InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amstel Restaurant overlooking the river and the Amstel afternoon tea lounge; the former La Rive held one, then two Michelin stars between 1993 and 2016.

InterContinental Amstel AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands

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Opened: 1867
Rooms: 79rooms and suites
City: AmsterdamNetherlands
Setting: CityEurope

Practical information

Address: InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam
Professor Tulpplein 1
1018 GX Amsterdam
Netherlands
Telephone: +31 20 622 6060
Official website: www.ihg.com
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At a glance

55 rooms and 24 suites, created during the 1992 renovation.
Amstel Restaurant overlooking the river and the Amstel afternoon tea lounge; the former La Rive held one, then two Michelin stars between 1993 and 2016.
Amstel Health & Fitness Club with a heated indoor pool at river level and spa treatments.
Located on the east bank of the Amstel river in central Amsterdam.

History

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

June 1866
Physician and city planner Samuel Sarphati, who initiated the hotel, dies before its completion.
1867
The hotel opens to designs by architect Cornelis Outshoorn; for lack of funds only the wing along the Amstel is built, not the planned front on today’s Sarphatistraat.
September 1992
Reopening after a two-year restoration costing over ƒ70 million; the former 111 rooms become 55 luxury rooms and 24 suites.
1993
Restaurant La Rive earns its first Michelin star, later a second, keeping its distinction until 2016.
October 2004
Legionella is detected in the water system; guests are evacuated as a precaution and special filters are installed.
2006
The building is sold to Morgan Stanley.
2007
The Amstel is the only Dutch hotel on the list of the World’s Best Hotels, ranked 90th.
2011 – 2014
Bought by Lebanese businessman Toufic Aboukhater, then by Qatar’s Katara Hospitality in 2014, with InterContinental remaining operator.
2017 – 2018
Major restoration of facade and roof brings back the original colour scheme and the long-lost lions.