{"id":73071,"date":"2026-05-01T22:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/73071\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:34:46","slug":"a-design-lovers-guide-to-amsterdam-where-to-stay-eat-and-shop-in-the-dutch-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/73071\/","title":{"rendered":"A Design Lover\u2019s Guide to Amsterdam: Where to Stay, Eat, and Shop in the Dutch Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perks: Canal-front, Michelin-star restaurant on site, dedicated workspaces<\/p>\n<p>As the first three-Michelin key stay in The Netherlands, the De L\u2019Europe prides itself on stellar customer service and streamlined room aesthetics. Whether you opt for a standard room fitted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/lacquer-interior-monologue\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">high-gloss<\/a> millwork and canal views, or one of their \u2018t Huys suites outfitted by local partners like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/van-gogh-museum-redesign\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Van Gogh museum<\/a> (serene with pops of yellow) or the Sisters Janssen suite (color-drenched in red with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/atomic-age-design-history\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Space Age<\/a> fixtures), you\u2019re sure to have a memorable stay. Each room, no matter the size, includes a wardrobe and dedicated workspace, alongside a sleek, marble-clad ensuite. Three on-site restaurants and two bars ensure you\u2019re never far from your next culinary discovery, but we\u2019re partial to sitting canal-side with a spritz at Brasserie Marie. The hotel also includes meeting rooms, event spaces, and a Biologique Recherche spa, should your itinerary need to include some R&amp;R.<\/p>\n<p>Perks: Historic architecture, sweeping city views, bike rentals<\/p>\n<p>Once a bank, then a music school, The Conservatorium elegantly blends original architecture with modern charm for a luxe place to call home, even if it is just temporary. A greenhouse-like glass lobby makes the already impressive entrance seem even grander while exposed brick layers in texture. i Sleek leather sofas and plush wingback chairs offer a comfortable waiting place for a table at the newly opened Ottolenghi or Taiko, a Dutch take on Asian cuisine. A mere five-minute walk to both the <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.rijksmuseum.nl\/en\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.rijksmuseum.nl\/en&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksmuseum.nl\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rijksmuseum<\/a> and the <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.vangoghmuseum.nl\/en\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.vangoghmuseum.nl\/en&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vangoghmuseum.nl\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Gogh museum<\/a>, this stay is your central cultural touchpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Take a walk through the Voldelpark or hop on a bike (the hotel has plenty available) and venture out toward the old Olympic Stadium. While there\u2019s plenty to do outside the four walls of the hotel, we encourage you to explore the interiors as well. Each floor of the former music conservatory (students of the relocated school still come to play in the lobby on weekends) reveals something new, whether it\u2019s the floral mosaic tile on the wainscotting of the ground floor or the intercrossed ceiling beams of the attic suites. Crisp percale sheets and low-slung furniture juxtapose with the building\u2019s original architecture, and a travertine-clad bathroom marries the two worlds with a classic warmth. If you\u2019re looking to splurge, book the sole room with the spiral staircase leading to a private roof deck\u2014there\u2019s no better way to enjoy an alfresco cocktail on a warm summer evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perks: Canal-front, Michelin-star restaurant on site, dedicated workspaces As the first three-Michelin key stay in The Netherlands, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[101],"tags":[6293,199,721,200,2258,1413],"class_list":["post-73071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-amsterdam","tag-airbnb","tag-amsterdam","tag-hotels","tag-netherlands","tag-shopping","tag-travel"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116501706862481320","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}