Stay in a luxury hotel in Amsterdam with Small Luxury Hotels of the World for lazy walks beside leafy canals. Watch the city light sparkle during an evening dinner cruise past illuminated bridges.
Luxury things to do in Amsterdam
Visit the Tulip Museum in Jordaan to discover why this simple flower became an object of obsession in the 17th century. Louis Vuitton, Gucci and other luxury boutiques offer temptation in the Hoofstraat shopping street. Head to Cornelis Schuytstraat for the latest designs by Dutch couturiers Frans Molenaar, Viktor & Rolf, and Sheila de Vries. After taking a diamond tour to see the stones being cut, you can have one mounted for you while you wait.
Luxury antiques and art in Amsterdam
Stroll to the canalside Spiegelgracht to browse antique shops for paintings, furniture, clocks, pewter dishes and instruments. Those who love blue and white china can stock up on Delft pottery, and brighten a garden with bulbs from the floating flower market. Follow up with a visit to the Rembrandts and Vermeers at the Rijksmuseum. The New Dutch Realism movement comes alive in Galerie Mokum with modern figurative paintings by Aad Hofman, Nico Heilijgers and Karel Buskes.
Gourmet Amsterdam
Try the juniper-infused spirit genever or a glass of Dutch Y-lake (Ijmeer) beer still brewed exclusively at Bierbrouwerij ’t IJ. Bitterballen (fried meatballs served with mayo or mustard) make a tasty accompaniment. Keep warm with ossenworst, a deliciously spicy sausage from the Dutch East Indies, and hemaworst stamppot, a traditional sausage, spinach and mashed potato dish. Appeltaart with slaagroom cream or caramel Stoopwaffels served at pavement tables are a decadently sugary afternoon pick-me-up.
Book an Amsterdam luxury hotel with Small Luxury Hotels of the World to stay in the stylish luxury of a boutique hotel overlooking the Keizersgracht canal. Enjoy refined French cuisine in an 18th-century landmark in the city centre.