AMSTERDAM
Intercontinental Amstel
Born to change the face of the city forever
www.amsterdam.intercontinental.com
TEXT Anthony Bain
SUMMER 2012
Located on the banks of the Amstel river, the hotel is perfectly located for the visitor to Amsterdam to be able to shop, sight see and is within walking distance of the Financial district, perfect for executive travelers and travel enthusiasts alike.
Inspired by the French Renaissance period of the 16th and 17th Centuries, the hotel was an innovationists dream come true using materials that have never been capitalized upon before.
The hotel is the brainchild of Doctor Samuel Sarphati a prominent urban project developer and city planner, while the rest of the Europe had grand hotels, Amsterdam was yet to produce lodgings of a luxury standard; from this the InterContinental Amstel was born, changing the face of the city forever.
The hotel received international recognition with breathtaking interior design with marble floors and crystal chandeliers. It has since been restored many times to keep in sync with modern day expectations, including a large-scale refurbishment work in 1990. The hotel has however still kept the same elegance and style that it processed back in 1867.
The hotel has 79 rooms, ranging from Junior rooms to executive and Royal suites each decorated with antiques and Lodewijk XV- en XVIstyle furniture. At the InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam a small fleet of boats are at the guest´s disposition to cruise the canals of Amsterdam to see the city from a different perspective