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Engeland
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Quentin
Gay Hotels
Quentin Engeland
A row of seven
unusual houses in this
hotel-packed street
represent the architect-
ural styles of seven
different nations. The
Engeland, a cosy, gay-
friendly establishment,
occupies the English
“cottage” amongst them,
plus the Netherlands
house next door. d
Roemer Visscherstraat 30,
1054 EZ
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Map C5
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020 689
2323
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www.quentinhotels
.com
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Dis. access
•
€€
Greenwich Village
In the same gay
enclave of Kerkstraat,
the Greenwich Village
provides simple, friendly
accommodation at a very
reasonable price. There
are 11 clean but plain
bedrooms. d
Kerkstraat
25, 1017 GA
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Map L6
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020 626 9746
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www.
greenwichvillage.nl
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€
Golden Bear
First opened in 1948,
the Golden Bear has
been a popular exclus-
ively gay hotel ever since.
With a pretty façade and
11 clean, neat rooms,
some with shared
facilities, it's situated in
Kerkstraat - a street in
the Canal Ring where
there are several other
gay venues.
d
Kerkstraat
37, 1017 GB
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Map L6
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020 624 4785
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www.goldenbear.nl
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€€
rooms are spacious,
some with features such
as fireplaces and window
seats. The breakfast
room opens on to a pretty
garden.
d
Jacob Obrecht-
straat 69
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Map C6
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020
662 7574
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www.hotel-
sander.nl
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Dis. access
•
€€
Orfeo
A consistent
favourite among
Amsterdam's gay hotels,
the Orfeo is centrally
located near bustling
Leidseplein. It has
friendly, helpful owners,
a convivial bar and free
Finnish sauna.
d
Leidse-
kruisstraat 14, 1017 RH
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Map D5
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020 623 1347
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www.hotelorfeo.com
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€€
Quentin
A prime example of
an Amsterdam hotel that,
although not exclusively
gay, extends a warm
welcome to its many gay
guests. Women in
particular make this
friendly, well-kept little
hotel near Leidseplein
their base, as do visiting
musicians - Paradiso and
Melkweg are nearby
(see
p54-5)
.
d
Leidsekade 89,
1017 PN
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Map J6
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020
626 2187
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www.quentin
hotels.com
•
€€
Black Tulip
Only in Amsterdam -
an exclusive hotel, open-
ed in 1998, for gay men
into leather and bondage,
with appropriate equip-
ment in each room. It's
appropriately located too,
near the “leather area”
and Centraal Station.
d
Geldersekade 16, 1012 BH
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Map Q2
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020 427 0933
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www.blacktulip.nl
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€€
Waterfront
Bedrooms are a cut
above at this smart, gay-
friendly hotel within easy
reach of the artistic
treasures of the Museum
Quarter and the historic
centre. The distinctive
reception room has a
black-and-white floor and
antique furniture. d
Singel
458, 1017 AW
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Map M5
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020 421 6621
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www.
waterfront.demon.nl
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€€
Sander
A gay-friendly hotel
situated behind the
Concertgebouw in the
Museum Quarter. Though
plain, most of the 20
Amistad
Exclusively gay, this
old hotel has been
vamped up by its new,
young owners. The rooms
are stylish, with red
being the predominant
colour, and some rooms
have shared facilities.
Breakfast is served until
1pm. It is close to the
clubs and saunas.
d
Kerkstraat 42, 1017 GM
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Map L6
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020 624 8074
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www.amistad.nl
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€
Flatmates
Amsterdam
Not a hotel but a service
offering a variety of
accomodation: an
apartment on Nieuwe
Achtergracht (near the
Theater Carré), a studio
apartment in the Jordaan,
and an exclusively gay
B&B on Java Eiland. d
020 620 1545
•
www.
flatmates.nl
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€€
Note:
Unless otherwise stated, all hotels accept credit cards and
have en-suite bathrooms.
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