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Hotels Hotel prices generally include VAT, which currently stands at 6%, but do not include visitors’ tax, which currently stands at 5%. The visitors’ tax is usually added to the bill at the end, although it is a good idea to check whether it is included when making a reservation. The prices quoted below are the starting prices for double rooms, including VAT, excluding visitors’ tax and breakfast, unless otherwise stated. Business Bilderberg Garden Hotel Conveniently located in the fashionable southern district of Nieuw Zuid, near many of the city’s main museums, Amsterdam’s smallest five-star hotel is a popular choice with business visitors. It prides itself on its relaxed and friendly ‘home from home’ atmosphere, offering guests welcoming touches, such as coffee or tea upon checking-in, a complimentary newspaper at breakfast or fresh fruit at night. The colourful, modern-style bedrooms are functionally furnished and each double room has its own Jacuzzi. The hotel boasts top-class business, conference and banqueting facilities, one of the city’s finest restaurants and an exclusive health and fitness centre next door. Dijsselhofplantsoen 7 Tel: (020) 664 2121. Fax: (020) 570 5654. E-mail: garden@bilderberg.nl Website: www.bilderberg.nl Price: From EUR113. Golden Tulip Barbizon Palace Situated in the city centre, opposite the Centraal Station and providing easy access to Schiphol International Airport (via frequent train connections or KLM shuttle bus), this grand five-star hotel provides modern luxury within a chain of 19 splendid 17th-century townhouses. Many of the bedrooms feature ancient oak beams and split-level designs and all are fitted with full mod cons. Business facilities include a variety of meeting rooms and also a magnificent congress centre, housed in a restored 15th-century chapel and connected to the hotel by an underground passage. Other amenities include a health and fitness club, a private mooring, and a gourmet restaurant and classy cocktail lounge. Prins Hendrikkade 59-72 Tel: (020) 556 4564. Fax: (020) 624 3353. E-mail: info@gtbpalace.goldentulip.nl Website: www.goldentuliphotels.nl/gtbpalace Price: From EUR265. Golden Tulip Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky The dazzling list of former guests at this well-respected city centre hotel includes William III, Brahms, Mahler, Verlaine, Conrad, Joyce and President Mitterand, and it was here that Omar Shariff worked for a short spell as a porter, having lost at the poker table. Located on Amsterdam’s Dam Square, opposite the Royal Palace, the hotel is vast and unprepossessing from the outside but, once inside, there is a great atmosphere of calm, efficiency and comfort. A popular business choice, it is one of the largest congress hotels in Benelux, with 22 modern conference rooms able to accommodate up to 2000 people. It also offers excellent dining options, including the celebrated Art Deco Winter Garden, which is among the most popular breakfast-meeting venues in Amsterdam. Dam 9 Tel: (020) 554 9111. Fax: (020) 622 8607. E-mail: info@krasnapolsky.nl Website: www.krasnapolsky.nl Price: From EUR100. The Grand Sofitel Demeure Amsterdam Originally a 16th-century royal inn, then the Admiralty, and later the City Hall, this splendidly restored historic building is now a world-class hotel, located near Dam Square. The 182 deluxe bedrooms are individually designed to suit both business and leisure guests and they all offer views of the surrounding canals, private gardens and courtyards. There is a dedicated business centre and 19 conference rooms of varying sizes. Other facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna and massage facilities, and the smart but informal canalside Café Roux, run by world-renowned chef Albert Roux. Oudezijds Voorburgwal 197 Tel: (020) 555 3111. Fax: (020) 555 3222. E-mail: hotel@thegrand.nl Website: www.thegrand.nl Price: From EUR374. Hotel de l’Europe Owned by beer magnate Freddy Heineken and located in the heart of the city’s business centre, the Hotel de l’Europe is among Amsterdam’s most prestigious five-star hotels – a grand, Victorian, red-brick hotel, combining old-world style and elegance with modern comfort and a warm, relaxed atmosphere. Each bedroom is equipped with full mod cons to suit the most discerning professional or leisure traveller and affords magnificent views over the Amstel River and Mint Tower. The hotel offers top-notch business facilities (including six function rooms suitable for meetings, cocktails, luncheons and dinners), an indoor heated swimming pool and a fitness centre. Its Excelsior Restaurant – complete with its own boat dock and famous for its world-class haute cuisine and wine cellar – is an ideal venue for entertaining clients. Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-8 Tel: (020) 531 1777. Fax: (020) 531 1778. E-mail: hotel@leurope.nl Website: www.leurope.nl Price: From EUR304. Luxury Amstel Inter-Continental Amsterdam Holland’s most luxurious and prestigious hotel occupies a tranquil, scenic location on the banks of the Amstel River. Since its opening in 1867, it has played host to countless Kings, Queens and celebrities, such as Princess Diana, Audrey Hepburn, Madonna and members of The Rolling Stones. With opulent, traditional-style rooms of stately grandeur containing Delft porcelain, spacious conference facilities, an impressive health club and swimming pool, magnificent riverside terraces, limousine service and private motor launches, the hotel fully lives up to its motto ‘Tradition meets excellence’. Even the restaurant – La Rive – headed by chef Edwin Katz, boasts a much-acclaimed Michelin star. Professor Tulpplein 1 Tel: (020) 622 6060. Fax: (020) 622 5808. E-mail: amstel@interconti.com Website: www.amsterdam.interconti.com Price: From EUR452. Blakes Hotel Blakes is the Amsterdam branch of the Anouska Hempel-designed Blakes of London. Located in the trendy Jordaan district, this small, boutique hotel oozes style and sophistication. It is housed in a former 17th-century theatre which, in its heyday, premiered plays by Holland’s ‘Shakespeare’, Joost van den Vondel, and staged concerts conducted by the great Italian composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Today, the minimalist East-meets-West designer decor of the 26 bedrooms – including every imaginable mod con from modem points and voice-mail to CD players and fax machines – combined with an intimate courtyard garden, spectacular canal views, young, efficient staff and a top-notch French-meets-Asian restaurant, ensures an exclusive and luxurious stay. Business services are available upon request and there are conference facilities for up to 30 people. Keizersgracht 384 Tel: (020) 530 2010. Fax: (020) 530 2030. E-mail: blakes@slh.com Website: www.slh.com/blakes Price: From EUR340. Moderate Seven Bridges This delightful, quiet guesthouse counts among the city’s best budget options. It is ideally located on one of the loveliest canals with a view of seven bridges, just a stone’s throw from lively Rembrandtplein. Each room is a comfortable, stylish double, individually furnished and filled with antiques and there are hand-painted tiles in the en-suite bathrooms. Some have TVs, but none have telephones. Guests are assured a warm welcome and, with no dining room at the hotel, they are served breakfast on fine china in their bedrooms. As there are only 11 bedrooms, it is vital to book in advance. Reguliersgracht 31 Tel: (020) 623 1329. Price: From EUR104. Van Ostade It would be hard to miss this hotel because the outside walls are decorated with bicycles. The best way to see Amsterdam is, without doubt, by bike and so where better to stay in town than the two-wheel-friendly Van Ostade bicycle hotel? Situated in the lively De Pijp district, yet only ten minutes by tram from the city centre, this clean, basic bed and breakfast rents out bicycles for just EUR4 a day. On arrival, guests receive maps showing the city’s main cycle routes and the young, friendly staff can also provide advice on how to discover hidden Amsterdam. Rooms are light, airy and simple and there is a relaxing communal area. Children are also welcome. Credit cards not accepted. Van Ostadestraat 123 Tel: (020) 679 3452. Fax: (020) 671 5213. E-mail: info@bicyclehotel.com Website: www.bicyclehotel.com Price: From EUR64 (including breakfast). Other Recommendations De Filosoof De Filosoof (The Philosopher) is a unique, if somewhat eccentric, hotel, run by philosopher Ida Jongsma. Rooms are named after the world’s greatest philosophers and include the Nietzsche room and the Wittgenstein room, each decorated accordingly, with bright, simple and modern furnishings and motifs inspired by philosophical ideas. Even the tablemats at breakfast feature thought-provoking text from celebrated philosophical writings. The hotel is located in a peaceful district of the city, alongside Vondelpark, Amsterdam’s largest and oldest municipal park, and close to all the major art museums. Other guest facilities include a library, garden and cosy bar at night. Anna van den Vondelstraat 6 Tel: (020) 683 3013. Fax: (020) 685 3750. E-mail: reservations@hotelfilosoof.nl Website: www.hotelfilosoof.nl Price: From EUR116 (including breakfast). Seven One Seven This exclusive, luxurious guesthouse offers total privacy to a small and select clientele. Located on Prinsengracht, one of Amsterdam’s most atmospheric canals with its grand merchants’ homes, converted warehouses and flower-laden houseboats, there is no hotel sign on the door and with only eight suites it is advisable to book well in advance. Once inside this glamorous oasis of calm, created by local designer Kees van der Valk, the atmosphere is refined yet relaxed, with discreet and exemplary service, two comfy lounges and a small library, each of which doubles as a reception venue or board room. The bedroom suites feature kingsize beds, TV and video, a CD player and modem point and the room price includes breakfast, mini-bar refreshments, traditional afternoon tea and drinks. Prinsengracht 717 Tel: (020) 427 0717. Fax: (020) 423 0717. E-mail: info@717hotel.nl Website: www.717hotel.nl Price: From EUR352 (including breakfast, mini-bar refreshments, tea and drinks). |
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