RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS

Following the reviews of our guests, we are publishing our new list of the Recommended Restaurants in Amsterdam.

Fine Dining

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Welcome to our Newsletter! This is where you will find usefull information about what’s happening in Amsterdam. Should you want to share your tips on Amsterdam about something that may be useful to us, then please send us an email using the “CONTACT” button above.

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The National Holocaust Museum

The National Holocaust Museum tells the story of the Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews of the Netherlands. Before the Second World War, Jews and non-Jews lived side by side. They had the same rights. But during the war, the Nazis and their collaborators killed around six million Jews in Europe. That was the Holocaust or Shoah.

This is the first and only museum to relate the history of the persecution of the Jews of the entire Netherlands. Including the day-to-day life of Jews on the eve of the Second World War, the liberation as Jews experienced it, and how the Holocaust has been treated in our national culture of remembrance: all this is examined in the museum.

Open: 11/03/2024

Plantage Middenlaan 27, Amsterdam

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THE KIDS NANNY SERVICE

Kidscorner en nannyservice voor hotels. Bijvoorbeeld een paasbrunch of andere leuke evenementen waar kinderen bij zijn betrokken, kunnen zij voor een kidscorner zorgen:

Kidsnannyservice en kidspartyplanner – Mw. Rachel Pietersma    06-811 08463 – +31 20 760 7661

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Hair, Makeup, Facials or Nails

Angela Riksten is one of our contacts for all the beauty questions. Make your appointment and she will come to the hotel to help the guest. Telefoon: 06 4863 0053

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What we do for our guests in the Amstel Hotel.

De gezondheid en veiligheid van onze gasten zijn onze topprioriteit. De huidige omstandigheden hebben ons uitgedaagd om nieuwe manieren van werken te vinden. Persoonlijke service bieden op het hoogste niveau, waarbij altijd rekening wordt gehouden met uw gezondheid en veiligheid. Het enige wat telt, is dat u zich comfortabel voelt tijdens uw verblijf in het Amstel Hotel. 

Onderstaand ziet u een overzicht van de maatregelen en procedures in ons hotel. Wij beantwoorden persoonlijk graag al uw vragen, mochten er onduidelijkheden zijn tijdens uw verblijf. 

Maatregelen en procedures voor uw en onze veiligheid 

  • Overal in het hotel wordt 1,5 meter afstand gehouden 
  • Veiligheidsvragen zoals voorgeschreven door het RIVM worden bij de voordeur gesteld 
  • Er zijn handgelstations en desinfectiemogelijkheden door het hele hotel 
  • Fysieke afstandsmaatregelen, zoals plexiglas scheidingswanden en weghalen van meubilair 
  • Continue intensieve reiniging van alle gemeenschappelijke ruimtes
     
  • Medewerkers dragen een doorzichtige gezichtsmasker 
  • Er zijn eenrichtingslooproutes voor zowel gasten als medewerkers

  • Voor een plaats in ons Amstel restaurant of in de Amstel Bar dient u een reservering te maken. Dit kan zowel door te bellen naar de receptie als online: https://amsterdam.intercontinental.com/nl/eten-drinken 
  • Tafelreserveringen zijn gelimiteerd tot twee uur per reservering 
  • Wacht u alstublieft tot de host u naar de goede tafel begeleidt 
  • Contactloze betalingsmogelijkheden
     
  • De Health Club is enkel toegankelijk met reservering, waarbij tijdsloten van toepassing zijn 
  • De faciliteiten in de Health Club zijn gelimiteerd hierdoor zal alleen de fitness geopend zijn 
  • Valet parking is nog steeds beschikbaar, ons team zal uw auto parkeren en desinfecteren 
  • Mocht u een jas of colbert willen ophangen, hebben wij een garderobe beschikbaar

  • Een Amstel experience kan ook bij u thuis komen, in de vorm van take-away: Amstel Restaurant at Home
  • Amstel Restaurant at Home, afternoon tea of drie gangen menu kan alleen online bestelt worden via de website https://amsterdam.intercontinental.com/nl/eten-drinken/amstel-restaurant
     

    Alle protocollen zijn ontwikkeld onder begeleiding van de Nederlandse overheid, het RIVM en lokale gezondheids- en overheidsinstanties. Als onderdeel van InterContinental Hotel Group is de officiële IHG Way of Clean toegepast. In lijn met de IHG Clean Promise, kunt u als gast ons te allen tijde op de hoogte stellen als u ontevreden of bezorgd bent over de netheid of veiligheidsprocedures van het hotel. Het gehele team heeft intensieve training gevolgd om alle maatregelen toe te passen. 

