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Another canal-side charmer, the intimate Hotel Prinsenhof provides 11 simple rooms along the Prinsengracht canal. The hotel's location, just South of Rembrandtsplein, is ideal, as it's a quiet area but still close to restaurants, bars, and clubs.
The Prinsenhof has quiet, charming, and clean rooms. Some, though not all, were spacious enough to accommodate extra coffee tables and easy chairs without making the place feel the slightest bit cramped. Most still feature their original wooden beamed ceilings. Five rooms look out onto the Prinsengracht canal, while six others overlook "a cozy cluster of Amsterdam's family gardens," according to Mark Bakker, the Prinsenhof's friendly manager. Views from up top are great, but if you don't like taking the stairs, you should ask for a room on a lower floor.
Make sure to take a look at the message board in the lobby where hundreds of people have left tips on dining, drinking, and sightseeing (most of which are just a short walk away). And check out the ingenious engineering system that opens the front door. (It involves pulleys, ropes, buttons and, in our case, applause.)
NOTE: There is a surcharge for paying with a credit card.
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