This bike shop also does a nice little sideline in renting out nine houseboats all around town, ranging from the sleek to the homey. Houseboat No.5 on the Prinsengracht is big,...

The 15th hotel in the Amrâth chain owned by Giovanni van Eijl has been a long time coming, but then if you're going to convert one of the landmark buildings of Dutch...

If you're arriving in town late or leaving first thing, this place is ideal, not only because it's as close to the railway station as it's physically possible to be without...

An indulgent floating option, this converted cargo boat near the up-and-coming cultural quarter sleeps up to five sybarites, and comes with two bathrooms, jacuzzi,...

This floating B&B in a historical houseboat has a charming hostess, three guest rooms (themed Morocco, India and Mexico) two common bathrooms and a living room. Great organic...

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...

Big, tall and glamorous, this stripy, stone-coloured hotel is brand spanking new and a great base for exploring the Waterfront and Noord on the banks opposite. Rooms are...

More expensive than its rivals and teeming with facilities - restaurant, café, huts, lockers, laundry - this one is pitched in Noord, halfway between the city and the...