Amsterdam

New and noteworthy hotels in Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s “chicest new hotel” THE TIMES and a new opening “specifically designed for digital nomads” GLOBE TRENDER are among the best new hotels in Amsterdam. The city’s second Hoxton hotel is also set to open this spring, transforming the “iconic” SLEEPER MAGAZINE Lloyd Hotel building, and the upscale Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky brings with it “a Michelin-starred restaurant and soothing spa” ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST.

Long-standing favourites, meanwhile, include“luxury bolthole” EVENING STANDARD Conservatorium and “true Dutch gem” VANITY FAIR The Dylan.

Read on to discover the best new and noteworthy hotels in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam’s “chicest new hotel” THE TIMES has just “popped up in the coolest part of Amsterdam” THE TIMES. Maurits at the Park is the latest opening from Pillows Hotels, a new boutique company that’s already built a reputation for its sophisticated hotels and restaurants across the Netherlands and Belgium. Each of the hotels is located in a listed building, and this new Dutch edition is no different, set within a historic 20th-century university building “on the edge of Amsterdam’s leafy, vibrant Oosterpark” CONDE NAST TRAVELLER. The location gives guests “the best of both worlds” RED MAGAZINE with both “the bustle of the city centre and the greenery of Oosterpark” RED MAGAZINE. There’s also “a stellar line-up of in-house restaurants” SUITCASE with a casual eatery as well as a fine dining experience plus a spa offering a menu of quick treatments along with a sauna and fitness room.

Following the “oh so Instagrammable” ELLE NETHERLANDS Hoxton Amsterdam that opened back in 2015, the brand is opening a second location in the city, transforming the “iconic” SLEEPER MAGAZINE Lloyd Hotel into a contemporary, design-led property. Originally built in the 1920s as a hostel for migrants before then being used as a prison, Lloyd Hotel is a landmark with a storied history and has become “popular with artists and performers” THE TELEGRAPH thanks to its “Who’s Who of Dutch design” THE TELEGRAPH interiors. The new Hoxton opening will “breathe fresh life into the building, embracing and elevating its original and listed architectural details” SLEEPER. The brand’s synonymous lobby space will, of course, be found within the hotel along with a restaurant and a large outdoor terrace.

The trendy Ruby Hotels group arrived in The Netherlands at the end of last year with the opening of the Ruby Emma Hotel. The new opening has been “specifically designed for digital nomads” GLOBE TRENDER with its dedicated Ruby Luuk coworking space incorporated within the hotel - a first for the brand. The space is “spread over three floors with 138 workstations and an extensive meeting room” ENTREE and, like the rest of the hotel, follows the brand’s ‘lean luxury’ philosophy, providing everything you’d need and want with no unnecessary extras. As a result, you can expect “chic rooms at sharp prices” THE TIMES. There’s also a strong stance on sustainability with green energy used throughout the property.

Created with the intention of providing a new type of hotel experience, TRIBE Amsterdam City is “a luxurious alternative for modern travellers” FALSTAFF. “Anchored by an all-day social hub” HOSPITALITY DESIGNS that evolves from a coffee shop and meeting space during the day to a cocktail bar by night, the hotel is “intended to be a meeting place for people from all over the world” FALSTAFF and invites guests to work, eat, drink, relax and socialise. Located in the newly developed area on Gare du Nord in Amsterdam-North, guests can reach the city centre in just eight minutes thanks to the neighbouring metro station Noord.

The “storied” FALSTAFF Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam was “revived […] to its former glories” VOGUE last year when it was taken over and refurbed by the Bangkok-based Anantara hotel group. Sitting on Amsterdam’s Dam Square, the location “doesn’t get much better” VOGUE with “showstopping views of the Royal Palace” VOGUE and “all important sights, such as the museum district” FALSTAFF within walking distance. The debut comes with “a Michelin-starred restaurant and soothing spa” ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, the latter of which combines the healing traditions of East and West with treatments from the award-winning Anantara Spa. It’s no wonder the hotel has already made it onto Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

Conservatorium is a “luxury bolthole” EVENING STANDARD that acts as an “elegant oasis close to the action” EVENING STANDARD. A “19th-century bank turned music school” CONDE NAST TRAVELLER provides an impressive backdrop for the property, which has been given a contemporary makeover that now sees many features of the original features set against modern additions of glass and iron - resulting in a “breathtaking” EVENING STANDARD lobby that houses “the best lobby-lounge in town” THE TELEGRAPH. The “heavenly” THE TELEGRAPH basement Akasha spa is the perfect place to unwind after a day in the city and there’s also a contemporary Asian restaurant and cocktail bar.

Housed in an “erstwhile Admiralty building and one-time City Hall” THE TELEGRAPH that was once a monastery and also a royal lodge, Sofitel Legend The Grand is a “historic Amsterdam stay that never gets old” FORBES. An “exuberant Art Deco extension” THE TELEGRAPH in the 1930s added to its visual appeal and today the hotel combines contemporary interiors with the original architecture. Sitting “between two canals in the centre of the city” RED MAGAZINE the location places guests in the heart of the action while five dining options - including the Michelin-starred Bridges restaurant - and a two-storey spa can be found within the hotel.

“A testament to the trade history of the Dutch East India Company” TRAVEL + LEISURE Hotel Pulitzer Amsterdam is set within 25, centuries-old canal houses that would have once been home to wealthy merchants. Overlooking the Prinsengracht, the location is “quintessential Amsterdam” CONDE NAST TRAVELLER and the design “seamlessly melds 17th-century canal house style with modern Dutch design” CONDE NAST TRAVELLER. Many original details have been left intact, “fusing these historic elements with contemporary designs” DEZEEN, to create aesthetically-pleasing interiors. A “gorgeous lobby” ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST welcomes guests and further highlights include the Art Deco style Pulitzer’s bar, the upscale Jansz restaurant and a secret garden.

Offering “tranquillity within the busy canal belt” THE TIMES The Dylan is an intimate 40-room boutique hotel with a “partially hidden location” CONDE NAST TRAVELLER that provides an air of exclusivity. The entrance is accessed through “a neoclassical archway leading to a paved courtyard” THE TIMES, setting the tone for an elegant setting where “period charm meets contemporary styling” THE TELEGRAPH. “A true Dutch gem” VANITY FAIR, the hotel “boasts the best views of Amsterdam’s grandest of the grand canals” VANITY FAIR and sits nearby to many of the city’s main attractions, including Anne Frank’s house, the Rijkesmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum. However, “Michelin-starred dining at restaurant Vinkeles and High Wine in the lounge may well detain you” THE TIMES.