Expert reviews
“Several high-end hotels have recently debuted across the city, among them the W Amsterdam. Opened in 2015 by the central Dam Square, the property offers 238 stylish rooms and suites, plus a rooftop pool with views of the neighboring royal palace.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Amsterdam.
“W Amsterdam is divided across two structures: the Exchange and Bank buildings. Built in 1924, the former was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building, and it originally housed the telephone switchboard of the Royal Dutch Post. Nowadays, it is home to the vibrant W Lounge, a heated rooftop pool overlooking the Royal Palace.”
“Housed in an erstwhile telephone exchange building (from the 1920s), as well as in a 1906 former bank across the road, W boasts space, style and edgy design, while bringing a touch of New York pizzazz and snap-to-it service to Amsterdam. The rooftop lounge bar is hard to beat.”
What guests liked
- Excellent location
- Great neighborhood
- Friendly staff
- Rooftop bar
- Comfortable beds
- 238 rooms
All you need to know
This intriguing hotel is split between two unique buildings, with each one having its own style which remarkably works perfectly together as a whole. One of the buildings used to be a telephone exchange building while the other was a bank, creating a perfect mix of contemporary and traditional design.
The style of the 238 rooms in the hotel is innovative, to say the least, and of course luxurious. Also, the hotel has 23 stylish suites, 3 WOW suites and 2 lavish Extreme WOW suites. In these rooms, you can find an LCD TV, an iPod docking station, seating area, air conditioning, modern furniture providing unmatched comfort. The rooms also feature red are rugs creating a welcoming feel for guests, a built-in sofa with throw pillows design to provide unrivaled comfort while watching the 40-inch TV. The rooms have an open-concept with the shower enclosed in frosted glass coupled with Bliss sink-side six-bath that is sure to give you maximum refreshment.
The hotel has a famous rooftop lounge which was put in place to give guests a nice view while relaxing. Guests have an option from any of the three restaurants in the hotel to get delicious and tasty meals.
Located just a kilometer away from the Central Station, 14 km from Schipol Airport and less than a 5-minute walk from the Nine Streets shopping area. This makes it an excellent location for tourists and visitors to the city. Make use of the free Wi-Fi, available in any public area, in the hotel and stay connected to the world.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
22 March 2024
Fabulous
Great location, super friendly and cool staff, very helpful. Amazing spa. Unique style & vibes.
Room on 3rd floor (Bank building), could feel heavy frying smells from the kitchen/restaurant.
12 March 2024
I will recommend it to everyone and it’s my first choice hotel in Amsterdam
I love the room. It was nice, comfy and clean Great location too and the breakfast was great also.
I didn’t like the fact that I wanted a studio apartment but didn’t get it tho
9 March 2024
fun experience
cutting edge design in a historical building. very hip and fun atmosphere. the location is central.
some refreshment of the furniture is needed.
3 March 2024
Fabulous
Great location. Staff were very attentive.
3 March 2024
Everything was great
Everything was great
Everything was great
24 February 2024
Fun fab friendly
Great location, smart style, pleasant staff. I’d let them know if was my partner’s birthday and they’d arranged for complimentary Prosecco and macarons to our room on arrival.
Quite persistent room cleaning service despite us having do not disturb turned on!
20 February 2024
Fabulous
Location was amazing , young refreshing vibes, great lounge!
No balconies in the rooms
15 February 2024
Fabulous
Room was great, very modern and comfortable. Fab location.
28 January 2024
Had a good time, the location of the hotel was excellent as it was in the centre of town
Its location and facilities
The music from the bar was on late
26 January 2024
Pleasant
Great location
Quite expensive
26 January 2024
Very comfortable night
Extremely central, convenient location, helpful staff, and a stylish, comfortable, well-appointed, room.
A decisive factor in selecting this hotel was the rooftop pool - but it was shut. Very disappointing - and strange that the hotel didn't mention it in the pre-arrival-info email. UPDATE: Having messaged the hotel about this disappointment, I received extremely gracious emails from both the Duty Manager and the General Manager, the latter of whom in particular went out of his way to explain the pool had been open and that we had just been misinformed - but also to make offers of accessing the pool and other amends for the next time we are in Amsterdam. An unusual and impressive level of attention to communication from guests - we were grateful for it and thought it was important to note here, too.
