Amsterdam.  Also, some feedback on Bilderberg Garden Hotel (Amsterdam)
would be helpful.
I'll be there this coming weekend (oct 9-13). Thanx.

Hi! Thanks for the question.

The following are guides you will need in visiting Amsterdam.

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Food and Drink

Amsterdam Pub Guide
http://www.xs4all.nl/~patto1ro/pubs.htm 

Eat Drink Etc - Amsterdam bars , cafes and pubs
http://www.eatdrinketc.com/amsterdam/source/site_content_subchannel.asp?channel_id=9&subchannel_id=91

Amsterdam Pubs
http://www.employees.org/~mudpuppy/pubcrawl.html 

Amsterdam Restaurants - Amsterdam Weekend Getaways and City Guide
http://www.luxurytravel.com/cityguides/amsterdam/restaurants.html 

Amsterdam Restaurants
http://www.amsterdam-hotels-1.com/restaurants.html 

Fodors.com > Miniguide > Amsterdam Restaurants
http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=amsterdam@10&cur_section=din

Extensive List of Amsterdam Restaurants
http://www.channels.nl/amsterdam/all_restaurants.html 

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Music and Dance

Amsterdam Hotspots
http://www.amsterdamhotspots.nl/club.html 

Let’s Go Amsterdam: Music Opera and Dance
http://www.letsgo.com/AMST/09-Enterta-163

Amsterdam - City - Nightlife - live music
http://www.visitamsterdam.nl/city/nightlife/livemusic.html 

Amsterdam - City - Nightlife – discotheques
http://www.visitamsterdam.nl/city/nightlife/disco.html 

Extensive List of Amsterdam Discotheques
http://www.channels.nl/amsterdam/all_discotheques.html 

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Shopping

Amsterdam - City – Shopping
http://www.visitamsterdam.nl/city/shopping/main.html 

Let's Go - Amsterdam – Shopping (Just click on the links)
http://www.letsgo.com/AMST/10-Shoppin-154 

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The Bilderberg Garden Hotel meanwhile is described as follows:

“This culinary hotel is firmly rooted in Amsterdam's culture of
shopping and museums, combining a central location with the facilities
you expect from a popular five-star hotel.”

http://www.hotelgenie.com/amsterdam/bilderberg.shtml 

The following are reviews of the hotel from Tripadvisor.com.

Review 1:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUrl-g188590-d206846-r391828-e__2F__Hotel_Review__2D__g188590__2D__d206846__2D__Reviews__2D__Bilderberg_Garden_Hotel__2D__Amsterdam_Noord_Holland__2E__html-Bilderberg_Garden_Hotel-Amsterdam_Noord_Holland.html

Review 2:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUrl-g188590-d206846-r399352-e__2F__Hotel_Review__2D__g188590__2D__d206846__2D__Reviews__2D__Bilderberg_Garden_Hotel__2D__Amsterdam_Noord_Holland__2E__html-Bilderberg_Garden_Hotel-Amsterdam_Noord_Holland.html

The next link provides directions and contact information for the
hotel.
http://www.srs-worldhotels.com/netherlands/amsterdam/hotel_amsgar.html

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Easterangel-ga

Can I recommend the Boom Chicago comedy club?  Very funny bunch, lots
of improv and songs... great night out.  The food is good too, but not
very budget friendly.

http://www.boomchicago.nl/

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