Ambassade Hotel, Amsterdam

Herengracht 341, 1016 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands. (show on map)

Expert reviews

New York Times review:

“The Ambassade Hotel, also centrally located in the Canal Belt, has hosted many famous visiting literary figures and features a special collection of Dutch art from the postwar avant-garde Cobra movement.”

Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Amsterdam.

Frommers review:

“A far cry from the minimalist styling adopted by so many city hotels, the designers of the Ambassade evidently believed that more is best; the 10 17th- and 18th-century gabled townhouses sandwiched together to form this elegant frippery are gaily festooned with swags of curtain, chandeliers, and antiques—plus a collection of priceless CoBrA artwork.”

Lonely Planet review:

“Rambling across 10 Golden Age canal houses on the Herengracht, these 56 unique rooms and suites of varying sizes have period furnishings, antique furniture, gilded mirrors, chandeliers and art from the hotel’s extensive collection from the CoBrA movement; many have romantic canal views.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Ambassade Hotel, Amsterdam. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.6 out of 5.0

Ranked 1st in Amsterdam

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What guests liked

All you need to know

Situated adjacent to the Herengracht canal, right in the core of Amsterdam’s historical center, the extraordinary Ambassade Hotel offers an idyllic location. It is composed of 10 meticulously renovated historical canal-side edifices and provides lavish boutique lodgings in a peaceful, central setting.

The hotel houses 58 gracefully designed rooms and suites. They have been meticulously restored to preserve their original allure and charisma. The rooms are adorned predominantly in the style of Louis XV/XVI, featuring vibrant fabrics and genuine art pieces from the Cobra movement.

The Ambassade Hotel further features a series of distinctive public spaces, including its historical library which holds 3000 books signed by both foreign and Dutch authors who have been guests at the hotel.

It also includes the 18th-century Breitner lounge and the Cobra lounge. These areas serve drinks and snacks throughout the day and can be individually reserved for various meetings and minor business events.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

4.0
Roel

20 July 2024

Super Lage. Tolles Zimmer, gute Filosofie des Eigentümers, gutes Frühstück

The breakfast was very good. The position in the middle of the 9 streets is great. The distance to my favorite Pub "Gollem" is great as well. Good connections, although we had the bad luck that in Leidsestraat there were improvement activities on the tramway.

The Airco wasn't functioning very well and the WLAN in this newly added part was not very stable. Some how the windows let through a lot of street noise . . . After asking the staff the Airco was new and nobody knew exactly how to use it. The WLAN-Problem was known and was under improvement. To the street noise there were no positive comments.

5.0
Kathryn

17 July 2024

Home away from home.

Everyone was helpful and friendly. Amazing Breakfast and restaurant staff. Breaks was absolutely fantastic!!!! We will be back.

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5.0
Kimberly

16 July 2024

Exceptional

Excellent customer service and location. Cannot say enough about the staff and how helpful they are—particularly the front office.

4.0
Woo

13 July 2024

Very good

Location

Small room

5.0
Susan

11 July 2024

Thank you Ambassade team. You made our stay.

This was the perfect hotel for us. Lovely rooms overlooking canal. Library and games. Staff extremely friendly and helpful.

Food wise - not good for children. Very fine dining. Good breakfast.

4.0
Peter

11 July 2024

If you want a canal view you have to pay for it, but it made our stay all the better. The staff were attentive and frien

Lift was essential. Location great. Staff delightful. Canal view a must.

Shower a little odd. Restaurant was a little pedestrian after promising much more.

5.0
Robert

11 July 2024

A unique treasure in the historical district

Location and uniqueness

Can’t think of any

4.5
Anne

6 July 2024

Great boutique hotel for Amsterdam and we would recommend to family and friends

The staff at this hotel are outstanding. Always friendly, helpful and professional. The room was comfortable and the decor fresh and interesting with a bright classic feel.

Wi fi in our room was difficult and unstable

5.0
Karen

5 July 2024

Lovely canal-side hotel!

Loved this small hotel located inside several historic canalside townhomes. Extremely friendly and helpful staff, wonderful breakfast, great a/c which was very much needed on a few of our days.

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5.0
Karen

4 July 2024

We would definitely stay here again!!!

Beautiful and unique! Every where there is fantastic artwork, a library filled with books on art and lifestyle and literature. Restaurant has incredible food, that looks like art! The hotel staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable!

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5.0
Janet

3 July 2024

Exceptional

The room was absolutely beautiful. We paid for the canal view. The canal is quiet and prettier than many because it has no houseboats moored on it. Hotel is in a great part of town. Staff was very friendly, kind and helpful.

5.0
Jeffrey

2 July 2024

Very enjoyable stay.

Great location. Friendly staff Beautiful room.

The room was very warm.

5.0
Hedger

25 June 2024

Beautiful hotel on a great canal within walking distance of many shops and restaurants.

Location close to the heart of the city — so many shop and restaurants.

