Banks Mansion Amsterdam - Amsterdam - Lonely Planet Hotels & Hostels

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Address: Herengracht 519-525 , Amsterdam 1017 BV, Netherlands
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Ryan Ver Berkmoes
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A one-time bank building, this is one of the classiest recent additions to the luxe end of Amsterdam. The design is inspired by the Amsterdam school of architecture, with a little art deco thrown in for good measure. Hospitality is the buzzword and amenities like drinks and snacks in the living-room-like lounge and in the minibar are free. Yes, free.
The antidote for every hotel guest who ever thought they were simply a mark for every sort of get-rich-quick-scheme imaginable (10.00 minibar beers etc etc etc), the Mansion includes most extras in the price. Rooms vary in size, but all are contemporary cool, with plasma screen TV, DVD player, wet bar with pour-your-own gin, whisky and cognac (go on, make it a triple), terry cloth robe, and your choice from a menu of pillows. Breakfast (included of course) is a full-on affair with a range of choices, including many more healthy than sinful. If you're sensitive to noise, request a room away from busy Vijzelstraat (especially on the ground floor).

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Atmosphere: Elegant and Busy

Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 3:00 PM
Latest check-out time: 12:00 PM

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Facilities

Business center
Air conditioning
Breakfast included
Laundry facilities
Continental breakfast
Bar/lounge
Business services
Coffee in lobby
Concierge services

Elevator/lift
Express Check-in
Express check-out
Fireplace in lobby
Internet Access - Wireless
Room service (limited hours)
Shoe shine
Smoke-Free Property
Video library

24-hour front desk
Complimentary newspapers in lobby
Internet access in public areas - high speed
Multilingual staff
Number of floors: 4
Number of rooms: 51
Porter/bellhop

Nearby points of interest

Rembrandtplein 200 metres
Waterlooplein flea market 800 metres
Van Gogh Museum 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
Centraal Station 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)
Red Light District 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)

Flower market 500 metres
Rijksmuseum 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
Dam Square 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
Anne Frank House 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)

Author tip

The Banks Mansion is a quick walk from the Golden Bend, location of the grandest of Amsterdam's canal houses. Nearby, the Museum van Loon gives you a chance to see one of these stately homes from the inside. Shoppers for fine art and antiques will want to make a beeline for Nieuwe Spiegelstraat. It's an easy walk to the cafes of Rembrandtplein or the elegant restaurants of Utrechtsestraat.

How to get there

There is a railway station in the terminal's central hall, under Schiphol Plaza; direct trains run to Amsterdam Centraal Station approximately every 15 minutes and take 10-15 minutes. A taxi from the station to the hotel should cost EUR 10-12. Taxis are also available from outside the arrivals hall and cost in the region of EUR 50 to the hotel. Every 10 minutes between 6 AM and 9 PM the Connexxion Schiphol Hotel Shuttle bus leaves from platform A7, situated just outside Arrivals hall and stops in front of Banks Mansion. Tickets are available on the bus and at the hotel reception desk (EUR 12 one way).

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