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Amstel Hotel

The Amstel was meant to give Amsterdam a hotel to match those of Paris and London, and for a century and a half it has. It stands on the river, a little outside the canal ring, where its terrace looks over the water to the bridges.

Class
Five-star hotel
Opened
1867
Rooms
Rooms and suites on the river Amstel
Area
On the Amstel

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    What sets Amstel Hotel apart

    1. On the river

      The hotel faces the Amstel, across the river from the Carré theatre, with a terrace by the water.

    2. Sarphati's hotel

      Samuel Sarphati, a doctor who did much to modernise Amsterdam, commissioned it from the architect Cornelis Outshoorn. He died the year before it opened.

    3. The grand dame

      Its long front and mansard roofs made it the model of the grand hotel in the Netherlands, and royal and famous guests came from its first years.

    4. Restored

      After a long restoration the hotel reopened in 1992, and it has since been run by InterContinental.

    What it has

    • Indoor pool
    • Health club
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Terrace on the river

    Where Amstel Hotel is

    Address

    Professor Tulpplein 1
    1018 GX Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Nearest tram or metro

    Weesperplein, on metro lines 51, 53 and 54, about three minutes away

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    Opened in April 1867

    Samuel Sarphati, a doctor and city planner, wanted a hotel worthy of the capital, and had Cornelis Outshoorn design it on the bank of the Amstel. It received its first guests in 1867, a year after Sarphati's death.

    It was restored at the end of the twentieth century and reopened in 1992, run by InterContinental under the name it trades by today.

    Amstel Hotel: common questions

    Where is Amstel Hotel?
    At Professor Tulpplein 1, in the Centrum district of Amsterdam. The nearest tram or metro stop is Weesperplein, on metro lines 51, 53 and 54, about three minutes away.
    Which museums and sights are near Amstel Hotel?
    Heineken Experience is 950 m away, Rembrandt House Museum is 1.1 km away, Rijksmuseum is 1.3 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Amstel Hotel have a swimming pool?
    Yes. It has a heated indoor pool at the level of the river, looking out on the Amstel, in the hotel's health club.
    When did Amstel Hotel open?
    In 1867. It has rooms and suites on the river Amstel.

    What visitors say about Amstel Hotel

    Rating from Google

    4.6

    1,863 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 19 October 2026.

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