The College Hotel

For more than a century this was a school, and its salon was once the headmaster's office. It stands in the quiet streets of Oud-Zuid, a short walk from the museums of Museumplein.

Class
Five-star hotel
Opened
2005
Rooms
40 rooms and suites
Area
Oud-Zuid

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    What sets The College Hotel apart

    1. A school of the 1890s

      The building opened as a school of higher education in the mid-1890s and was enlarged in 1902, 1907 and 1987, with a gymnasium among the additions.

    2. A boys' school

      In the twentieth century it was a school for boys, and the hotel's salon was the headmaster's office.

    3. Oud-Zuid

      The hotel is in the residential streets south of Museumplein, near the shops of the Van Baerlestraat and the P.C. Hooftstraat.

    4. A listed building

      The building is a protected monument.

    What it has

    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Terrace

    Where The College Hotel is

    Address

    Roelof Hartstraat 1
    1071 VE Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Nearest tram or metro

    Roelof Hartplein, on the tram, about a minute away

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    A school, then a hotel

    The building on the Roelof Hartstraat was put up as a school in the 1890s; the hotel's own pages give both 1894 and 1895. It was used by several schools over the following century.

    It became a hotel in the mid-2000s, and is now part of Marriott's Autograph Collection.

    The College Hotel: common questions

    Where is The College Hotel?
    At Roelof Hartstraat 1, in the Zuid district of Amsterdam. The nearest tram or metro stop is Roelof Hartplein, on the tram, about a minute away.
    Which museums and sights are near The College Hotel?
    Van Gogh Museum is 600 m away, Stedelijk Museum is 650 m away, Moco Museum is 650 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does The College Hotel have a swimming pool?
    No. The College Hotel has no swimming pool.
    When did The College Hotel open?
    In 2005, about: the hotel's own pages give 2004 and 2005. It has 40 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about The College Hotel

    Rating from Google

    4.3

    995 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 19 October 2026.

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