The Toren

With its antique elegance in two side-by-side buildings dating from 1617 on a posh stretch of canal, this relatively small family-run boutique hotel, completely restyled in 2008 by local interior design guru Wim van de Oudeweetering, is justifiably considered one of Amsterdam's "hidden treasures." If you're a devotee of less-is-more design, though, you might feel that it's more than a tad overdone. The style varies hugely from room to room -- which makes a visit before signing up a useful exercise. It's decorated in a medley of reds, golds, and black, from plush Italianate to something that comes perilously close to resembling a classy 19th-century bordello, but with a whirlpool bathtub. There's no restaurant, but if you have the means to lodge here, you should have no problems picking up the tab for room service from elegant French partner restaurant Christophe, just around the corner on Leliegracht.

Facilities:
Bar; babysitting; room service

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