Renaissance Amsterdam HotelvsHotel The Craftsmen
Both properties are rated very highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Hotel Brouwer ranks marginally better than Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel. Hotel Brouwer comes in at 79 with endorsements from 7 publications like Gayot, Time Out and DK Eyewitness.
Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel
Kattengat 1, Amsterdam 1012 SZ, The Netherlands
From $136/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Michelin Guide
"Modern comfort and numerous services on offer."
DK Eyewitness
"A large hotel excellent for exploring the Jordaan. Rooms are a touch flowery, but they deliver chain-hotel luxuries like movies, interactive video and PlayStation."
Star Service
"In a convenient location on the Singel canal, luggage-dragging distance from Centraal Station, in the heart of Amsterdam, this American tour-de-force is one of the best of the big boys." Full review
Time Out
"An smart option for exploring the Bohemian charms of nearby Harlemmerstraat and Jordaan areas, this 400-roomed place compensates for its flowery décor with top-end hotel luxuries." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
""It’s a breeze to explore the city" from this "wonderful hotel" with a brown-brick facade near the central station and on the UNESCO-listed Singel Canal." Full review
Fodor's
"This centrally located hotel has big, bare public areas and bustling lounges and restaurants." Full review
Frommer's
"Built around an open central courtyard in an area of old warehouses, the six-story Renaissance blends with the gabled facades nearby." Full review
Hotel The Craftsmen
Singel 83, Amsterdam 1012 VE, The Netherlands
From $114/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast in the room
- Baggage storage
Insight Guides
"At this bargain price there are no frills, but you do get breakfast included and a warm welcome."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Our favourite hotel in this price range, it has just eight rooms in a house dating back to 1652. Its rooms, named for Dutch painters, are furnished with simplicity, but all have canal views." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"All rooms are en suite and no-smoking, and there is even a lift, making the Brouwer all-round great value."
Time Out
"The eight neat, en-suite rooms here are named after Dutch painters and all of them look onto the Singel canal." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Its pretty canal-front setting is tough to beat, and the location is great for exploring the city on foot." Full review
Gayot
"Seventeenth-century history is the highlight at this charming Amsterdam hotel."
The Telegraph
7.0
"A 17th-century canal-house with elegantly simple rooms and canal views, the Brouwer is run by the same family since 1917." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"A beautiful 17th-century building in a prime canal-side location is now a boutique hotel, done up with the historical tools and trappings of artisans." Full review