In 2011, Italian architect Piero Lissoni transformed this 19th-century bank-turned-music conservatory into one of Amsterdam’s most stylish contemporary boutique hotels. The pièce de résistance is a lofty, glass-enclosed atrium dominated by a suspended steel staircase, midcentury-inspired furniture and tables by Italian modernist Franco Albini, and the building’s original neo-Gothic brick-and-tile façade. It’s a show-stopping space housing the lobby, a café, and the excellent Mediterranean restaurant Barbounia (your order: grilled octopus with sesame yogurt, tomato chutney, crispy potatoes, and lamb merguez).
The hotel is a 10-minute walk from the canals and just steps from the P.C. Hooftstraat shopping boulevard, as well as the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum. After a day of exploring, unwind in the Akasha spa, which features a 60-foot lap pool and treatments ranging from Watsu therapy and chakra release to facials by Dutch skincare brand The|Tides.
- Amenities: Indoor swimming pool, spa, fitness center, in-house DJ, bar, on-site restaurant
- Bonus Tip: The property was the first Dutch hotel awarded with the prestigious Green Globe certification; since 2018, it has diverted thousands of pounds of waste from landfills and recycled more than 7,000 pounds of plastic.
- Address: Paulus Potterstraat 50, 1071 DB