De L'Europe
Hotel · Oudezijde ·
Luxury hotel on Amstel River, featuring art, fine dining, spa
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Luxury hotel on Amstel River, featuring art, fine dining, spa
"This Amsterdam hotel is adapting to dry tourism by offering thoughtful alcohol-free experiences, including a juice pairing option at its Michelin-starred Restaurant Flore, positioning abstinence not as an afterthought but as a curated part of fine dining." - CNT Editors
"One of Europe's newest Three-Keys, De L'Europe is the classic European grand hotel. If it feels traditional, that's because it is — continuing a legacy that began, here on the banks of the canal, in 1896. But this is no boutique canal house hotel , instead boasting a timeless luxury experience with a variety of distinctive styles in the accommodations and fine dining at Two-Star Flore ." - The MICHELIN Guide
"For gilded-and-tasseled grandeur, this longtime family-owned “grand dame” sits where the Amstel meets the Rokin, its lavish rooms draped in silks and velvets and hung with Dutch Masters lent from the Rijksmuseum. In Heineken family hands since the 1950s, it’s known for opening doors across the city—think private Van Gogh Museum tours or door-to-door boat rides—and for on-site draws like the two-Michelin-starred Flore, the leather-clad Freddy’s Bar, and the breezy Brasserie Marie, plus a subterranean spa with a pool. Recent expansions include ’t Huys, a wing of 14 suites individually designed by Dutch brands and creatives such as Salle Privée and jeweler Bibi van der Velden." - Siobhan Reid
"A 107-room neoclassical riverside hotel occupying a prized spot overlooking the Amstel River, it offers luxurious accommodations and a central location that makes exploring nearby galleries, historic sites, and nightlife on foot especially convenient." - Taryn White Taryn White Taryn White is a D.C.-based travel writer who covers a wide range of topics, including family travel, hotels, food, aviation, beaches, historical and cultural topics, and wellness travel. She can often be spotted around the world with her husband and two travel-loving kids. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"In a city more known for its scene-y or slick design hotels, De L’Europe resides like a distinguished matriarch on the banks of the Amstel, overlooking the rippling waves—and tourist barges—of the river and higgledy-piggledy mustard-hued merchants’ houses. Once a 17th-century Renaissance-style inn on the site of former defense walls, the hotel has gradually gone upmarket under the ownership of the Heineken family since 1950. A Dutch-focused art collection peers from the walls and a lobby draped in floor-to-ceiling bronze silks and tarragon velvets envelops guests with mirror-walled nooks that become gossipy corners at night, soft-lit by antique crystal chandeliers and fueled by cocktails that mix cumin seeds with coriander-infused mezcal. Rooms are bathed in light and provide a televisual view of the moving city. Warm-floored marble bathrooms come stocked with Diptyque products, and super-king-sized beds are framed by geometric headboards. As a result of the hotel acquiring the buildings next door over the years, the show-stopper rooms are now the new ‘t Huys suites, overseen by creatives from the art and design world, such as Salle Privée and jeweler Bibi van der Velden, with more in the pipeline. One of the hotel’s biggest draws is Marie, the Côte d’Azur-inspired bistro, with perfect steak tartare and tarte tatin. For a blowout, the two-Michelin-starred Flore’s “conscious fine dining” offers such treats as North Sea crab with sour quince gel, chanterelle mushroom, and walnut leaf. —Jemima Sissons" - Amber Port
