Hotel Okura Amsterdam has given seven of its suites a complete makeover. The renovation, which began in December 2019, included a complete overhaul of the design. Architect Bert Verwey was in charge of the renovation of the suites and The Lounge, creating a spacious, comfortable and serene ambience.
Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam is proud to unveil The Mayor's Residence, a private nine-bedroom palace with the services of the renowned five-star hotel. Opening its doors on 1st September 2020, the residence is steeped in history and will cost €24,450 a night with a dedicated Team of staff including a Butler, Housekeeper, and Private Chef. Guests of The Mayor's Residence will have exclusive use of the hotel's multi award-winning* Guerlain Spa and unlimited spa treatments.
IHG® Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of Holiday Inn Express® Amsterdam - North Riverside, the largest Holiday Inn Express® in Europe. Located on the northern shore of the IJ-lake, just a short free ferry ride from Amsterdam City Centre, the hotel is a perfect choice for those travelling for tourism or business. Holiday Inn Express is known for catering to smart, savvy travellers who are on the move to their next meeting or connection.
Zoku today announced the start of its Summer Edition: a program created to facilitate the increased demand for local, high quality getaways as people try to escape the lockdown in safe and easy ways. The summer resort experience allows people to mentally escape the city without having to leave it.
In recent months, major renovations have been carried out at Campanile Amsterdam. All 74 rooms, corridors, lobby, restaurant, bar and reception have been completely modernized. By paying extra attention to the common areas, the hotel has created a cozy and open atmosphere. This promotes interaction between guests and employees, such as the exchange of experiences, which perfectly matches the brand values of Campanile.
Cycas Hospitality has signed a lease agreement with ECHO Partners to operate its first Radisson-branded property; the Radisson Hotel & Suites Amsterdam South.
The iconic doors of the Conservatorium hotel on the Van Baerlestraat will open again on Wednesday 22 July at 10:00. The luxury lifestyle hotel is the first hotel within The Set Hotels Group to reopen, after being closed for a period due to corona measures. A Staycation Package has been put together and Executive Chef Schilo van Coevorden launches the Taiko Summer Edition, a menu with all the signature dishes by Taiko that guests have missed the most, served in the Brasserie and on the terrace of the Conservatorium hotel. With the opening of the hotel, the Akasha Spa also opens, where treatments and massage rooms can be booked and guests can fully relax.
Golden Tulip Hotel Alkmaar has started a large-scale renovation project. The first work was completed in June this year. The entire fourth floor of the hotel has been renovated and restyled. All bedrooms and bathrooms have been transformed into even more luxurious and modern rooms. This allows the hotel to perfectly serve both the contemporary leisure and business markets.
ith a presence spanning 76 countries, Hard Rock International continues the expansion of its growing hotel portfolio with the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American, bringing its signature music-infused energy to this lively European capital.
On 1 June 2020, Mövenpick Hotel The Hague will open its doors on Paleisstraat in The Hague, a stone's throw from Noordeinde Palace. The renovation of the luxury boutique hotel was completed in March and the time has finally come to show what the hotel has to offer. In the future, the hotel with its 72 rooms hopes to attract business guests visiting the Hofstad and tourists who go for a warm atmosphere and top service in a central location. In the coming period, the hotel will focus on guests from all over the Netherlands who are ready for a short holiday in their own country and - certainly also with its restaurant and coffee & wine lounge - at the local market in The Hague. The hotel has three meeting rooms on the ground floor and an extensive gym and a spacious parking garage with 42 spaces under the building.
With Dutch restaurants, bars and other catering services engulfed in uncertainty over how they might adjust to the 1.5-meter society, one Amsterdam restaurant is set to experiment with a brand new way of condoning off its guests: Using enclosed greenhouses.
Hoteliers in the Netherlands and Belgium expect that the corona crisis will have a long-term impact, but will eventually recover. This is shown in new research by Horwath HTL. The domestic market will recover relatively quickly and perhaps even come out of the fray more strongly, but the international market is facing a slow recovery. A large number of closed hotels are now cautiously opening again, but revenues in the first half of the year have been at least halved. The projections for the second half of the year also show much lower occupancies and revenues. After the crisis, which hoteliers expect to last for at least 6 to 12 months, a slow recovery is expected.
The Dutch government plans to tighten the rules for businesses claiming coronavirus relief after one of the nation's most successful tech companies was accused of seeking state aid while paying billions of dollars to shareholders.
Hotel website Booking.com, until recently one of the most profitable companies in the Netherlands, has asked for government support as the number of bookings plunges to 15% of those of a year ago, according to the Volkskrant and the Financieele Dagblad. The company has asked for help to pay its 5,500 workers in the Netherlands and 48 customer service staff who were still in their probationary period have been let go as the impact of coronavirus on tourism continues to bite, the Volkskrant said. The company is a major employer in Amsterdam with a IT workforce comprising 80 different nationalities. According to the VK, the average salary at the Dutch operation is €47,000 a year.
Hotel industry thought leaders convening at I Meet Hotel Amsterdam on 6 March said that while the full impact of coronavirus on the hotel and tourism sector was uncertain, six underlying driving forces would continue to transform the future of hospitality and tourism.
From 1 March, Wencke Bolsius will start as General Manager at Swissôtel Amsterdam. After almost ten years as Head of Revenue for the Hotel Okura Amsterdam, she takes over from Harold Kluit, former General Manager of Swissôtel Amsterdam. Wencke has more than 25 years of experience in the luxury hotel industry. She fulfilled the position of Revenue Manager at the 5-star Bilderberg Garden Hotel and the 4-star boutique hotel Bilderberg Jan Luyken in Amsterdam. With this new position, she joins the international Accor family.
Cycas Hospitality has signed a lease agreement with Van der Linde Architecten and Development company to manage IHG's first new Holiday Inn Express & Suites concept in Europe, which is expected to open in The Netherlands in early 2021.
Five years after the official opening of The Harbor Club Amsterdam South, the high-end restaurant reopens with a new look and feel. In addition to a substantial expansion of the restaurant, the entire interior is subject to a facelift. Together with the Apollo Hotel Amsterdam, of which the restaurant is a part, everything has been thoroughly taken care of and the entire interior was given a completely new look and feel. The hotel has given 174 rooms a makeover in the style of the 1928 Olympic Games. At The Harbor Club the interior has been adapted to a true look and feel in 2020: a characteristic, stylish venue for experience, entertainment, true food, luxury and glamor.
Amsterdam, metropolitan and cosmopolitan city that it is, is seen as a cultural melting pot. Inspired by that idea, the maiden nhow in the Dutch capital, an iconic four-star hotel, has opened its doors as a meeting place where contemporary art, design, fine dining and cultural expression echo the multicultural spirit that characterises this great city.
Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. announced the arrival of Mr Kikuhiko Okura, MBA (49) as President of both Okura Europe BV and Hotel Okura Amsterdam, as well as Corporate Advisor of Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. Mr Okura will operate from the hotel chain's property in Amsterdam.