     Met alle regels en voorschriften om de veiligheid van onze gasten te garanderen in het achterhoofd, is ons doel om u de ultieme gastervaring te bieden en gastvrijheid ‘zoals we die kennen’. 
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Tassenmuseum gesloten. Jammer!

Op 13 maart jongstleden is het Tassenmuseum gesloten als gevolg van de coronacrisis. Het besluit is genomen het museum niet te heropenen. Lees meer…

Ode aan de tas: van verzamelwoede tot Tassenmuseum | Modemuze

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Hoog bezoek voor Kaj

Ben vraagt Kaj of alles met Tours & Tickets naar wens gaat, tijdens zijn wekelijkse hotel rondje

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Restaurant Felix

Nieuwsgierige culinaire geesten worden beloond met de New Dutch Cuisine van morgen. Vertrouwde en klassieke Nederlandse producten worden door de chefs in een nieuw jasje gestoken.

Restaurant Felix
Keizersgracht 324
1016 EZ Amsterdam
+31 (0)20 589 16 90

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ALL ABOUT FLOWERS

FLOWER TOURS HOLLAND

Flower Tours Holland was founded by Peter Boers. Peter specializes in exclusive, private and VIP tours to all well known, but also hidden, flower destinations in Holland (The Netherlands).

 All tours can be adjusted to your personal interests.

 

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Giethoorn | Guided Boat Tour

See all of Giethoorn in one day, enjoy the canals by boat and take a walk through the village. See al the presence, and discover all about the past.

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De Haar Castle

De Haar Castle is the largest castle of Holland and is located just outside Utrecht and a half an hour drive from Amsterdam. De Haar has everything you expect from a castle; towers, turrets, moats, gates and suspension bridges. The castle is also home to many art objects. Next to the castle you can find a romantic chapel and beautiful parks and gardens. Without a doubt De Haar Castle is one of the most luxurious castles of Europe.

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Summer in Amsterdam

Enjoy countless festivals, urban beaches, picnics in the park, outdoor cinema & art, and cool drinks on sunny terraces – Amsterdam is teeming with things to do in the summer. And, on a bright sunny day, the best place to be is outside! Find out how to experience Amsterdam and go home with a healthy tan. Sunglasses on – let’s go!

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City Sightseeing Amsterdam – Hop on Hop off

Handige app voor gasten die gebruik willen maken van de hop on/off bus en boot en willen zien waar de bus/boot zich bevindt!

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RESTAURANT DE KAS – AMSTERDAM

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THE BEAUTY OF THE AMSTEL

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DE HALLEN AMSTERDAM IS OPEN

CENTRUM VOOR MEDIA, CULTUUR, MODE, HORECA EN AMBACHTEN.

De plek waar ooit de eerste elektrische trams in Amsterdam werden onderhouden heeft een nieuw leven gekregen. In de voormalige tramremise, een rijksmonument gebouwd tussen 1902-1928, is nu De Hallen Amsterdam gevestigd. Midden in de 19e eeuwse stadswijk Amsterdam West.

