Amsterdam Hotels & Hostels (363)

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Hang out with hundreds of dope-smoking, young backpackers at this very relaxed, very central, 30-room hostel. It's grungy, but no one seems to mind, especially when there are so many delights to …

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SHELTER CITY CHRISTIAN HOSTEL: Selected nights now up to 5 euros off dorm beds when you book online! Great value for money. Bed, breakfast, sheets, hot showers and a locker for the best prices in…

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A blink away from the Vondelpark, this bustling, enormous hostel attracts over 75,000 guests a year - no wonder the lobby feels like a mini-UN. It's more oriented toward groups than is its counte…

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The 'City Wall' youth hostel is always bustling with budget travellers. Why? The staff are friendly and the mix of 11 ultra-clean single-sex and co-ed dorms (each with up to 17 beds and free lock…

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There are many reasons to stay at this low-rent spot: quiet, canalside location in a former warehouse; proximity to local nightlife; four-person limit in rooms and breakfast served in the lounge …

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The Quentin, decorated with colourful murals, rock-star art and contemporary handmade furniture, offers a variety of rooms for weary travellers and visiting performers. There are a range of rooms…

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The manic lobby and Spartan rooms have all the ambience of a public hospital, yet the 538 beds are usually filled to capacity with school groups and boisterous backpackers.

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The Zandbergen stands out like sterling silver in a tray of plastic cutlery. The caring staff in this wonderful, nonsmoking hotel go overboard, the rooms are absolutely faultless and the generous…

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Like your artiest friend, the Lloyd is always fabulous and occasionally exasperating. More than just a hotel, it's also a cultural centre and local gathering place, so you never know what's aroun…

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Just outside the centre but a quiet world away, the Hotel Vondel offers a full-service urban respite from the frenetic streets of the city. Lounge back in the private garden or go into full retre…

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With a history that includes Rembrandt using part of the hotel's third floor to paint the Nightwatch followed a few centuries later by a raucous stay by the Beatles, the Doelen has seen much from…

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'The Philosopher Hotel' welcomes all manner of epistemologists and metaphysicists to small but comfortable rooms, each dedicated to a different philosopher, writer or thinker. Some rooms are fest…

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This handsome building has a precipitous set of stairs but the energetic staff will tote your luggage up them. Rooms are immaculate, with linens you could bounce coins on. Rooms to the front have…

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A living legend of flickering celluloid, and glad to provide all the details, the Happy Hooker star has settled down to run this fabulous B&B, that is, when she's not writing columns, producing t…

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With more face-lifts than a Hollywood star, this building, bordering lush Oosterpark, has morphed from an 1890 orphanage to a backpackers hostel. Now it is a slick, modern hotel with a fashionabl…

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This building, a one-time brothel, sailors' hostel, the basic Hotel New York and the less-basic Hotel New Amsterdam, has now been reborn as trendy Chic! and Basic! It's the perfect spot for the W…

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You simply cannot get any closer to the action than the American; six storeys facing Leidseplein and a 1900 art nouveau landmark in its own right. Inside is a mixture of art deco and contemporary…

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De Munck is a genteel choice in a quiet neighbourhood. All 16 rooms are bright and well kept and come with TV and phone. Add in a flower-filled courtyard, a huge continental breakfast and a wise …

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Situated on the water's edge next to the Passenger Terminal building, the fetching exterior of this 20-storey business hotel is layered with stripes of glass, green granite and white concrete. Vi…

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This art nouveau delight is in top form, with a crisp white and caramel colour scheme and hip, contemporary designer furniture. Other pleasures include a solarium, steam bath and whirlpool, garde…

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This cosy, beautifully designed hotel is an oasis of calm, with an excellent location close to the Vondelpark and the Museum Quarter. All rooms overlook either a quiet, leafy street or the statel…

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The name here is as literal as it gets: the staff at this stylish, posh hotel are all students in Amsterdam's hospitality school. (And by our experience they're mainly A students.) Originally a 1…

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Although it's an old-school hotel with lots of business guests, the Hilton grabs the spotlight every once in a while. It was 'flower power' central in 1969 when John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged th…

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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…

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Flick through the books in the Ambassade's spiffy little library and you'll spy signed copies by Salman Rushdie and Umberto Eco. Literary luminaries, business travellers and genteel tourists alik…

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Steps from Nieuwmarkt Square, what the six rooms at Misc lack in size, they make up for in visuals. Each is themed, ineffably fashionable and individually designed. All have an in-room safe, full…

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Clearly the work of an architect with an affinity for jigsaw puzzles and mazes, the Pulitzer is cobbled together from 25, 17th-century canal houses. But it combines big-hotel efficiency with bout…

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Oozing regal elegance, the Hotel l'Europe welcomes you with a marble lobby graced with Dutch Master paintings, massive chandeliers, 100 rooms (some have terraces and all have handsome marble bath…

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Amsterdam's former city hall (1808-1987) was the scene of Queen Beatrix's civil wedding in 1966. You may feel a bit royal yourself as you wander through the cavernous lobby, grandiose public spac…

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The Dylan is a temple of over-the-top unrestrained style. Created by London hotelier Anouska Hempel, it combines 17th-century canal house-style with contemporary Asian-influenced decor. If you ha…

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Since 1867 this elegant temple of marble and crystal has attracted the high society of Europe. It boasts an incomparable riverside location where it looks like a ship of state. This is classic ol…

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If you're into the bed-and-bike thing, this is the place to go. Run by Marjolein, who loves pedal-power, this casual, friendly, green-minded hotel has rooms comfy and familiar, and serves a kille…

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Funky Aivengo's, with two rooms (18 and 19 beds respectively), is a real winner. It's got a quiet, respectful vibe and wonderful, cheery, modern-Middle Eastern interior. Rates here include clean …

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Housed in a former school from the fin-de-siecle, the newest Stayokay (opened in summer 2007) is a bit removed from the hotspots but a worthy alternative to the centre's crowded hostels. Like thi…

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Euphemia's institutional layout falls short of glamorous, but the rooms are neat and many are quite large. Other pluses? It's gay-friendly, on a quiet block (with even less traffic during Metro c…

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Facing the Botanical Garden, this old-shoe comfy, 20-room hotel has small doubles with or without showers (luck of the draw); all have a safe and a sink. It's run by the same crew as Hotel Brian,…

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Once a bit austere, the Acro has given its '80s-décor rooms a useful facelift and the result is pleasant indeed. Rates are reasonable for the quiet location (near Museumplein), the bar is welcomi…

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Freeland has the Leidesplein scene twigged, because what it supplies - basic but clean and tidy rooms at an excellent location, all with ensuite shower, some with balconies overlooking a canal, a…

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This 93-room place next to a park is bigger than it looks, and a top-to-toe renovation a few years back has made it one of the smartest lodgings in the Plantage. Rooms all have TV, phone, free wi…

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This small hotel is a modish number, with a fresh, minimalist style with brilliant flashes of colour and a groovy fireplace. With only 24 understated rooms it's a personal and personable hotel wi…

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