GRAND SOFITEL HOTEL - AMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS

Area

• 1 km to the nearest station (amsterdam central station)
• 5 minute walk to the nearest metro station (nieuwmarkt station)
• 18 kms to the nearest airport (schiphol airport)
• 10 minute walk to the nearest bus stop
• 5 km to the nearest fair site (rai)

General

Following its renovations, and with its excellent attention to detail, service,its first class restaurant and prime location, this is without doubt one of the top 3 hotels in Amsterdam and comes highly recommended

Lobby

The lobby was recently completely renovated, along with the rest of the hotel, and offers a more contemporary feel with a grand reception area and feature lighting, a cosy and intimate bar/lounge area and doors leading to its oasis of a garden where guests can have lunch, dinner or a drink

Exterior

The hotel has retained its historical features and has one of the most impressive entrances in Amsterdam with a welcoming courtyard offering peace and tranquility, in the heart of the city centre.

Rooms

The entire hotel has undergone a major refurbishment and the new bedrooms are far more contemporary than before with a mainly purple colour scheme, flat screen tv with bose sound system, a small writing desk and large walk-in rain showers in the bathroom. They are very luxurious and no expense has been spared which means that they offer some of the best accommodation in town.

Restaurant

Bridges restaurant has become one of the best known restaurants in Amsterdam since its opening in 2010. It specialises in fish but offers first class meat and fish dishes and has appeared in numerous magazines and tv shows including "Top Chef". It also has a beautiful summer terrace and a raw fish bar. A sumptuous breakfast is also served in this elegant and modern room overlooking the garden and also the street and canal.

Location

This hotel is located in the old part of Amsterdam overlooking one of the cities most charming canals and is just a short walk from the Central Station, Dam Square and the Red Light district, as well as the main shopping street called the Kalverstraat. It is a former 16th century Royal Inn and was the setting for the wedding of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Facilities

• Disabled facilities: Disabled facilities
• Baby sitting: Baby sitting
• Sauna: Sauna
• Gymnasium: Gymnasium
• 5 floors: 5 floors
• 1 indoor pool (heated): 1 indoor pool (heated)
• Room service 24 hour: Room service 24 hour
• Porterage from 7:00 to 23:00: Porterage from 7:00 to 23:00
• 4 lifts: 4 lifts
• Earliest check-in at 14:00: Earliest check-in at 14:00
• Medium sized lobby: Medium sized lobby