De L'Europe Amsterdam (formerly known as ''Hotel de l'Europe'') is a five-star hotel located on the
Amstel
The Amstel () is a river in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It flows from the Aarkanaal and Drecht in Nieuwveen northwards, passing Uithoorn, Amstelveen, and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, to the IJ in Amsterdam. Annually, the r ...
river in the centre of
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
, the Netherlands. De L'Europe Amsterdam is situated opposite and overlooking the
Munt, where the river Amstel flows into the
Rokin
The Rokin is a canal and major street in the centre of Amsterdam. The street runs from Muntplein square to Dam square. The Rokin canal used to run from Muntplein square to Dam Square, but in 1936, the part between Spui square and Dam Square was ...
canal. The 19th-century hotel became an official monument (''
rijksmonument'') in 2001. Since 2012 the hotel houses the Michelin-starred restaurant Bord'Eau Restaurant Gastronomique.
It is a member of
The Leading Hotels of the World
The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. (LHW) is a marketing organization, representing more than 400 hotels in over 80 countries. Established in 1928 by European hoteliers, LHW is headquartered in New York City.
History
The company was establ ...
.
Freddy's Bar, the bar of the hotel, is named after
Freddy Heineken.
De L'Europe Amsterdam changed its name in 2011, after being called Hotel de L'Europe since 1896.
History
A tower at the present-day location of Hotel de l'Europe was demolished in 1633 and five year later the inn, later hotel, ''Het Rondeel'', was built. This building was replaced in 1895–1896, when the 50-room Hotel de l'Europe, designed by architect Willem Hamer Jr., opened its doors.
Alfred Hitchcock used the hotel just before the Second World War as a location for ''
Foreign Correspondent'' (1940).
External links
De L'Europe Amsterdam
References
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Hotels in Amsterdam
Hotel de l'Europe
Hotels established in 1896