25 January 2024
Fabulous
Fantastic breakfast and staff very good with service and location is the best in the city
Exceeded expectations
4 January 2024
Stylish hotel in a great location
Stylish hotel and the room was quirky. I didn't eat in the hotel, so can't comment, but the staff were all really friendly and the location is great.
I didn't like the split property, so the reception is across the street from the rooms and It all felt a bit disjointed to be honest. Lovely hotel though,
31 December 2023
Great, except for the W lounge.
Staff, rooms, location
W lounge, we started our evening here, lounge reception staff were rude, we waited around 45mins to be served and a further 20minutes for our drinks. It wasn’t possible to order at the bar, it was table service without the service.
22 December 2023
Was a good stay for the most part just a few things that made it not the best for a five star hotel and suite as mention
The suite was lovely and intimate in terms of aesthetics. The reception staff was very helpful and gave me a nice gift as I left. They made it nice as it was for my anniversary and provided Prosecco and a lovely heart chocolate & card.
Not a fan of the shower in the room as it was small for a suite. There was nowhere to hang towels. The check in and out staff was not the best and a little rude. The in room dining charged for delivery which I have never seen at a hotel before. The lighting in the room wasn’t the best and for a suite it wasn’t greatly noise insulated as I could hear other people talking outside and slamming doors. The upstairs TV had no connection to chrome cast and could only watch normal tv which was annoying as the downstairs one worked perfectly. The iPad in the room was pointless as it did not work and had a date on it from 2007.
11 December 2023
Private luxurious and safe
Beautiful hotel and spa
Not much tbh
10 December 2023
Pleasant
Lifts
4 December 2023
Good but wouldn’t stay again
Location is great, staff were really friendly & efficient
The lifts were permanently busy or one was broken so always had to walk up the stairs. Layout is weird & the rooms were a bit tacky
29 November 2023
Very good
the Restaurant is one of the best
the spa needs refreshing, the signs are faded and the water temperature isn't correct
25 November 2023
Super location for a tourist
Location, cozy room
17 November 2023
A cool place to stay
Decor. Roof terrace bar
14 November 2023
Great hotel but the room was cramped with a poor layout.
Great location, very chill building. Awesome staff
Our room was a let down. Very cramped, we booked a city view which was a very small window facing some air conditioning units. The room layout was bizarre. The shower felt like a cupboard and left me feeling claustrophobic. Was very much looking forward to my stay but the room left me feeling disappointed
6 November 2023
Pleasant
The Spa was excellent
Loud music from the bar on the top floor till early hours of the morning
6 November 2023
Pleasant
Good location, friendly staff
I was overcharged for my stay and I haven't been paid it back just yet, also it wasn't the cleanest hotel for the price being paid!
25 October 2023
Very good
Room and Location was excellent.
Maybe the price was a bit more than expected for that level of hotel. Also because I booked throuhgh Booking.com it was hard to manage any changes to the bookings on site and also as we were traveling as a group by I was paying for everything that became an issue as we booked through Booking.com
29 September 2023
Nice stay, quirky but very acceptable and would stay again
Location and ambience
Lifts
30 July 2023
Very good
Design Friendly staff
24 July 2023
Very good , didn’t like room as much
Location , restaurants
Room , toilet wc bathroom all separate
3 July 2023
Very good
The location was excellent, the staff at the front desk were friendly, and I would like to specially thank Anastisia, the front desk manager who looked after us during our stay. They even sent us cake and chocolate to the room as it was our anniversary. The restaurant Mr. Porter is amazing, the best steak I ever tasted. The bed was very comfortable as well.
The jacuzzi was not working at the spa
30 June 2023
W Hotel’s nice modern property vibe and interior in a good location, but expected more from staff and quality of the W c
Receptionist staff was very friendly and accommodated an early check in. Rooftop lounge, bar, and restaurant area, vibe, and view was nice. Good location.
Rooms were okay, breakfast staff not friendly or accommodating. Doorman was very rude and unfriendly, don’t rely on him for booking you a taxi to the airport.
27 June 2023
You should improve welcoming service front desk, especially
I came 11 at night no one help me to carry the luggage. No one show me my room and my room is like middle floor so I need to carry my luggage from the stairs which they did not inform
22 June 2023
Wonderful hotel, facilities and location, Staff and Management clearly know this, and can be less customer focussed tha
Excellent location. Fabulous bar. Fabulous restaurants. Fabulous Spa.
