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Hotels with Character

Canal House
The Golden Age lives
on in this tranquil pair of
17th-century canal
houses, filled from top to
bottom with antiques.
Breakfast beneath a
chandelier in the ornate
salon with a view of the
garden. The bedrooms
are individually decorated
(and priced). d Keizers-
gracht 148, 1015 CX • Map
L2 • 020 622 5182 •
www.canalhouse.nl • €€€

De Filosoof
This unique hotel's
love affair with philosophy
goes beyond its name:
philosophers stay and
meet here regularly. d
Anna van den Vondelstraat
6, 1054 GZ • Map B5 • 020
683 3013 • www.
hotelfilosoof.nl • €€
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Wiechmann
Made from three well-
kept canal houses, the
Wiechmann has been
polishing its welcome
for more than 50 years.
Wooden floors, beams
and panelling set off
antique furniture and
Oriental rugs, and the
bedrooms, most with
canal views, are
attractively simple.
d Prinsengracht 328-32,
1016 HX • Map K4 • 020
626 3321 • www.
hotelwiechmann.nl • €€

simplify your bill, break-
fast, tea and evening
drinks are included in the
cost of the accom-
modation. d Prinsengracht
717, 1017 JW • Map E5 •
020 427 0717 • www.
717hotel.nl • €€€€€
Toro
There is a decidedly
English air about this
elegant, plant-filled villa
south of the Vondelpark.
The public rooms are
furnished with antiques
and oil paintings, and you
can take tea in the
delightful garden. d
Koningslaan 64, 1075 AG •
Map A6 • 020 673 7223 •
[e-mail] • www.ams.nl
• €€€

Ambassade
Overlooking the
Herengracht, the
Ambassade is truly
comfortable and, not
surprisingly, often full.
Rambling through ten
handsome merchant's
houses, it blends good
antiques with excellent
modern service. Popular
with writers, the new
library showcases signed
copies of their work. d
Herengracht 341, 1016 AZ •
Map L4 · 020 555 0222 •
www.ambassade-hotel.nl •
€€€

Toren
Recently renovated,
this graceful but comfort-
able 17th-century canal
house has all the modern
technology you could
wish for, and at modest
prices. d Keizersgracht
164, 1015 CZ • Map L2 •
020 622 6352 • www.
toren.nl • €€

Prinsenhof
This small, quiet B&B
in an attractive canal
house is squeaky clean,
friendly and modestly
priced. Small wonder,
then that its 10 pretty
bedrooms (some with
shared facilities) are hard
to come by. d Prinsen-
gracht 810, 1017 JL • Map
E5 • 020 623 1772 • www.
hotelprinsenhof.com • €

Seven Bridges
A tired bridge-spotter
can count seven from
this charming hotel
without moving. Immac-
ulately decorated, it has
wooden floors, Persian
carpets and furniture that
would grace any auction-
house catalogue. There
are no public rooms, so
you can have breakfast in
bed without a twinge of
guilt. d Reguliersgracht 31,
1017 LK • Map E5 • 020
623 1329 • €€

Agora
Overlooking the
Singel and conveniently
close to the huge floating
flower market, this small,
intimate hotel also has a
peaceful garden. Wooden
beams, good furniture,
new bathrooms and
reasonable rates make
this place hard to resist.
d Singel 462, 1017 AW •
Map M5 • 020 627 2200 •
www.hotel
agora.nl • €€

Seven One Seven
This is a luxuriously
laid-back hotel in a five-
star neighbourhood,
where beautiful antiques
complement the even
more beautiful guests. To

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