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Book NowAmsterdam Map: AmbassadeAmbassade Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Address
Herengracht 341
Location Near Spui, Along the Canal Belt
Transportation Tram: 1, 2, or 5 to Spui
Phone 020/555-0222
Fax 020/555-0277
Web site www.ambassade-hotel.nl
Room Information 59 units
Prices 195€-275€ ($312-$440) double; 325€-375€ ($520-$600) suite
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities TV, high-speed Internet, hair dryer, safe
Parking Limited street parking

Frommer's Review

Perhaps more than any other hotel in Amsterdam, this one, in ten 17th- and 18th-century houses on the Herengracht and Singel canals, re-creates what it must have felt like to live in an elegant canal house. The pastel-toned rooms are individually styled, and their size and shape vary according to the individual houses' characters. Everyone who stays here can enjoy the view each morning with breakfast in the bi-level chandeliered breakfast room, or each evening in the adjoining parlor, amid Persian rugs and a stately grandfather clock. To get to some guest rooms, you cope with a steep and skinny staircase, though other rooms are accessible by elevator. For the nimble-footed who can handle the stairs, the reward is a spacious room with large windows overlooking the canal. There's a hushed Empire-style library room and a free-to-use Internet room.

Facilities:
Lounge; access to nearby spa; secretarial services; room service; bikes; babysitting; laundry service; same-day dry cleaning; smoke-free rooms

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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