The hotel is located on Prinsengracht.
The historic urban ensemble of the canal district of Amsterdam was a project for a new ‘port city’ built at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century. It comprises a network of canals to the west and south of the historic old town and the medieval port that encircled the old town
The Hotel is located right along the Prinsengracht Canal, in the heart of Amsterdam's charming city center, close to the Leidse Square, various shopping streets, cinemas, theatres and the main museums like the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum and Anne Frank-House.
Congratulations, Amsterdam! On October 27 2025, Amsterdam will celebrate its 750th anniversary, and we’ll mark the occasion with a year-long celebration. The goal: a city more vibrant than ever before! Here on this site, you'll find the latest news and background stories about the anniversary year. Join the festivities!
Amsterdam Light Festival returns each year in winter time to illuminate the city's streets and waterways with bewitching light installations by international artists. Amsterdam Light Festival has been a yearly tradition for the last 12 years. The upcoming edition is special, as it coincides with Amsterdam's 750th anniversary. For a whole year, all over town, residents, districts and institutions commemorate and celebrate the unique spirit of Amsterdam. What custom is more appropriate to mark this special milestone than a ritual?
With more than 35 large scale installations dotted accros Amsterdam city centre, there are centainly plenty of delights to discover.
The sculptures can be spotted all over Amsterdam city centre for the duration of the Amsterdam Light Festival, illuminating and transforming its familiar monuments in magical and surprising new ways.
EDITION 13: RITUALS. - Dates: 28.11.2024 - 19.01.2025
The Keukenhof is a flower park northwest of Lisse, in the Dutch province of South Holland, where flowers from horticultural companies are exhibited annually in the spring. The park was founded in 1949 and covers 32 hectares.
Keukenhof is open from Thursday, March 20 through Sunday, May 11 2025 from 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., including Sundays and holidays.
Henri J.J.A. Thijs was an energetic merchant who started at a young age a fish shop in Amsterdam with oysters, turbot, pike, perch, caviar, lobster and many more. He was also very interested in kitchen craft and went to Switzerland to learn about patisserie and rotisserie, and tried to establish a cookie fatory in South Africa. But most important for his culinary career was that he worked as an assistant to the famous French cuisinier Auguste Escoffier in the Savoy Hotel in Londen, the Ritz Hotel in Parijs and the Carlton Hotel in Londen.
Henri Thijs became a partner with F.W. Dikker in 1915 . They opened their first shop in the Kalverstraat and in 1921 the majestic building situated on the corner of the Prinsengracht & Leidsestraat became the new address of Dikker & Thijs. Here they became famous for selling oysters, lobsters, and caviar and the operation of a fancy restaurant for the elite. It was rewarded with a Michelin-star in 1957 and was famous for many years untill it had to close his doors in 1994.
There are different ways to get our hotel from Schiphol Airport.
By taxi: a taxi from the airport to the hotel should cost between € 50,- and € 60,-. We have a taxi company we work with who offer a fixed price for the trip. Please order your taxi with the reception.
By train: take the train to Amsterdam Central Station, in front of the train station you can take tram 2 or 12 to 'Prinsengracht'. The hotel is on your right side.
By bus: Take bus 397 from the airport to Amsterdam Leidseplein. The hotel is 5 min walk from the busstop.
We do not have parking facilities at the hotel, but there are different options for you to park your car securely during your stay in Amsterdam.
Hereby different parking options:
Parking de Hoofdstad (Prinsengracht 540, Amsterdam)
Parking The Bank (Amstelstraat 12, 1017DA Amsterdam)
P+R Parking Rai (RAI Amsterdam, Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam)
P+R Parking Olympisch Stadion (Olympisch Stadion 44, 1076 DE Amsterdam)