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Back to the past

Concert gebouw Mengelberg

Foto uit 1931 in het Amstel Hotel

 

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10 things you may like to know about the Dutch

  1. Lekker” (nice or tasty) and “gezellig” (cozy) are often used in the Dutch language! People often make an effort to make it “gezellig”and make sure that everything they make is “lekker”. !
  2. Drop” (liquorice) is probaly the most popular sweet! An average of 4 kilo per person per year is eaten.
  3. Haring” (herring) is a popular raw fish snack and is traditionally eaten hole hanging over the mouth holding it’s tail.
  4.  At home people have their dinner between 18-19 hours and in restaurants                 usually an hour later. As a result most restaurants kitchen will be closed after 22:30 hours.
  5. Marihuana is classified as a soft drug and legal to buy in small quantities. “Coffeshops” are special cafés where one can buy cigarettes filled with tabac and marihuana.
  6. When meeting friends and family of the opposite sex it is tradition to kiss 3 times on the cheek starting with the right cheek.
  7. When a baby is born, visitors are treated with a “beschuit met muisjes“, (biscuits with fruit flavored sprinkles) blue for a boy and pink for a girl.
  8. Prostitution is a legal profession and is allowed behind shop windows in designated areas in practically every town in the country.
  9. Ice skating is one of most popular winter sport with the highlight (extreme weather conditions allowing), the “eleven town race”. In the Northern province of Friesland there are 11 towns wich are connected by canals and rivers. When these freeze over a race is held, the total number of kilometers is nearly 200 !
  10. Cycling is the nation way of transport with many people owning more then one bike.
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Van Gogh Museum discovers new painting by Vincent van Gogh: Sunset at Montmajour

The Van Gogh Museum has discovered a new painting by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890): Sunset at Montmajour (1888).   Director Axel Rüger: “A discovery of this magnitude has never before occurred in the history of the Van Gogh Museum. It is already a rarity that a new painting can be added to Van Gogh’s oeuvre.”

Sunset at Montmajour

 

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JEWISH AMSTERDAM TOUR

The ‘Jewish Amsterdam Tour’ is operated by Naomi Koopmans, a Dutch/Israeli Jewish woman who was born and bred in the Netherlands. Naomi obtained her B.A. degree in General History and her M.A. degree in Religious Sciences at Tel Aviv University and has been active as a licensed tour guide since 1998 in Israel, Italy (Rome) and the Netherlands (Amsterdam). Her drive to set up this tour is grounded both in her personal background as in her professional course. ‘’Revealing the history of the Amsterdam Jewry is more than a job to me. It is part of my identity,’’ says Naomi Koopmans. During the tour, Naomi brings the Jewish history and present of Amsterdam to life.

 

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OOSTERSCHELDEKREEFT NU IN HET AMSTEL HOTEL

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THE MUIDERSLOT – REAL HISTORY

The imposing Muiderslot gives you a taste of real Dutch history. It is part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam and included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Its location at the former Zuiderzee, in the water-rich environments of the river Vecht is breathtaking.
The Muiderslot was built around 1285 by Count Floris V, an ally of the French Court and later of the British King Edward. While hunting with falcons one day in 1296, Floris was captured by his nobles and imprisoned in his own castle….

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MUSEUM VAN LOON

In the heart of the Amsterdam canal district lies Museum Van Loon, a magnificent private residence built in 1672 by the architect Adriaen Dortsman. The first resident was painter Ferdinand Bol, a pupil of Rembrandt. The interior of the house has remained largely intact during the last centuries and still evokes the splendor of the Golden Age. Open 11:00 – 17:00 – Closed on Tuesday – Keizersgracht 672.

Logo-van-Loon

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REMBRANDT ART MARKET

De Rembrandt Art Market is de opvolger van de Modern Art Market van de Stichting Kunstkring Thorbecke, die 27 jaar op het Thorbeckeplein en later op het Rembrandtplein wekelijks op iedere zondag een kunstmarkt organiseerde. De gezamelijke kunstenaars zijn nu verenigd in een nieuwe Stichting de Rembrandt Art Market.  Zondags 10:30 – 18:00 uur.

 

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SPORTS CAFÉS

In Amsterdam you can watch your prefered sport event at:

SATELLITE SPORTS CAFÉ (Sky Sports) – Leideseplein, 11 – (020) 427 2529

O’REILLY PUB – Paleisstraat, 103 – (020) 624 9498 – Located a couple of minutes from Dam Square, behind the Royal Palace on the left hand side.

