Pulitzer Amsterdam

From the canal the Pulitzer is a row of ordinary old houses. Inside, twenty-five of them are joined by corridors, half-landings and steps, round gardens hidden in the middle of the block, and you can walk from the Prinsengracht to the Keizersgracht without going out.

Class
Five-star hotel
Opened
1970
Rooms
Rooms and suites in twenty-five canal houses
Area
Prinsengracht

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    What sets Pulitzer Amsterdam apart

    1. Twenty-five houses

      The hotel grew from twelve canal houses in 1970 to twenty-five over thirty years, as each neighbour came up for sale.

    2. Two canals

      It runs right through the block, with fronts on the Prinsengracht and the Keizersgracht, near the Westerkerk and the Anne Frank House.

    3. The gardens

      The houses look in on four inner gardens, laid out as a quiet park in the middle of the canal ring.

    4. Renovated

      The largest renovation in the hotel's history was carried out in 2015 and 2016.

    What it has

    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Gardens
    • Spa
    • Fitness room

    Where Pulitzer Amsterdam is

    Address

    Prinsengracht 323
    1016 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Nearest tram or metro

    Westermarkt, on the tram, about two minutes away

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    Opened in 1970

    In 1970 Peter Pulitzer, a grandson of Joseph Pulitzer, bought a group of run-down canal houses on the Prinsengracht and the Keizersgracht and restored them as a hotel. It opened that year as the Howard Johnson Hotel.

    Over the next thirty years he bought the houses next door one by one, until the hotel filled twenty-five of them.

    Pulitzer Amsterdam: common questions

    Where is Pulitzer Amsterdam?
    At Prinsengracht 323, in the Centrum district of Amsterdam. The nearest tram or metro stop is Westermarkt, on the tram, about two minutes away.
    Which museums and sights are near Pulitzer Amsterdam?
    Our Lord in the Attic is 1.1 km away, Rembrandt House Museum is 1.3 km away, Rijksmuseum is 1.4 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Pulitzer Amsterdam have a swimming pool?
    No. Pulitzer Amsterdam has no swimming pool, though it has a spa.
    When did Pulitzer Amsterdam open?
    In 1970, as the Howard Johnson Hotel, in canal houses restored by Peter Pulitzer. It has rooms and suites in twenty-five canal houses.

    What visitors say about Pulitzer Amsterdam

    Rating from Google

    4.6

    2,439 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 19 October 2026.

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