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Hotel The CraftsmenvsThe College Hotel Amsterdam
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. On balance, The College Hotel ranks significantly higher than Hotel Brouwer. The College Hotel is ranked #11 in Amsterdam with approval from 16 publications such as Condé Nast Traveler, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Hotel The Craftsmen
Insight Guides
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DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Oyster
Gayot
The Telegraph
The Telegraph
Singel 83, Amsterdam 1012 VE, The Netherlands
From $114/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast in the room
- Baggage storage
"At this bargain price there are no frills, but you do get breakfast included and a warm welcome."
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
"All rooms are en suite and no-smoking, and there is even a lift, making the Brouwer all-round great value."
"The eight neat, en-suite rooms here are named after Dutch painters and all of them look onto the Singel canal." Full review
Mid-Range
"Its pretty canal-front setting is tough to beat, and the location is great for exploring the city on foot." Full review
"Seventeenth-century history is the highlight at this charming Amsterdam hotel."
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
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
The College Hotel Amsterdam
Michelin Guide
Insight Guides
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Oyster
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
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Star Service
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Roelof Hartstraat 1, Amsterdam 1071 VE, The Netherlands
From $96/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Chic and fashionable lounge bar and rooms in the same style."
"Amsterdammers not only have great ideas, they carry them out really well. How about a truly luxurious hotel, staffed by students from the city’s hotel and catering college?"
"This 1895 landmark is a training ground for students of the country's top hotel management schools, which accounts for the fresh-faced staff and eager service." Full review
"A breath of fresh air, this venerable property was originally a 19th-century school." Full review
Upscale
"The College Hotel is a sensuous, intimate four-pearl option in the Museum Quarter." Full review
"Set inside a renovated, late-19th-century school, this stylish hotel blends well into its surrounding, fashionable neighborhood." Full review
"Stay in this stylish boutique hotel and you will be looked after by students from Amsterdam’s hotel and catering school, learning their craft in situ."
"Converted from an old schoolhouse, the College is one of the most elegant and original additions to Amsterdam’s hotel scene."
"The College Hotel is a lesson in bold eclecticism, an accredited Amsterdam institution with plenty of attitude and an exciting modern aesthetic that is sure to please trendsetters." Full review
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"A practical outpost of the city's hotel and catering college, all the staff here are students who are training in situ." Full review