Amsterdam Hotels

This is the travel page for Amsterdam. Rich in culture, entertainment, history and romance, Amsterdam has been called "Venice of the North," well-known for its museums, such as Rijksmuseum, Rembrandt House Museum and the Van Gogh Museum, which holds the worlds largest collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings. Perhaps Amsterdam is most notorious for its red districts, where liberal coffeeshops legally sell marijuana and prostitution is legal. The government has recently begun a campaign to clean up those areas, and some question whether the liberal attitudes toward these activities are on the wane.

If planning a trip, please see our Amsterdam Vacation, Amsterdam Restaurants and Amsterdam Tours.

• The Dylan Amsterdam (Along the Canal Belt) Phone: 020-530-2010 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "In a word: theatrical. Improvements include video-on-demand on flat-screen TVs and high-speed Internet in the rooms."

• • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The exceptional service at this intimate boutique hotel on one of Amsterdam's most prestigious canals wins justified raves from its primarily American and British guests."

• • Fodor's Choice: "One suite commands a view of the canal; many other rooms overlook a serene central courtyard. All have super-modern bathrooms."

• Hotel de l'Europe (In the Center) Phone: 800-223-6800, 020-531-1777 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Rooms and bathrooms are spacious, bright, and furnished with classic good taste. Some rooms have small balconies overlooking the river; all rooms boast marble bathrooms."

• • Fodor's Review: "Guest rooms are furnished with reserved, classical elegance: the city-side rooms are full of warm, rich colors; riverside rooms are in brilliant whites and have French windows."

• Amstel InterContinental Amsterdam (East Side) Phone: 800-327-0200, 020-622-6060 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "It offers the ultimate in luxury, which is why you might spy visiting royalty and superstars hiding from eager fans here. The Amstel's only possible fault is that it may seem to run a bit too smoothly, with a level of perfection that's almost creepy."

• • Fodor's Choice: "You'll feel like a visiting dignitary when entering the magnificent lobby, with its grand double staircase that demands you glide, not walk, down it."

• Amsterdam American Hotel (Around Leidseplein) Phone: 800-227-6963, 020-556-3000 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Rooms are subdued and refined, superbly furnished, and gifted with great vistas: Some have a view of the Singelgracht, while others overlook kaleidoscopic Leidseplein."

• • Fodor's Review: "Guest rooms are sizable, bright, and furnished in a modern Art Deco style, and you have a choice between canal and bustling-square views..."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Bilderberg Garden Hotel (In Amsterdam South) Phone: 800-641-0300, 020-570-5600 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The rooms themselves are furnished and equipped to the highest standards and with refined taste. Bathrooms are marble, and each has a Jacuzzi tub."

• • Fodor's Review: "Although the property lacks any sort of historic allure, you can find plenty of that within walking distance: the Vondelpark, Concertgebouw, the Museum District, and the elegant shops in the Apollolaan are just short strolls away."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Seven Bridges Hotel (Along the Canal Belt) Phone: 020-623-1329 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Each room is individual, but furnished with antiques from the 17th to the 20th centuries, plush carpets, handmade Italian drapes, hand-painted tiles, wood-tiled floors, and Impressionist art reproductions."

• • Fodor's Choice: "One of the famous canal sights in Amsterdam is the lineup of seven consecutive bridges that can be seen gracing Reguliersgracht. This atmosphere-y little retreat, which looks over these bridges, also takes its name from them"

• Ambassade (Along the Canal Belt) Phone: 020-555-0222 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "The 59 guest rooms are typically Dutch (a.k.a. small) but hold an eclectic collection of Louis XV bureaus, armchairs, and desks, as well as modernist paintings by members of the Northern European Cobra school."

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Everyone who stays here can enjoy the view each morning with breakfast in the bi-level chandeliered breakfast room, or each evening in the adjoining parlor, amidst Persian rugs and a stately grandfather clock."

• • Fodor's Choice: "The canal-side rooms are spacious, with large floor-to-ceiling windows and solid, functional furniture. The rooms at the rear are quieter but smaller and darker; attic rooms have beamed ceilings."

• Banks Mansion (Inner City South) Phone: 020-420-0055 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Instead of relying on high design as so many other new places in the Dutch capital do, it's taking a shot at being the coziest, comfiest hotel in town."

• • TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Estherea (Along the Canal Belt) Phone: 020-624-5146 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Room sizes vary considerably according to their location in the canal houses; a few are quite small, though not seriously so."

• • TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Hotel Washington Phone: 20-679-7453 Google Map
  • Fodors Choice: "The rooms are simply and charmingly decorated in white and pastel shades. Large windows let in a flood of light."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Hotel Arena (In Amsterdam East) Phone: 020-850-2400 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Most of the character here comes from original construction: tall ceilings and 15-foot windows, and rooms with sloping ceilings tucked under the eaves, for example."

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Although the exterior bears a passing resemblance to Dracula's castle, the interior proves they really knew how to do orphanages in those days."

• • TripAdvisor 2.5 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Museumzicht (Around Museumplein) Phone: 020-671-2954 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommended: "This hotel, in a Victorian house across from the Rijksmuseum's rear, is ideal for museum-goers on a budget. The breakfast room, which has numerous stained-glass windows, commands an excellent view of the museum."

• • Fodor's Choice: "The hotel is on the top floors of the building, and guests must climb a narrow and steep stairway with their luggage to the reception desk and to the rooms -- the owners highly recommend traveling light."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Van Ostade Bicycle Hotel (In Amsterdam South) Phone: 020-679-3452 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "This establishment's young owners hit on a cool idea: Cater to visitors who wish to explore Amsterdam on bike. They're helpful in planning biking routes through and around the city. You can rent bikes for 5 ($6.25) daily, no deposit, and stable your trusty steed indoors."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Winston (In the Center) Phone: 020-623-1380 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Local artists created paintings, photographs, and other works of what you might call art, for the halls, rooms, doors, and bathrooms. The sparely furnished rooms vary in size, contain from two to six beds, and are tolerably clean and maintained."

• • TripAdvisor 3.0 Rating (Note: Community Ratings; Subject to Change)

• Quentin Hotel Phone: 020-616-6032 Google Map
  • Fodor's Choice: "Rooms are simple and vary greatly in size but are cozy and clean. The tiny breakfast room is particularly enchanting, with flower boxes on the windowsills, dark-wood tables, and fin-de-siecle decorations."

• • Lonely Planet Recommended "The Quentin, decorated with colourful murals, rock-star art and contemporary handmade furniture, offers a variety of rooms for weary travellers and visiting performers."