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Where to Stay

Western Canal Ring Price Guide
Amsterdam The Times Hotel €€ Prices are based on one night’s stay
Oude Zijde Waterside Map 1 C4 in high season in a standard double
room, inclusive of VAT, tourist tax and
Herengracht 135–137, 1015 BG
The Grand €€€ Tel (020) 330 6030 service charge.
Luxury Map 5 A1 ∑ thetimeshotel.nl € up to €100
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 197, 1012 EX Set in combined canal houses €€ €100 to €180
over €180
€€€
Tel (020) 555 3111 dating from 1650, this hotel
∑ sofitel.com blends modern comfort with
A World Travel award nominee, old Dutch tradition. three gardens, a restaurant, bar
The Grand has a lush courtyard and wine salon. Guests can take
enclosed by a 17th-century town The Dylan €€€ saloon boat tours of the canals.
hall. Rooms have modern decor. Luxury Map 1 B5
Keizersgracht 384, 1016 GB Eastern Canal Ring
DK Choice Tel (020) 530 2010
∑ dylanamsterdam.com
Hôtel Droog €€€ Refined and tasteful, each room DK Choice
Hotels with Character Map 5 A2 and suite at The Dylan is unique.
Staalstraat 7B, 1011 JJ Michelin-starred restaurant. Banks Mansion €€€
Tel (020) 523 5059 Waterside Map 5 A2
∑ hoteldroog.com The Toren €€€ Herengracht 519–525, 1017 BV
Hôtel Droog’s designers offer Luxury Map 1 C4 Tel (020) 420 0055
a hospitality experience with a Keizersgracht 164, 1015 CZ ∑ carlton.nl/banksmansion
twist. There’s only one room here Tel (020) 622 6352 This monumental former bank-
but with a few extras – an art ∑ thetoren.nl cum-canal mansion is a Travellers’
gallery, beauty salon, fashion This Travellers’ Choice award Choice award winner. Rooms
boutique, indoor garden, tea winner features garden-side are lovely, with Frank Lloyd
room/café and design store. suites with two-person Jacuzzis. Wright-inspired decor.
Everything is included in the
price: breakfast, movies, self-
misc eatdrinksleep €€€ Central Canal Ring service bar, even iPad loans.
Waterside Map 5 A1 Acostar Hotel €€
Kloveniersburgwal 20, 1012 CV Charming Map 4 E1
Tel (020) 330 6241 Kerkstraat 45–49, 1017 GB
∑ misceatdrinksleep.com Tel (020) 330 0242 Museum Quarter
Six miscellaneously-themed rooms ∑ acostarhotel.com Stayokay City
(e.g. Rembrandt, Baroque) offer Located near Leidseplein, this Hostel Vondelpark €
amenities such as rain showers, hotel offers 30 rooms on five floors. Family-friendly Map 4 D2
espresso machines or free minibar. Bike hire and laundry service. Zandpad 5, 1054 GA
Tel (020) 589 8996
€€€
Nieuwe Zijde Hotel Pulitzer Map 1 B5 ∑ stayokay.com/vondelpark
This sprawling hostel offers great-
Luxury
Hotel Des Arts €€ Prinsengracht 315, 1016 GZ value rooms ranging from 20-
Family-friendly Map 4 F1 Tel (020) 523 5235 bed dorms to double rooms.
Rokin 154–156, 1012 LE ∑ pulitzeramsterdam.com
Tel (020) 620 1558 Stay in 17th- and 18th-century Conscious Hotel
∑ hoteldesarts.nl restored canal houses. There are Museum Square €€€
Intimate single, family and group Design Map 4 D4
rooms are on offer here; some De Lairessestraat 7, 1071 NR
with lovely canal views. Tel (020) 671 9596
∑ conscioushotels.com
Hotel Sint Nicolaas €€ An eco-friendly “Green Key” gold
Hotels with Character Map 2 D4 certificate holder, this modern
Spuistraat 1A, 1012 SP hotel features a gorgeous garden.
Tel (020) 626 1384
∑ hotelnicolaas.nl DK Choice
Housed in a former harbour
office and mattress factory, this Conservatorium €€€
quirky hotel has oddly-shaped en- Luxury Map 4 D3
suite rooms. Breakfast included. Van Baerlestraat 27, 1071 AN
Tel (020) 570 0000
DoubleTree €€€ ∑ conservatoriumhotel.com
Business Map 2 F4 Housed in a former music
Oosterdoksstraat 4, 1011 DK conservatory, the space has
Tel (020) 530 0800 been imaginatively reused. It has
∑ doubletree3.hilton.com high ceilings and a beautiful
This large hotel with harbour views atrium designed by Piero Lissoni.
features 16 conference halls, free Almost half the rooms are
Wi-Fi, remote printing facilities, Brick exterior of Hôtel Droog duplexes, with amazing views.
fitness rooms and a DVD library. in Amsterdam
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