All in all a good stay. However, it is always surprising how poorly many hotels monitor the status of faucets and drains in bathrooms. In our room at the Apollo Hotel, for some reason the shower hose had been shortened so much that it only reached neck height. In addition, the mixer was worn out and thus impossible to adjust. These are features that the cleaning staff should monitor and ensure are addressed before any guest is affected. Equally surprising, however, was that no previous guest had complained about anything that was clearly not a new deficiency.
While the hotel is outside the center of Amsterdam, it is located in a very nice area with many good restaurants and cafes within walking distance. The nearest tram stop is within a ten-minute walk.
I can definitely recommend the hotel despite the mixer issue as the staff were very responsive to complaints and the issue was quickly rectified.