Conservatorium Hotel

The building was a bank, and then for a quarter of a century it was full of music. The Italian designer Piero Lissoni turned it into a hotel, with a glass atrium over the old courtyard, a minute from the Stedelijk, the Van Gogh and the Concertgebouw.

Class
Five-star hotel
Opened
2011
Rooms
129 rooms and suites
Area
Museumplein

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    What sets Conservatorium Hotel apart

    1. By Museumplein

      The hotel is on the corner of the Van Baerlestraat and the Paulus Potterstraat, beside the Stedelijk and a few minutes from the Rijksmuseum and the Concertgebouw.

    2. A savings bank

      The brick building with its corner tower was designed by Daniël Knuttel for the Rijkspostspaarbank, the state post office savings bank.

    3. A music school

      For more than twenty-five years it was the home of the Sweelinck Conservatorium, the music school that gave the hotel its name.

    4. Lissoni's design

      Piero Lissoni designed the conversion, joining old brick and modern glass round a covered courtyard.

    What it has

    • Indoor pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurants
    • Bar
    • Fitness room

    Where Conservatorium Hotel is

    Address

    Van Baerlestraat 27
    1071 AN Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Nearest tram or metro

    Museumplein, on the tram, about a minute away

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    A hotel since 2011

    The building was put up for the Rijkspostspaarbank at the turn of the twentieth century, to Daniël Knuttel's design, and later housed the Sweelinck Conservatorium.

    It opened as the Conservatorium Hotel in 2011, and on 14 January 2026 took the name Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, under Mandarin Oriental's management.

    Conservatorium Hotel: common questions

    Where is Conservatorium Hotel?
    At Van Baerlestraat 27, in the Zuid district of Amsterdam. The nearest tram or metro stop is Museumplein, on the tram, about a minute away.
    Which museums and sights are near Conservatorium Hotel?
    Stedelijk Museum is 50 m away, Van Gogh Museum is 150 m away, Moco Museum is 150 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Conservatorium Hotel have a swimming pool?
    Yes. It has an eighteen-metre indoor lap pool below ground in the Akasha spa, with a sauna and a hammam.
    When did Conservatorium Hotel open?
    In 2011. It has 129 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about Conservatorium Hotel

    Rating from Google

    4.5

    1,837 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 19 October 2026.

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