5.0
Daves

24 June 2024

Going back July5th

Breakfast and Dinner were excellent and service was amazing

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4.5
Angela

10 June 2024

Fabulous

Great location next to the 9 Streets. The room was very nice, the breakfasts were excellent with lots of choice and all the people working there were lovely and very helpful.

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4.5
Katherine

9 June 2024

Great location and great staff. Very welcoming!

Staff. Location. Bar. Room.

4.5
Richard

30 May 2024

Gem of a place in downtown Amsterdam

Lovely spot by the canal side, quiet road (relatively) - room had a lovely view.

Be aware of the cars / vans blocking the entrance to the hotel - which is a problem with all roads in Amsterdam as the City does not have much room for cars!

4.0
Clare

29 May 2024

Fabulous stay, clean, huge bed, staff friendly.

Setting, in the heart of Amsterdam

4.5
Arlene

20 May 2024

We enjoyed our 1 night stay. The hotel gave you a good old style feel, which was cool.

Location of hotel was central. Room was a little tight, but very cozy. Bed was comfortable.

We arrived at the hotel close to midnight, so the bar was closing, and we couldn't get any snacks anymore. Managed to get a glass of wine. :) Air conditioner did not work, but there was a fan in the room. There were narrow stairs to go up or down to the room so it was a little difficult to carry our luggage. Breakfast was minimal. Just continental, but you can order eggs.

5.0
Mariko

6 May 2024

Picturesque and convenient stay in canal ring area with elegant touches and excellent staff

The view from our room overlooking the canal and the location were perfect. The staff was also exceptional - helpful in arranging plans (for eg canal cruise) and making suggestions. They were also very responsive through email communications prior to our stay. Would definitely stay here again.

Can honestly say there wasn't anything we didn't like. We heard some people comment on finding the layout confusing, but that is because the hotel is made up of two restored canal houses which were built as intentionally narrow so that there are some winding halls (but there are elevators). We found it added to the charm.

5.0
Carol

5 May 2024

Delightful.

Everything! Charming hotel, staff and location.

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5.0
Gillian

10 April 2024

Wonderful stay in Amsterdam at an excellent located hotel on one of the canals with lovely staff.

I really liked the location of this hotel. Walking distance to most areas of interest to us on a beautiful canal. You are really get the authenticity of what Amsterdam has to offer from the hotels location. Would highly recommend. We needed a 3 single bed option for our room which sadly meant we could not opt for a canal view which would have been nice however, we still enjoyed the hotel and loved that it was a traditional build with the narrow staircases. They have done a wonderful job of converting all the buildings to make it into this wonderful hotel. The staff were all lovely and friendly.

I have stayed in many hotels and just found this is a little more expensive for a 4* than others around the world, even 5*. However, it was giving me the experiencing I was looking for in Amsterdam i.e. canal location so still chose to book it.

5.0
Shama

7 April 2024

Exceptional

Great location and helpful staff

5.0
Joyce

2 April 2024

Awesome Ambassade Hotel in Amsterdam

The customer service and the food were beyond expectations, We had a welcome note and a bottle of wine in our room. The bathroom was very nice, except it seemed more designed for a man. The floor was heated, and it had a large tub, a rain shower, and double sinks. The staff was very attentive and welcoming. I would definitely stay there the next time I visit Amsterdam. The dinner and drinks in their restaurant were the best in town. The bed was very comfortable and there was lots of storage for clothing and shoes. There was also generous storage under the double sinks in the bathroom. The location was very good and in walking distance of several interesting museums and areas of town.

There was not much room to store suitcases The built-in magnifying mirror was placed very high in the mirror, and there was no easy way to shave legs safely in the shower. The furniture was too big and too much for the size of the room.. It looked very pretty but crowded.This would not deter me from staying there again. There are stairs to climb, so this hotel would not be suitable for the handicapped, but this part of Amsterdam has buildings that are all designed the same way over the last few hundred years.

5.0
Sofia

2 April 2024

Love it

Beautiful hotel Great location Amazing staff Great drinks at the bar. I'll be staying there again when in Amsterdam

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Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - Kid meals (additional charge)
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
  • - Fruits (additional charge)
  • - Coffee house on site

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Packed lunches
  • - Car hire
  • - Heating
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Shuttle service (additional charge)
  • - Airport shuttle (additional charge)

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Business centre
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Currency exchange
  • - Tour desk
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service
  • - Private check-in/check-out
  • - Invoice provided

Entertainment and family services

  • - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
  • - Board games/puzzles

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Trouser press (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Activities

  • - Games room
  • - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
  • - Massage (additional charge)
  • - Cycling
  • - Spa facilities
  • - Spa lounge/relaxation area
  • - Spa/wellness packages
  • - Back massage
  • - Neck massage
  • - Foot massage
  • - Head massage
  • - Hand massage
  • - Walking tours (additional charge)
  • - Bike tours (additional charge)
  • - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
  • - Bicycle rental (additional charge)

Parking

  • - Parking garage
  • - Accessible parking

Transport

  • - Public transport tickets (additional charge)
  • - Airport pick up (additional charge)
  • - Airport drop off (additional charge)

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key access
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
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