About Where to Stay in Amsterdam

Who we are

Where to Stay in Amsterdam is an independent planning guide to where to stay in Amsterdam, including the Canal Ring, the Jordaan, the Old Center, Centraal Station, De Pijp, the Museum Quarter, Oud-West, Oost, Noord, Zuid and Schiphol Airport. It is not an official tourism website, and it is not run by a hotel, a tour operator or a booking platform.

What we publish

We write neighborhood guides that explain which part of Amsterdam suits which kind of trip, with walking and transit times, the trade-offs of each area and the practical rules that affect visitors. Each guide names specific hotels at different budgets and says who each one suits, so you can judge whether it fits your own trip.

How we choose areas and hotels

We start with location: what you can walk to, how far the drive is to the beaches, parks and sights people come for, and what the roads are like. We then pick named properties at each budget from their Booking.com listings, official websites and guest reviews, and note drawbacks such as steep access roads, noise or a long walk to the beach. Practical details such as park hours, ferries and drive times are checked against official sources, which we link from the guides.

Every guide shows the date its hotel details were last checked. Prices, room types and availability change, so the live booking page is always the final word before you pay. No hotel pays to be listed.

Unless a guide says otherwise, our recommendations are based on research into published listings, guest reviews and official sources, not on staying at every hotel ourselves.

How the site is funded

Some links earn us a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you. Our affiliate disclosure explains how this works.

Corrections

We update guides when listings or official information change.

Photo credits

Photos on this site come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the Creative Commons licenses linked below. We have resized and cropped them. Most show the areas we cover. A hotel card photo labelled "Area photo" shows the place where the hotel is, not the hotel itself; a card photo without that label shows the hotel.

