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Hotel The ExchangevsConservatorium Hotel
Both properties are recommended by writers. Overall, Conservatorium Hotel ranks significantly better than Hotel The Exchange. Conservatorium Hotel scores 92 with praise from 16 reviews including Condé Nast Traveler, Frommer's and Concierge.
Hotel The Exchange
Concierge
Fodor's
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
Oyster
Condé Nast Traveler
Wallpaper
The Telegraph
Damrak 50, Amsterdam 1012 LL, The Netherlands
From $81/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Dry Cleaning
"A sister hotel to the iconoclastic Lloyd hotel, the Exchange is located on tatty Damrak, the tourist-thronged artery that runs from the Centraal Station to Dam Square."
"All of the rooms in three adjoining buildings have been designed by students and alumni from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute and are unique and funky." Full review
"God knows, Damrak needs a decent hotel, and this new sister to the excellent Lloyd Hotel... is a welcome and wacky newcomer... for the price, it’s one of the best places to sleep in town."
"The Exchange has 61 rooms that have been done up in crazy, eye-popping style by students from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute." Full review
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If you like plain decor, this isn't your place.
Mid-Range
"The Exchange is a boutique concept hotel, where all 61 rooms have been decorated by different young fashion designers from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute." Full review
"Students from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute designed the rooms here, and each is wildly different, from one in an all-white palette to another whose walls are draped in exotic fabrics." Full review
"Eight students from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute were selected to 'dress' the rooms... room inspiration ranged from Marie Antoinette to wallflowers and denim jackets." Full review
7.0
"On a hectic street between Central Station and the Dam, just a heartbeat from the Red Light District." Full review
Conservatorium Hotel
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Oyster
Star Service
Frommer's
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
goop
Fodor's Show All Reviews
Van Baerlestraat 27, Amsterdam 1071 AN, The Netherlands
From $391/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"One of Amsterdam's finest hotels... Pure, unadulterated luxury."
"You will sacrifice a canal view, but the location of this bustling hotel, opened in February 2012 directly across from the Museumplein, more than compensates."
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The cavernous center is divided into spaces aligned with the four elements, but if you have to choose, forget earth, fire, and air and head for the water spa, which features a watsu pool and hammam treatments.
Luxury
"The Conservatorium Hotel delivers a true five-pearl experience in Amsterdam's residential Museum Quarter." Full review
"Although it lacks the intimate room count of a true boutique-hotel, this creatively transformed Gothic fortress features some of the most dramatic architectural-scapes in Amsterdam." Full review
"The new kid on the block of competitive upmarket hotels in Amsterdam, the Conservatoriun opened in 2011 and occupies the former neo-Gothic Sweelinck Conservatory of Music." Full review
"The building itself harmoniously blends old and new, with modern steel beams and glass walls complementing original brickwork and wooden beams." Full review
"This 129-room hotel with an arsenal of standout features, offers spare but opulent interiors, courteous service (especially praiseworthy in a city known for a lack thereof), and serious wellness amenities." Full review
9.0
"Italian contemporary style – and the best lobby-lounge in town – Conservatorium is infused into a 19th-century bank building, bang in between Museumplein and Amsterdam’s chicest fashion street." Full review
"While it takes up prime real estate in a former music conservatory just a stone’s throw from the Rijks and Museumplein, Conservatorium has a lot more going for it than location alone." Full review
"An impressive early 20th-century bank turned music school is a visual feast, with a glass-roofed, tree-filled courtyard lobby and dramatically modern guest rooms." Full review