Grand Hotel Amrath AmsterdamvsBanks Mansion
Both properties are highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Grand Hotel Amrath Amsterdam scores significantly better than Banks Mansion. Grand Hotel Amrath Amsterdam comes in at #16 in Amsterdam with accolades from 13 reviews including Jetsetter, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Grand Hotel Amrath Amsterdam Show All Reviews
Prins Hendrikkade 108, Amsterdam 1011 AK, The Netherlands
From $112/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"It offers a convenient central location, pleasantly spacious and comfortable rooms and excellent, personalised service."
Concierge
"Conveniently located just half a mile from Central Station, the Amrâth has all the grandeur of the venerable InterContinental Amstel but with details that lend it more of a sense of humor."
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When to go: Late spring, but avoid the tulip-daffodil crowds (around Easter).
Fodor's
"The staff is friendly and professional, and a stay here ensures quiet luxury in the city center." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Stained glass windows surround a staircase and allow natural light to stream into this Art Nouveau-style interior." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Originally constructed as the offices of six shipping companies, the monumental building now houses this luxury hotel overlooking the old harbour."
Star Service
"This place competes head to head with the Marriott and makes a good case for refined regionally infused lodgings, along with the wonderful Park Hotel Amsterdam." Full review
Time Out
"The Grand Hotel Amrâth Amsterdam occupies the fabulous structure on Prins Hendrikkade known locally as the Scheepvaarthuis or 'Maritime House'." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"This historical hotel in a building with rich shipping history is an upscale stay with canal views in the city center." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
82.4
"The grandly restored 1916 Scheepvaart-huis, or Shipping House, is a spectacular example of the Amsterdam School, where form trumps function at every turn." Full review
Not For Tourists
"luxurious hotel, artdeco building."
Banks Mansion
Herengracht 519-522, Amsterdam 1017 BV, The Netherlands
From $150/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"The handsome Berlage architeaure of this hotel hints at the elegant accommodation on offer here."
Concierge
"Instead of relying on high design as so many other new places in the Dutch capital do, it's taking a shot at being the coziest, comfiest hotel in town."
Travel + Leisure
"Located on the Herengracht Canal, the Banks Mansion is a stately white-columned hotel housing 51 rooms, many of which display serene water views." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"In an imposing former bank, this hotel is all-inclusive: everything, from the Internet to movies to the minibar, is free."
Star Service
"Flirty and fun fashion is the foundation for this postcard boutique-hotel for young couples. It is a more conservative version of the Toren and Ambassade." Full review
Time Out
"Once you check in to this grand hotel in a former bank building, everything is yours to choose." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"You get far more than a fancy bed here: tipples are complimentary at the self-service wet bar in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed lobby." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"A comfortable hotel in a former bank building, Banks Mansion enjoys a convenient location within reasonable walking distance of most major sights and easy access to public transport." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Set along Herengracht Canal, the 51-room Banks Mansion is a beautiful boutique with an upscale home-away-from-home concept." Full review
Michelin Guide
"A stately five-story, granite corner property, aims to be its guests’ home away from home...included in rates are bottomless decanters of whiskey, cognac and gin in rooms" Full review