We have stayed more than once, but staff and management were quite offhand. Refused to give us our room on time. We waited from 3pm until 9pm to get access because they had “sold an extension to the previous occupant”. Management refused to discuss the matter while we were there or afterwards. Reception staff quite offhand. No alternative facilities offered.
3 June 2023
Pleasant
•bed was very comfortable •location was good •nice size room •staff friendly • location i didn’t check out the spa or pool area unfortunately so I cannot comment.
when I arrived there was an event on at the W’s bar. Although it was clear to security and everyone else I was arriving at the hotel with my two suitcases out of a taxi, they didn’t move or attempt to help me. in fact they stood in the way. so I was just stood there with my two suitcases whilst the two idiot security stood infront of me. to be totally honest I was expecting someone to help me with my bags as what happens in any 5* hotel. anyway, after I pulled my bags in myself and made my way past the two security guards who were on a one in a lifetime power trip I checked in. the check in staff were very nice. however, again I had to take my own luggage to my room. that’s just not something I’m at all familiar with in $500 a night hotels lol.
2 June 2023
Very nice but super expensive hotel
The location is perfect, the atmosphere is great and the food is excellent. The spa treatments are also great and the Duchess restaurant is amazing although both are very expensive
The rooms are very small, the service is not that good and the prices are very very high…
12 May 2023
beautiful stay
perfect location, loved the breakfast! amazing staff ! very clean and comfortable
staff responses were a bit slow but i will definitely stay here again
25 April 2023
Stylish and convenient
Style and view from top restaurant (Mr Porter)
A touch too noisy
24 April 2023
Possibly too cool
Nice canal view room; excellent shower; comfortable bed; cool vibe
Very small room for 2 people - no bathroom as such - a (great) closet shower and wc with one (large) basin in the room; no comfortable place to sit in the room apart from the bed (very comfortable). Always a shame to spend a few days away in a room smaller than my bedroom at home. Would I rush back? No, not least because of indifferent service.
7 April 2023
Fabulous
very nice room and breakfast
6 April 2023
Very good
The location was excellent and spa facilities very good.
The ultra modern styling of the room using dark glossy colours and dim LED lighting was uncomfortable on the eye. Also, I didn't like the fact that there wasn't a hand basin in the WC.
14 March 2023
not worth the money
great location great rooms
the staff seem very inexperienced and lack the professionalism expect from a W chain 180 euro to wash 8 pairs of underwear what a rip off !
1 March 2023
Best place to stay
Best location
1 March 2023
enjoyable
the room was so cool. Mr Porter is an amazing amenity in the hotel.
didn’t realise that the pool was closed for winter, this wasn’t published on website or booking.com. there was no lobby at check in, no where to sit while we waited to check in.
20 February 2023
Very good
location
Till night we heard music in room from Bar. We are not happy because is not available for us Restorant or breakfast
19 January 2023
good location, nice room and great facilities
facilities and access to the spa and gym
Check in desk seemed understaffed - had to wait for nearly 30m to speak to someone.
29 December 2022
Nice but expensive.
The hotels biggest asset is without doubt its wonderful staff. Its location and spa facilities are very good and I would highly recommend the breakfast. The outdoor pool is pretty spectacular too.
We stayed over Christmas and I feel that given the overall cost - £3,000 for 4 nights - there were no little extras to make it feel special or Christmassy. Our room was nice, but you have to pay for the most expensive room if you want a bath. The shower in our room wasn’t very practical either. It’s just a shower cubicle with nowhere to get dressed other than in the main bedroom and there are no hooks to hang damp towels or robes.
11 October 2022
kind-heartedness
The hospitality and kindness of the staff. Excellent location.
8 September 2022
will come back to Amsterdam but not to the W except to say hi Julien
location and Julien the concierge was fabulous he made our stay so much better than it would have been
it’s too super chic and cool for itself! breakfast was a joke and a ripoff
4 September 2022
relaxed
de bar is top en het personeel is top
gehorig vage indeling
29 August 2022
Lovely
Cool hotel
Windows can't open all the way
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Sauna (additional charge)
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- - Indoor pool (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool (all year) (additional charge)
- - Nightclub/DJ
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Make up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Hair cut
- - Hair styling
- - Body scrub
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Live music/performance
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
Pool and wellness
- - Rooftop pool
- - Heated pool
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
25 March 2024
Lovely.