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Ambassade Review
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Ambassade 
$$$, Canal Ring
Fodor's Review:
Ten 17th- and 18th-century houses have been folded into this hotel on the Herengracht near the Spui square. Friday's book market on the square might explain the Ambassade's popularity with book-world people: Doris Lessing, John Le Carré, Umberto Eco, and Salman Rushdie are regulars, and novelist Howard Norman set part of his book The Museum Guard here. Two lounges -- one of which functions as breakfast room -- and a library are elegantly decorated with Oriental rugs, chandeliers, clocks, paintings, and antiques. The canal-side rooms are spacious, with large floor-to-ceiling windows and solid, functional furniture. The rooms at the rear are quieter but smaller and darker; attic rooms have beamed ceilings. Service is attentive and friendly, and if by the smallest of chances you do end up getting out of sorts, you can always seek refuge in the flotation tanks. Pros: on a picturesque canal, hub for literati. Cons: slightly wayworn interiors, rooms at rear can be small and dark.
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Somewhat dissappointed
Posted by jholc from Cincinnati on 5/31/08
I stayed here a few years ago. The room they gave me was in the basement and felt like it. The furnishings looked like they came out of the sixties. The bathroom was of good size and the main parts of the hotel were very nice. I would stay at the Canal House next time I go to Amsterdam.Perfect location
Posted by judy12 from Jerusalem on 7/26/07
Such nice help at the concierge. A bit noisy since the windows had to stay open but a great location and a great value. Rooms were very comfortable and clean.Charm Personified...Amsterdam with a View
Posted by Trisha1 from California on 3/8/07
Loved the atmosphere of this hotel, from the wonderful collection of books by writers who have stayed here to the delightful breakfasts served each day. Our room overlooked the Singel Canal on the top floor and we truly enjoyed having tea served in the afternoon. The staff was great and obtained a great car and driver for us to go north to visit Hoorn and Edam and the enclosing dike. A true home away from home.Outstanding
Posted by Doug from Ohio on 7/19/06
The staff were wounderful. Our room (97) was huge with a view of the canals. You can walk just about everywhere in 15 mins. The place to stay in Amsterdam!Amazing in Amsterdam
Posted by Craig from Los Angeles on 2/19/06
Based on the recommendations here, stayed at the Ambassade for 2 nights on a recent business trip. The location could not be better. My top floor, canal view room was the oasis in an otherwise hectic visit. It was quite small, but the bathroom (with two sinks) was as modern as a Four Seasons. One of the biggest pluses about the location was the ability to simply walk along the canals in the evening. So peaceful, so charming. Staff was very helpful, especially since I came armed with no city information due to the last second nature of the trip.
INFO
- Address: Herengracht 341, Western Canal Ring, Amsterdam, 1016 AZ
- Phone: 020/555-0222
- Web site
- Hotel Details: 52 rooms, 7 suites, 1 apartment
- In-room: kitchen (some), DVD (some), VCR (some), dial-up.
- In-hotel: restaurant, no elevator, room service, laundry service, public Internet, public Wi-Fi, bicycles, no-smoking rooms, some pets allowed.
- Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
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