Whether exploring the macabre history of the Amsterdam Dungeon, imbibing at the Heineken Brewery or admiring the works of the Dutch Masters at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam is a city with attractions to suit a variety of interests. Hotel rooms with balconies offer tourists a chance to observe the city's buildings, canals and people from their room. Along with balconies, these hotels offer amenities from restaurants in old apothecary shops to televisions built into bathroom mirrors.
Located in the center of Amsterdam, near tourist spots such as Anne Frank's house, the Heineken Beer Brewery and the Van Gogh Museum, NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky offers 468 rooms ranging from standard rooms to furnished apartments and featuring amenities such as jacuzzis, voltage adapters and balconies. The hotel offers guests bike rentals, a game room and the Restaurant Reflet, which dates back to 1885 and serves classic French dishes. Other on-site eateries include the Shibli Bedoin, which serves Middle Eastern fare and The Lounge, located in the Lobby, which serves high tea. Other nearby attractions include the Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, which offers an exotic plant exhibit featuring plants brought to Amsterdam by the Dutch East India Company.
The 23 suites of the Dutch Masters wing in De L'Europe Amsterdam celebrates the artistic tradition of the city with rooms whose decor is based on Dutch Masters paintings featured in the Rijksmuseum. These suites feature TVs built into mirrors in the bathroom, heated bathroom floors and balconies overlooking the Amstel River and Munt Tower. The hotel offers butler service, babysitting, personal shoppers and features a private jetty. The hotel's three restaurants range from haute cuisine at the Restaurant Excelsior to waterfront casual dining at La Terrasse. Nearby nightlife activities include the hip-hop club De Duivel, the Weapon of London gay bar and Feijoa, a wine and cocktail bar.
Seated on top of street-level shops and restaurants, Nadia Hotel is located across the street from Westerkerk, where Rembrandt is buried, and behind the royal palace. The hotel's balcony rooms overlook the canal, and range from single-bed rooms to triple-bed rooms. A continental breakfast is included in the room price, and guests are given a drink upon arrival. Guests can take in literary history at the Anne Frank House or the museum of Dutch children's author, Theo Thijssen.
Comprised of 17th- and 18th-century canal houses, the Hotel Pulitzer is located in the middle of the old city center. A completely nonsmoking hotel, certain suites, such as the Garden View Room, offer balconies. The hotel offers boat trips on the canal, a flower market and art gallery. The on-site Restaurant Keizersgracht offers local and international cuisine, and features a private dining room, De Apotheek, in what once was an apothecary shop. During the summer, the hotel serves afternoon tea in the garden. The hotel is within walking distance of the Stedelijk Museum, which features contemporary art, and the Rozentheater, a theater for young people.
