Hotels & accommodation

De L'Europe Amsterdam

Independent · Family-owned grand hotel on the Amstel, opened in 1896 on the foundations of Amsterdam's old city wall

De L'Europe stands on the banks of the Amstel in the centre of Amsterdam, on the foundations of the old city wall where the river meets the Rokin. Opened in 1896 and still family-owned, the red-brick hotel faces the Munt tower across the water and is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.

The hotel holds 107 guest rooms, including 55 suites and a five-bedroom penthouse. Rooms in the main Rondeel building keep a traditional grand-hotel feel, while the Dutch Masters wing and the 't Huys annexe — a row of suites and boutiques run with Amsterdam art, fashion and design houses — take a more contemporary line.

Dining is the hotel's second act: Restaurant Flore, which holds two Michelin stars, cooks with Dutch seasonal produce; Brasserie Marie serves French classics on a terrace over the Amstel; Trattoria Graziella covers Italian; and Freddy's Bar, named after Freddy Heineken, is one of the city's best-known hotel bars. Afternoon tea is served in the lounge at weekends.

There is a wellness floor with a pool, sauna and treatment rooms below, and the Nine Streets' shops, the Jordaan and the Museum Quarter are all an easy walk or tram ride away. As a scouting base it is deliberately central: canal-district living, the metro at Rokin and Centraal station are all within a few minutes.

• Independent, family-owned hotel — a member of The Leading Hotels of the World
• Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14, 1012 CP Amsterdam, on the Amstel at the Munt
• 107 guest rooms, including 55 suites, per the hotel's own site
• Restaurant Flore holds two Michelin stars; Brasserie Marie sits on an Amstel terrace
• Freddy's Bar, the 't Huys cultural wing, and a wellness floor with pool and sauna

Visit the property — De L'Europe deleurope.com

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