 

 

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REMBRANDTHUIS NEWS

As Amsterdam celebrates 400 years of its canals, the Rembrandthuis is hosting a magnificent selection of views of Amsterdam, from the 17th century through the 20th century.    26 jan till 26 mai 2013.

 

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VOS KOSHER CATERING

Ze zijn in Nederland één van de zeer weinige, ervaren koshere cateraars met ruim 25 jaar ervaring. Daarbij is het bedrijf ook nog eens de enige totaal organisator binnen deze bijzondere markt.

Vos Kosher Catering staat onder toezicht van het Rabbinaat van de Joodse Gemeente Amsterdam en het Rabbinaat der Portugees-Israelietische Gemeente Amsterdam.

Spinnerij, 73

1185 ZS Amstelveen

Tel +31 (0)20 4714525          GSM +31 (0)6 2953 2359
office@voskoshercatering.com
www.voskoshercatering.com
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PALAZZO

Palazzo biedt al jaren de ultieme combinatie van variététheater en sfeervol dineren in een prachtige, nostalgische spiegeltent. Komend seizoen legt 3-michelinsterren chef Cees Helder uw smaakpappillen in de watten terwijl een bont gezelschap aan internationale topartiesten voor spannende, hilarische en spectaculaire momenten zorgt tijdens de nieuwe drieëneenhalf uur durende show.

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AMSTERDAM & BUSINESS

Looking for a location for your European headquarters? Join over 2,200 international companies who have invested in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area and chosen to become part of our long history as a successful business hub and leading centre of trade. The Amsterdam Area has what it takes to help your business excel. Why Amsterdam???  Reading more…

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VAN RIJN – KITCHEN & BAR

Waar vroeger de cafe restaurant De 3 Sisters zat, is nu een grand cafe restaurant van internationale alure gekomen. De kaart is “continental keuken” met ook veel Hollandse gerechten.  Op 5 september is de officiële opening. Less meer…

Rembrandtplein 17

(020) 4500 555

 

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RIJSEL ROTISSERIE

Rijsel is ontstaan vanuit passie voor de Franse keuken met een knipoog naar Vlaanderen.

 

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THE GOOGLE ART PROJECT

Visit this website to explore some of the World’s most famous museums and zoom in to see incredible detail of over 1,000 art works.  You can even make your own virtual collection.

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REMBRANDT AAN DE AMSTEL

Amsterdam eert zijn grootste schilder, Rembrandt van Rijn, met wat zo voor de hand ligt: het Rembrandtpad en een beeld van de jonge schilder. Het Rembrandtpad is de lange, lange route vanaf het Rembrandthuis tot aan Ouderkerk aan de Amstel: de weg waarlangs de schilder zo vaak liep, waar hij keek, waar hij tekende.

Dankzij de steun van Delta Lloyd Vastgoed, het Intercontinental Amstel Amsterdam en Stadsherstel Amsterdam werdt het sculptuur “De jonge Rembrandt”, onthuld. Het beeld is in 1968 gemaakt door Win van Hoorn (1908-1979) en werd onthuld door mevrouw Van Hoorn en Nils Axing, directeur Amstel Hotel.

Locatie: Professor Tulpplein, 1 – tegenover de ingang van het Amstel Hotel.

 

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DOKTERSDIENST 24 uur IN AMSTERDAM

Vanaf 1 November is er een nieuwe 24 uur’s SOS doktersdienst in Amsterdam.

0900 0611

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PORT OF AMSTERDAM

Follow ship’s movements in the entire port region. Here you will find information on arrivals and departures, size, draught and berth of each ship in the port.

 

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GABLE STONES | GEVELSTENEN

Gable stones were used in the Netherlands to identify a house instead of a house number. Gable stones lost their importance after house numbers were introduced in the beginning of the nineteenth century during the French occupation. The Gable stones often symbolized the owners occupation. More.

