Centrally Located and Clean
We definitely enjoyed how the Barbizon Palace is centrally located. We literally took the train from Schipol airport to Central Station, and had a short walk then to the hotel.
The hotel was clean, and had a very friendly staff, all of which also spoke English. We enjoyed our stay. I will say though the hotel rooms are not five star as advertised but closer to 3.5
But if you want a clean hotel, friendly service, and close to Central Station, redlight district, tours, etc this is a good place to stay.
Hopefully they will remodel the rooms though to make them a little more luxurious.