Hotel Okura Amsterdam beside the canal at dusk, with cherry blossom along the bank

Luxury guide · Amsterdam

Luxury Amsterdam: Our Favourites

The Waldorf Astoria, The Dylan, Rosewood, De L’Europe and the Conservatorium, the two-star tables, the P.C. Hooftstraat, the diamond houses and the Concertgebouw.

Grand hotels

  1. On the Golden Bend

    Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam

    Herengracht·Grand hotel

    Historic canal palaces joined into one grand hotel on the Herengracht.

    Herengracht 542–556, 1017 CG AmsterdamExplore View on map

  2. Vinkeles, Two MICHELIN Stars

    The Dylan Amsterdam

    Keizersgracht·Boutique hotel

    A five-star canal-house hotel on the Keizersgracht, home of Vinkeles (Two MICHELIN Stars).

    Keizersgracht 384, 1016 GB AmsterdamExplore View on map

  3. A row of canal houses

    Pulitzer Amsterdam

    Prinsengracht·Canal-house hotel

    A five-star hotel spread through a row of canal houses between the Prinsengracht and the Keizersgracht.

    Prinsengracht 323, 1016 GZ AmsterdamExplore View on map

  4. In the former Palace of Justice

    Rosewood Amsterdam

    Prinsengracht·Grand hotel

    A Rosewood hotel in the former Palace of Justice on the Prinsengracht, with the bar and distillery Advocatuur.

    Prinsengracht 432–436, 1017 KE AmsterdamExplore View on map

  5. Flore, Two MICHELIN Stars

    De L’Europe Amsterdam

    Amstel·Grand hotel

    The grand hotel on the Amstel by the Muntplein, with Flore (Two MICHELIN Stars) and Brasserie Marie (Bib Gourmand).

    Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2–14, 1012 CP AmsterdamExplore View on map

  6. On the river

    Amstel Hotel

    Amstel·Grand hotel

    The grand hotel on the Amstel, a short walk from the Carré theatre.

    Professor Tulpplein 1, 1018 GX AmsterdamExplore View on map

  7. Beside the Museumplein

    Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium

    Museum Quarter·Grand hotel

    A grand hotel in a former music conservatory, steps from the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum.

    Paulus Potterstraat 50, 1071 DB AmsterdamExplore View on map

  8. Ciel Bleu, Two MICHELIN Stars

    Hotel Okura Amsterdam

    De Pijp·Grand hotel

    A tower hotel in De Pijp, with Ciel Bleu (Two MICHELIN Stars), Yamazato (One) and Serre (Bib Gourmand).

    Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, 1072 LH AmsterdamExplore View on map

  9. On the Dam

    Hotel TwentySeven

    Dam·Boutique hotel

    A small luxury hotel on the Dam, home of Bougainville (One MICHELIN Star).

    Dam 27, 1012 JS AmsterdamExplore View on map

Fine dining

  1. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Flore

    Amstel·Fine dining

    The two-star restaurant of De L’Europe, looking out over the Amstel.

    De L’Europe, Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2, 1012 CP AmsterdamExplore View on map

  2. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Ciel Bleu

    De Pijp·Fine dining

    Two-star dining high up in the Okura, with the city laid out below.

    Hotel Okura, Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, 1072 LH AmsterdamExplore View on map

  3. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Vinkeles

    Keizersgracht·Fine dining

    The two-star restaurant of The Dylan, on the Keizersgracht.

    The Dylan, Keizersgracht 384, 1016 GB AmsterdamExplore View on map

  4. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Restaurant 212

    Amstel·Fine dining

    A two-star restaurant on the Amstel.

    Amstel 212, 1017 AH AmsterdamExplore View on map

Shopping, culture and bars

  1. At Rosewood Amsterdam

    Advocatuur

    Prinsengracht·Hotel bar

    The bar and distillery of Rosewood Amsterdam, in the former Palace of Justice, with its own jenever.

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  2. The Night Watch

    Rijksmuseum

    Museum Quarter·Museum

    The national museum of the Netherlands: Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, Vermeer’s The Milkmaid and 800 years of Dutch history.

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  3. Home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Concertgebouw

    Museum Quarter·Concert hall

    One of the world’s great concert halls, at the end of the Museumplein.

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  4. On the Dam

    de Bijenkorf

    Dam·Department store

    The city’s great department store, on the Dam: fashion, beauty and home.

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  5. The luxury street

    P.C. Hooftstraat

    Museum Quarter·Shopping street

    The city’s luxury shopping street, beside the Vondelpark and the Rijksmuseum.

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  6. Diamonds near the Rijksmuseum

    Royal Coster Diamonds

    Museum Quarter·Diamond house

    An Amsterdam diamond house, with workshop tours, near the Rijksmuseum.

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  7. Diamonds, jewellery and watches

    House of Gassan

    Plantage·Diamond house

    Diamonds, jewellery and watches, with tours of the diamond workshop.

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  8. Beside the Museumplein

    The spa at Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium

    Museum Quarter·Hotel spa

    The spa of the Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, beside the Museumplein.

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