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Today’s hotel of the week – the Dylan – claims the coveted spot with hands-down-the-best-reason ever: a Michelin-starred dining boat. Oh yes.
As you may already know, this historic theatre-cum-hospice and former Anouska Hempel temple on Keizersgracht in Amsterdam has an acclaimed restaurant, Vinkeles (not to mention beautifully designed bedrooms, a fleet of Johnny Loco bicycles [...]
This week, we welcome back a Prinsengracht-perched townhouse, set on Amsterdam’s most beautiful canal. With the laid-back residents and culture-centric activities, you’ll feel right at home in this laissez-faire city.
Style Opulent eccentricity
Setting Typical townhouse
Why this week Hotel Seven One Seven is reopening after being closed due to a blaze, and is now city-break ready.
Our favourite [...]
The geological antics of the last few days have had us all scrambling around in search of alternative modes of transport.* When the skies are out, man has no choice but to turn to the seas, roads and tracks…
We’ve sung the praises of traincations in the past, but that was before The Volcano. As tonnes [...]
Today, Mr & Mrs Smith have nipped to the Netherlands to bring you our latest hotel of the week – a one-time party pad beside one of Amsterdam’s major canals. The current owners bought the building lock, stock and barrel from the old inhabitants, and have left the mightily be-tomed library, picture-lined walls and assorted [...]
QUEEN’S DAY
Date 30 April
Place Amsterdam, Netherlands
Style A right royal knees-up
Setting Clubs & canals
You might not expect a head of state’s birthday to inspire a 24-hour party, but Queen’s Day does exactly that. The date, which still honours Juliana, late mother of the present queen, Beatrix, has become a national day of orange madness. [...]
