by beheerder | Sep 28, 2019 | news
Only just a five-minute walk down the Damrak from Centraal Station takes you into this jam-packed square, jostling with locals and tourists day and night. Your visit doesn’t depend not he weather to be joyful, there is always something going on.
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Dam Square shopping
There are food stalls, restaurants and shops galores, including the trendy Bijenkorf and Magna Plaza. And the Amsterdam Diamond Centre. Such is the popularity of Dam Square that you might even have to wait for a seat at one of the many cafe’s and bars.
Dam Square history
Dam Square is the beating heart of Amsterdam. Compared to the past, it is now a peaceful square where you can find many street artists and pigeons. The Dam has a turbulent history. Around 1270 a dam in the Amstel was built at this location. Dam Square was once the central marketplace of Amsterdam where every conceivable merchandise was sold.
by beheerder | Jun 23, 2019 | news
Take one impressive building, consisting of three separate rooms with different functions and making sure that everyone feels welcome. In a nutshell, that was the challenge when renovating the EAST restaurant section of Hotel Casa in Amsterdam.
The new design of the dining room and meeting rooms of Hotel Casa focuses on connectivity. Ninetynine was responsible for the design. There is a central area for all visitors to stay. The focus is less on specific functions such as a bar, restaurant or check-in area. Instead, the entire space has been turned into a living room with modern and colorful furniture.
Mixture of styles
The story of Casa starts with four students and a mission. Casa was founded in the late 1950s with the aim of solving the housing shortage among students. By making the rooms partially available to hotel guests, Casa can still provide students with affordable accommodation to this day. This provides a unique and inspiring mix of people. The interior is an eclectic mix of styles, textures and shapes that go back to Casa’s student roots: consider the new common room as a large student lounge that can serve as a place to relax, work, study or eat, depending on the type of visitor, their mood or time of day. The bar is a central and important element in the design. It connects the different areas and functions. It is the heart of space where coffee is served on the reception side, while it functions as a hotel bar on the side of the restaurant. Visit the website.
by beheerder | Jan 7, 2019 | news
The much-discussed I Amsterdam letters on Museumplein are definitely removed. That is what the Amsterdam City Council decided on Thursday by means of a vote. The plan to remove the tourist attraction came from GroenLinks (the old party of mayor Femke Halsema). According to the party, the letters symbolized mass tourism in the city.
But no worries, who still want to snap that iconic picture with the sign aren’t totally out of luck – there are also I amsterdam letters at Schiphol Airport, Sloterplas Lake, and another set that will travel around the city and can be found at events around Amsterdam.
by beheerder | Jan 6, 2019 | news
Finally Van der Valk opened the doors of a new classy luxurious hotel in Amsterdam. It took little bit longer as aspected (1 year later) but it’s worth it. The hotel is in 1 word fabulous.
The hotel is multifunctional: it has a conference and meeting center of eleven rooms, a lounge for events, three restaurants and an extensive wellness center, there are countless possibilities for events, dinners and meetings. Besides a lot of applications the designers have made a lot of hours giving the hotel the luxurious, elegant and comfortable appearance. Many elements that are chosen with the account of timeless beauty, such as the opulent marble floor in the lobby.
If your looking for a place to party you also come to the right place because there is Club Pampus, a lounge for events that has access to the heated outdoor pool.
Looking for a classy restaurant? Youre meeting or event can also be combined with a visit to one of the three restaurants in the hotel: à la carte restaurant Amstelle, buffet restaurant ‘t IJ and bar Moqum.
Location hotel
Joan Muyskenweg 20
1096 CJ Amsterdam
Schiphol is a 15-minute drive and Overamstel metro station is a five-minute walk away.
Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam-Amstel has its own parking garage with 131 spots and six charging stations for electric cars.