 

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BOAT DESIGNS

So, you think you MAY want to build your own boat, but have no idea where to start, please check these dutch websites:

Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw

Royal Huisman Yachts

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ABOUT ART

Lotte Buit is an artist/portrait painter specialised in portrait painting from pictures. Her studio is located in a small village outside Haarlem called Spaarndam, known from the story of the boy who had to keep his finger in the dyke preventing it from breaking through!

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10 RULES ON HOW TO RIDE A BIKE IN AMSTERDAM

1. Mind walking tourists;

2. Keep an eye on the road signs;

3. Use a map to avoid getting lost;

4. Ring your bell to make yourself heard;

5. Lock your bike to a permanent structure;

6. Always cross a tram rail in a sharp angle;

7. Be patient when turning left at a big junction;

8. When not on a priority road, give way to traffic from the right;

9. Use hands signals when changing direction and look also behind you;

10. After the traffic lights change into green, still watch for oncoming traffic.

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DE WESTERTOREN

In the diary of her life during the Second World War, Anne Frank wrote that she could hear the bells of the Westerkerk. Indeed, the Anne Frank House is just a stone’s throw away from Amsterdam’s — no, Holland’s — most famous church.

The Westerkerk, and specifically its tower, occupies a unique place in the hearts of true Amsterdammers. It is much sung about, especially by the people of the Jordaan district, who claim it as their Westertoren. Please, read more…

 

 

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KOSEBASI TURKISH RESTAURANT

De luxe Turkse franchiseketen Kosebasi heeft op 28 maart 2011 haar deuren geopend. De keten breidt zich sinds 2006 internationaal uit met vestigingen in o.a. Dubai en Sao Paulo en is al vele malen geroemd. Je eet hier traditioneel Zuid-Anatolische gerechten.

Amsteldijk 25 662-7777

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TOYS SHOPS

1. INTERTOYS – Heiligeweg 26-28 – phone 6383356

2. GONE WITH THE WIND (Wooden toys) – Vijzelstraat 22 – phone 4230230

3. DE BEESTENWINKEL – Staalstraat 26 – phone 623 1805

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Classical Carriages

Simply the best in stylish transport in the city. Romantic and authentic. Illuminated by candlelight. Available on short notice.  06 2460 7426

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EASY PARKING

This system allows you to pay for parking. Just phone one of the listed companies, let them know the number of the nearest parking meter and they handle the parking fee. Obviously you need to register first. More.

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KIDS: FUN PARKS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND JUST OVER THE BORDERS

Many fun parks for kids are fully open again this month and are more spectacular then never!

AVONTURENPARK (opens April, 22nd)

EFTELING (open throughout the year)

DRIEVLIET (opened, April 9th)

SLAGHAREN (opened, April 1st)

WALIBI (opened, April 9th)

MOVIEPARKGERMANY (in Germany, opened April 1st)

PHANTASIALAND (in Germany, opened April 1st)

BOBBEJAANLAND (in Belgium, opened April 9th)

FUNFOREST (opened, April 2nd)

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KOSHER SANDWICHSHOP SAL-MEIJER

You can save the bother of going all the way to Sal Meijer on Scheldestraat 45 (020/673-1313) and ask for a home delivery. But the effort will be worth it, though, once you have a bite of that 100% kosher sandwiches they are so famous for!

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Amsterdam for every budget

Explore the Dutch capital’s streets and waterways with this helpful guide and you will not only avoid the tourist traps but uncover great markets, lesser-known museums and charming bars, cafes and restaurants. Read more…

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Kosher Kitchen

Restaurant H’ Baron is a new restaurant, located at Buitenveldert in Amsterdam. Five days a week a lovely romantic dinner for two, pleasantly with a (large) company or a calmer place for your business dinner

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LUXURY ITEMS

Some luxury addresses !

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VEGETARIAN RESTAURANTS IN AMSTERDAM

  • As – Princes Irenestraat, 19 – 644-0100
  • De Waaghals – Frans Halsstraat 29 – 679 9609
  • Betty’s – Rijnstraat 75 hs – 644 5896
  • De Kas (also for lunch)  – Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3 – 462 4562

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