This is our third stay in a Novotel, our first in Amsterdam. We find this hotel chain very reliable.
The hotel itself is in a nice location, accessible by train as well as tram. The hotel was booked fully and they couldn't give us our room even 30 minutes earlier than check in time. But we got connecting rooms upon request.
Breakfast at all novotels we stayed, including this one, is awesome. If you are used to included breakfast in US hotels, you will be amazed at the range of options in a Novotel in Europe! It is not cheap and usually not included. But if you pay for breakfast when booking the room it is much cheaper than if you pay after check in. At this hotel kids under 16 are free, so we effectively had to pay for only 2 adults. Totally worth it, especially before a day of sightseeing!