The 8 Best Boutique Hotels in Amsterdam

Our pick for history lovers is Tivoli Doelen Amsterdam. In this 16th-century classicist building on the Amstel, Rembrandt’s Night Watch (1642) hung for about 70 years before it moved to the Rijksmuseum. In 2016 it became NH Collection Amsterdam Doelen, and since March 2023 the house has been called Tivoli Doelen.The Dylan Amsterdam · GrachtengordelThe Dylan Amsterdam also stands on historic ground. In 1632, architect Jacob van Campen was commissioned to build the city’s stone theater here; it burned down during a performance on May 11, 1772. From 1773 until 1998 the site belonged to a Roman Catholic charity for the elderly and poor. After a full renovation, the boutique hotel opened in 1999.Canal House Amsterdam · JordaanThree 17th-century merchants’ houses on the Keizersgracht make up Canal House Amsterdam. Merchants lived here for three centuries before an American hotelier and collector of Dutch art turned them into a hotel in the 1950s. The current owners spent three years rebuilding the houses, keeping the Great Room, a ballroom-style hall spanning all three; the interiors are by the agency Concrete, with pieces by Marcel Wanders.

Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht was designed entirely by Marcel Wanders. The Dutch designer turned the former public library on the Prinsengracht into an “Alice in Wonderland” interior with nods to the Golden Age, Delft Blue and the city’s trading history. It opened in October 2012, and a secret garden lies between its two wings.

Other houses recall former workplaces. At INK Hotel Amsterdam, the Catholic daily De Tijd had its offices and printing house until 1974; typewriters and the 1904 blueprints in the Library Lounge tell the story, and the rooms are by Concrete Architects with drawings by Jan Rothuizen. Sir Albert Hotel Amsterdam makes use of the high ceilings and large windows of a former diamond factory, with a concept by Baranowitz + Kronenberg.

Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits At The Park Amsterdam moved into a listed 1908 university building in 2022 and received two Michelin Keys in 2025. And hotelier Eric Toren opened Hotel TwentySeven Amsterdam in October 2017 on the upper floors of a 1916 building on Dam Square; the interiors are by Wim van de Oudeweetering and Cris van Amsterdam.

For couples, Hotel TwentySeven Amsterdam is our first recommendation. It has only 16 rooms, and all of them are suites, each with a jacuzzi for two and a steam shower. Private butlers take care of your requests. Almost as small, with 23 rooms, is Canal House Amsterdam: its only suite, the Best Room, measures 60 m² and has a tub for two, and breakfast can be served in bed.Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits At The Park Amsterdam · OostThings are personal at The Dylan Amsterdam, too. Its 41 rooms are individually designed in four styles, Loxura, Amber, Serendipity and Loft, the concierge team belongs to Les Clefs d’Or, and rental bikes are available. Tivoli Doelen Amsterdam has 81 rooms and 7 suites, with Lalique products in the bathrooms.Sir Albert Hotel Amsterdam · De PijpIf you want places to retreat to beyond your room, choose Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits At The Park Amsterdam. Along with its 88 rooms comes The Living, a guest-only living room open around the clock with a complimentary honesty bar; at the Urban Spa you can book the sauna privately for up to four people. At Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, with 122 rooms and 5 suites, minibar snacks and non-alcoholic drinks are included, and the sauna and steam bath at Essence Spa are free for hotel guests.

Traveling with children? Look at the larger suites: the Sir Residence at Sir Albert Hotel Amsterdam has two bedrooms and a Philippe Starck bathroom. Babysitting is available at Hotel TwentySeven Amsterdam and at INK Hotel Amsterdam, which with 149 rooms and 10 suites is the largest house in this selection.