• Lit bridges where the Reguliersgracht meets the Keizersgracht at dusk: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Canal houses and moored boats along the Herengracht near the Raadhuisstraat: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Westerkerk tower rising above the Prinsengracht: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Royal Palace on Dam Square: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amsterdam Centraal Station lit up at dusk: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Market stalls along the Albert Cuypstraat in De Pijp: Steven Lek, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Rijksmuseum seen across the lawns of Museumplein: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A pond in Vondelpark with the spire of the Vondelkerk behind the trees: Choinowski, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Narrow modern houses lining the water on Borneo Island in the Eastern Docklands: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
• The EYE Filmmuseum on the north bank of the IJ: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Office towers of the Zuidas business district in Amsterdam Zuid: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY 3.0
• The air traffic control tower at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: Ikreis, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The NEMO Science Museum building on the Oosterdok, seen from the water: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Bicycles parked by a canal in front of gabled canal houses: Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0
• The canal-house front of the Pulitzer Amsterdam on the Prinsengracht: Jimg944, CC BY 2.0
• The Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam's row of canal houses on the Herengracht: currystrumpet, CC BY-SA 2.0
• A loft suite under wooden roof beams at The Dylan Amsterdam: The Dylan Nienke, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Ambassade Hotel's canal houses at Herengracht 341: Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
• Canal houses and moored boats on the Prinsengracht in the Nine Streets on a misty morning: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0
• Hotel Estheréa's row of canal houses on the Singel: Minke Wagenaar from Amsterdam, NL, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Banks Mansion, the building at Herengracht 519–525: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL
• Gabled canal houses at Herengracht 272–280: Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0
• Bridges at the corner of the Prinsengracht and the Looiersgracht: Martin Furtschegger, CC BY 3.0
• The Reguliersgracht where it crosses the Keizersgracht: Marco Ober, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Rosa Overbeekbrug over the Bloemgracht in autumn: Milliped, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The entrance of The Toren on the Keizersgracht: Minke Wagenaar from Amsterdam, NL, CC BY-SA 2.0
• A tram on the Rozengracht in the Jordaan: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, CC0
• Gabled houses on the Lindengracht in the north of the Jordaan: arch, Public domain
• The Brouwersgracht and the Melkmeisjesbrug: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Looiersgracht at twilight: acediscovery, CC BY 4.0
• The arcaded building at Raadhuisstraat 21, with the Westerkerk tower behind: Alf van Beem, Public domain
• The Noorderkerk on the Noordermarkt: Alf van Beem, Public domain
• A canal-side café and moored boats on the Egelantiersgracht: Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The building at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 67: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0
• De L'Europe Amsterdam on the Nieuwe Doelenstraat: Choinowski, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Prinsenhof, the former city hall that houses Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam: A. Bakker, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The building at Spuistraat 175 that houses W Amsterdam, seen from the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal: Ceescamel, CC0
• De Brakke Grond cultural centre on the Nesplein: Jvhertum, Public domain
• The Doelen Hotel building on the Amstel: A. Bakker, CC BY 3.0
• Canal houses reflected in the Kloveniersburgwal: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The front of Motel One Amsterdam-Waterlooplein: Floralinde, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The Oude Kerk seen across the Oudezijds Voorburgwal: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Houses around the courtyard garden of the Begijnhof: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Canal houses reflected in the Oudezijds Achterburgwal: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
• DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station seen from the west across the water: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Grand Hotel Amrâth Amsterdam in the Scheepvaarthuis: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam building on the Damrak: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre tower beside the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ: Steven Lek, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Room Mate Aitana building on the IJdok: FaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0
• The ibis Amsterdam Centre beside the platforms of Amsterdam Centraal: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Shops along the Nieuwendijk, the shopping street between Centraal Station and Dam Square: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Singel Hotel's canal houses on the Singel: Minke Wagenaar from Amsterdam, NL, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Canal houses on the Damrak at golden hour, with the Oude Kerk tower behind: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Historic ships moored in the Oosterdok by the Maritime Museum: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Sir Albert Hotel building on the corner of the Ruysdaelkade and the Albert Cuypstraat, with a wall poem: Alf van Beem, Public domain
• The Hotel Okura Amsterdam tower beside the canal: Annevangulik, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Houseboats on the Amstel by the Amsteldijk, seen from the Nieuwe Amstelbrug: Fons Heijnsbroek, CC0
• The Van Ostadestraat at the corner of the Ferdinand Bolstraat: Alf van Beem, Public domain
• Trees and paths in the park on the Frederiksplein: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A pond in Sarphatipark: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0
• Brick town houses at Jan Luijkenstraat 3–5: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The former Rijkspostspaarbank building on the Paulus Potterstraat that houses the Conservatorium Hotel: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The front of The College Hotel: Lindy Neefjes, CC BY 3.0
• The Amsterdam Marriott Hotel on the Stadhouderskade: Milliped, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The front of the Rijksmuseum on the Stadhouderskade: Marie Thérèse Hébert & Jean Robert Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0
• The Van Gogh Museum on Museumplein at dawn: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Stayokay Hostel Amsterdam Vondelpark building: thierrytutin, CC BY 2.0
• The front of the Concertgebouw: yisris, CC BY 2.0
• The glass-roofed interior of De Hallen, a former tram depot: Marion Golsteijn, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Autumn trees on the Bellamyplein and the houses around the square: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Houses on the corner of the Vondelstraat and the Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat: Alf van Beem, Public domain
• Shops and houses along the Overtoom on a sunny day: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Houseboats on the Jacob van Lennepkanaal: Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The entrance front of the former Burgerziekenhuis, which houses Hotel The Manor Amsterdam: Sergé Technau, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam on the Amstel, seen from the Hoge Sluis: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A footbridge over the Nieuwe Herengracht by the Hortus Botanicus in the Plantage: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Lloyd Hotel building on the Oostelijke Handelskade: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
• The glass front of Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam on Java Island: Ainali, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Hotel Arena and its former chapel at the edge of Oosterpark: Paul Berendsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Nieuwe Herengracht where it passes the Weesperstraat: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The lit front of The Lancaster Hotel Amsterdam at night: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Houses and moored boats on Cruquius Island in the Eastern Docklands: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0
• The former RIAGG building at Fizeaustraat 2, now Hotel V Fizeaustraat: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Volkshotel building on the Wibautstraat: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The former hygiene laboratory on the Mauritskade that houses Generator Amsterdam: Alf van Beem, Public domain
• The pond in Oosterpark: S Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Houseboats on the Levantkade with the Piraeus building on KNSM Island at sunset: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The A'DAM Tower, home of the Sir Adam Hotel, beside the EYE Filmmuseum: Thomas van Mens, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Faralda NDSM Crane Hotel, a former shipyard crane at the NDSM Wharf: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
• DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam - NDSM Wharf on the NDSM-Plein: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
• A metro train under the curved roof of Noord metro station: Marion Golsteijn, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The waterfront at Buiksloterham at dusk: Kell Kell, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The former Sint-Ritakerk on the Hagedoornplein, which houses BUNK Hotel Amsterdam: AWossink, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The brick front of ClinkNOORD: ClinkHostels, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A free IJ ferry at the Buiksloterweg pier in Noord: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The STRAAT street-art museum in a former shipyard hall at the NDSM Wharf: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Boats on the IJ in front of the A'DAM Tower and the new towers of Overhoeks: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The glass front of nhow Amsterdam RAI: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Novotel Amsterdam City, the grey building, seen across a pond in the Amstelpark: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Office and apartment buildings around the George Gershwinplein in the Zuidas: MrAronymous, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A pond in Beatrixpark: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0
• The RAI Amsterdam convention centre: Adam Kliczek, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amsterdam Zuid station seen from the Gustav Mahlerplein: MrAronymous, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The patterned facade of the Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: M8scho, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center at Schiphol: Amin, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A large mirrored head sculpture outside citizenM Schiphol Airport: Ярослав, CC BY 3.0
• Office buildings and the rebuilt old control tower at Schiphol-Oost: MartinD, CC BY-SA 3.0
• A Boeing 737 at a gate at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The entrance to Schiphol Plaza at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: Amin, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The flamingo pond at Artis zoo: Fons Heijnsbroek, CC0
• A pond in Vondelpark: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
• Stalls at the Albert Cuyp Market: Alf van Beem, CC0