We had booked a junior suite through Expedia from July 31st to August 3rd, without knowing that it was the time of the Gay Pride in Amsterdam.
Problems started as soon as we arrived at the hotel. Due to the Pride festivities, the hotel parking was closed off without any prior notice, which would most likely have led me to cancel the reservation.
But the worst was yet to come: our room was directly facing the street where loud music was blasting from early afternoon until midnight. The furniture and glasses in the room were literally shaking from the pounding techno bass. It would have been wise to close off the rooms facing the street, or at the very least to ask guests for their preferences.