Hotels

This rather well-kept secret of a hotel is the opposite of the grand gestures of the Amstel hotel, and the epitome of understated glamour. It's a small, flower-filled building...

This former youth prison has been re-invented as one- to five-star accommodation complete with a new 'cultural embasssy'. Fitting in nicely in this harbour neighbourhood which...

A stylish bolt hole on a beautiful Jordaan canal near some very nice restaurants and bars, and ideally placed for scenic strolls. This prosaically named place is fitted...

This literary hotel arranged across ten canal houses is the place to bump in to your favourite author. Staff are discreet and attentive, and rooms - which stretch from single...

A dazzling art nouveau monument that's looking extra spruce now that a fountain has been added to its terrace, the public areas here - like the magnificently buttressed Café...

Run by owners - and hubbies - Johan and Joost, this hip hotel shines like the pages of a trendy glossy magazine. The rooms are cosy, and the breakfast area on the ground floor...

Convenient for Centraal Station, the docklands and hops across to Noord, this a good bet if you're looking for good, clean accommodation with the odd frill, like free in-house...

Right next to the green lungs of Amsterdam - the Vondelpark - the Marriott has just been given an overhaul, so it's goodbye to the dowdy green and brown gentleman's club...

Retro touches from every era, from a suit of armour in the reception to 1950s teapots and toasters in the breakfast room, adorn this rather eccentric, long-established hotel...

Around 20 fully furnished, central apartments are available for lets of one week or more. They're stylish, but suitably pricey to boot.

A holy trinity of hotel, restaurant and nightclub in a former Catholic orphanage, Arena's only downside is that it's a bit out of the way - though trams whizz you in to the...

Once you check in to this grand hotel in a former bank building, everything is yours to choose. Drinks and snacks in the lounge, films and mini-bar in your room: everything is...

A flash branch of the reliable, homegrown NH chain, the Barbizon is right opposite Centraal Station, so ideal if you want to hop off the train laden with luggage. The public...

Well, between the museums and the Pijp, actually. This B&B has just two rooms: one is decorated in mock deco with authentic period knick-knacks, the other in faux baroque - and...