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This is a luxuriously laid-back hotel in a fivestar neighbourhood, where beautiful antiques complement the even more beautiful guests. To simplify your bill, breakfast, tea and evening drinks are included in the cost of the accommodation.

Animal-loving children will enjoy staying opposite the Poezenboot. The family-run hotel has an excellent location on a pretty stretch of the Singel, and small but characterful bedrooms. Under-sevenyear olds stay for free, and babysitting can be arranged.

The noise and bustle of Damrak is alleviated by a touch more style and intimacy than in most other business hotels in the area. Bedrooms are stylishly modern and well-insulated, and there is a fitness centre.

British designer Anouska Hempel has taken a Catholic almshouse and turned it into a glamorous hotel with an excellent restaurant (see Blakes). Influenced by Asia, the theme is monochrome, with gorgeous fabrics and furnishings.

Recently renovated, this graceful but comfortable 17th-century canal house has all the modern technology you could wish for, and at modest prices.

There is a decidedly English air about this elegant, plant-filled villa south of the Vondelpark. The public rooms are furnished with antiques and oil paintings, and you can take tea in the delightful garden.

Clean, cheap, simple rooms away from the tourist traps, bikes for rent, free maps, and friendly advice on routes and sights attract a young clientele. What might be a lounge elsewhere is “a chill-out zone” here in De Pijp.

On the corner of Damrak and opposite Centraal Station, this monumental building has a surprisingly calm and gracious interior. The hotel has a Business Centre, extensive conference facilities and a health and fitness centre.

Bedrooms are a cut above at this smart, gayfriendly hotel within easy reach of the artistic treasures of the Museum Quarter and the historic centre. The distinctive reception room has a black-and-white floor and antique furniture.

This small waterfront inn is a good option for families who prefer to stay outside the city centre. Just 10 km (6 miles) from the city by bus or bicycle, it’s in a charming village and there are family rooms.