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Concentrated in the city center, Amsterdam hotels range from posh palaces to cheap-as-chips student hostels. If you're only staying for a few days, the convenient downtown location may pay off, but if time is on your side and you want a more authentic experience, head for the Western Canal Ring or Museum Quarter – because of the city's small size, you won't be far from the action. Most hotels have taken over 17th-century buildings, and renovations aside, this means most hotels rooms are on the small side. Many buildings are historical, meaning most can't install elevators even if they wanted to, so be ready to climb tight, winding staircases. Only the top hotels have air conditioning, but unless you hit one of the rare summer heat waves, that shouldn't be a problem.
Ambassade Hotel
Few hotels capture the spirit of Amsterdam like the historic Ambassade, which manages to vaunt an "Old Europe"...
Amstel Intercontinental
Old-world elegance attracts stars and royalty to this legendary 67-room hotel on the Amstel River featuring a spa, indoor pool...
Banks Mansion
An excellent value, Banks Mansion makes up for its smallish rooms with décor that nods to the Amsterdam School (an...
Grand Hotel Amrath Amsterdam
In June 2007 the city’s newest (and most beautiful) hotel opened. The five-star property is a heritage art nouveau...
Hotel 717
Classic romance defines these eight large, elegant suites along the canal. Extras elsewhere (ironing, shoe shines, house...
Hotel Pulitzer
More than a mere hotel, the Pulitzer is part architectural study, part old school restaurant (go for high tea), part art...
Amistad Hotel
The Amistad is a favorite of gay male visitors for its location – on a street with gay clubs and cafés, just...
Hotel Brouwer
This tiny, eight-room hotel is in a building dating from 1652, steps from the center of town and facing one of its most...
NL Hotel
Amsterdam’s best kept secret is this small, yet trendy hotel outside the famous canal ring. Rooms start at just €...
College Hotel
Plusses: hip setting in a converted 19th-century school building, equally hip restaurant, unique rooms with contemporary-chic...
Lloyd Hotel
The contemporary design hotel of choice. The quirky rooms – no two are alike – range in luxury from one to five stars...
Hotel Fita
The Fita is worth the trip for its location near Museumplein (Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw concert...
NH Amsterdam Centre
Take the perfect location – between the attractions of the Museum District and the nightlife of the Leidsplein, add a...
Ambassade Hotel
Few hotels capture the spirit of Amsterdam like the historic Ambassade, which manages to vaunt an "Old Europe"...
Amstel Intercontinental
Old-world elegance attracts stars and royalty to this legendary 67-room hotel on the Amstel River featuring a spa, indoor pool...
Banks Mansion
An excellent value, Banks Mansion makes up for its smallish rooms with décor that nods to the Amsterdam School (an...
Grand Hotel Amrath Amsterdam
In June 2007 the city’s newest (and most beautiful) hotel opened. The five-star property is a heritage art nouveau...
Hotel 717
Classic romance defines these eight large, elegant suites along the canal. Extras elsewhere (ironing, shoe shines, house...
Hotel Pulitzer
More than a mere hotel, the Pulitzer is part architectural study, part old school restaurant (go for high tea), part art...
Amistad Hotel
The Amistad is a favorite of gay male visitors for its location – on a street with gay clubs and cafés, just...
Hotel Brouwer
This tiny, eight-room hotel is in a building dating from 1652, steps from the center of town and facing one of its most...
NL Hotel
Amsterdam’s best kept secret is this small, yet trendy hotel outside the famous canal ring. Rooms start at just €...
Amistad Hotel
The Amistad is a favorite of gay male visitors for its location – on a street with gay clubs and cafés, just...
College Hotel
Plusses: hip setting in a converted 19th-century school building, equally hip restaurant, unique rooms with contemporary-chic...
Lloyd Hotel
The contemporary design hotel of choice. The quirky rooms – no two are alike – range in luxury from one to five stars...
NL Hotel
Amsterdam’s best kept secret is this small, yet trendy hotel outside the famous canal ring. Rooms start at just €...
College Hotel
Plusses: hip setting in a converted 19th-century school building, equally hip restaurant, unique rooms with contemporary-chic...
Hotel Fita
The Fita is worth the trip for its location near Museumplein (Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw concert...
Lloyd Hotel
The contemporary design hotel of choice. The quirky rooms – no two are alike – range in luxury from one to five stars...
NH Amsterdam Centre
Take the perfect location – between the attractions of the Museum District and the nightlife of the Leidsplein, add a...