The Craftsmen
Dutch artisan heritage meets boutique luxury — dark wood, Delft blue tiles, wrought iron, repurposed industrial objects, and genuine canal views from most rooms. Feels more like a collector's home than a hotel.
Book the Boat Builder or Artist rooms for the most dramatic Signature experience — split-level layouts, authentic sleeping alcoves and canal-facing bathtubs
Why It Matters
One of only 11 hotels in the Netherlands to receive a Michelin Key (October 2025). Ranked #1 hotel in Amsterdam on TripAdvisor. Each of the 14 rooms honors a different historic Dutch trade through genuinely bespoke, handcrafted interiors made from recycled antiques — not decorative props, but real objects reimagined.
A 14-room boutique hotel spread across three 17th-century canal houses on Amsterdam's Singel — the same buildings that housed Hotel Brouwer for exactly 100 years before the Zandbergen family took over. Every room is named for a historic Dutch trade, with furniture and fixtures built from upcycled antiques: airplane emergency exit doors as wardrobes, polished Rolls Royce turbine blades as reading lights, a vintage canoe suspended above a bathtub. The building is a national monument dating to 1652, and it earned a Michelin Key in October 2025.
Where You'll Stay
13 room types available
The Airplane Builder
Top-floor loft oozing the glamour of 1940s air travel. Furniture made from recycled airplane parts: nightstands from a sawn Pratt & Whitney engine (used in a Fokker F50), bedside reading lights from polished Rolls Royce turbine blades (Fokker F28 Friendship), and a wardrobe built from emergency exit doors. Full chrome freestanding bathtub and outstanding canal views above the rooftops.
19 sqm
The Artist
A ground-floor split-level room that feels like a local apartment, with its own private entrance directly from the canal street. The TV sits on a recycled easel, nightstands and bed lights are inspired by a painter's palette, and the bedroom walls are lined with copies of frescos from an Italian church. Paint splatters across the original monumental wooden floor reveal a carefully curated surprise. Note: bathroom is accessible by stairs only.
25 sqmThe Bike Builder
Canal-view double with bicycle theme throughout. The bathroom houses a large high-wheeler bicycle dating to around 1900 as its main feature. Nightstands made from 1920s racing bike wheels, carbide lamps repurposed as bedside lights, and a deep door cabinet custom-made for a previous owner. Freestanding bathtub for post-cycling soaks.
17 sqmThe Blacksmith
Two individual bedrooms connected by a wrought iron spiral staircase, with one large bathroom. Master bedroom faces a quiet courtyard for a peaceful night's sleep; large bathroom windows offer light and a glimpse of the canal. The minibar and safe are incorporated into the building's original vault. A blue steel wall designed by an actual blacksmith houses the TV. Bedside lamps made of iron ore from river Ijssel polished power drills. Wardrobe is an 18th-century cast iron antique chest.
1 King + 2 Singles · 37 sqmThe Boat Builder
A luxurious split-level corner room on the second floor with wonderful canal views. Dark wooden window frames, Delft blue tiles and an original sleeping alcove sit alongside modern wooden accents and custom pieces made from recycled boating parts and naval materials. The bathroom's focal point is a vintage folding canoe hanging from the ceiling, its compass cases repurposed as lights. Guests can soak in the boat-shaped bathtub overlooking the canal, or use the large mosaic-tiled walk-in rain shower.
34 sqmThe Cartographer
Multiple windows deliver a generous canal view. Two brass sextants (navigation instruments) serve as reading lights. The desk is an antique cartographer's secretary; nightstands are halves of an Art Deco travel trunk. The open bathroom includes a freestanding claw-foot bathtub with a large ancient map of Amsterdam hung above it. Note: low ceilings at 2 meters.
21 sqmThe Clockmaker
High ceilings and some of the best views over the Singel Canal. The showpiece is a 200kg artwork in which 250 antique clocks were captured in clear epoxy resin inside a long case — a towering alternative clock tower. Two exclusive lamps project rotating clock gears and radars on the walls. Brass-lined original fireplace mantelpiece.
19 sqmThe Miller
Top-floor loft with impressive vaulted ceilings, original beams and rafters, and a small platform holding a sleek retro-inspired freestanding bathtub. Two 1950s oak miller chairs, nightstands made from original wooden millstones with blacksmith-designed legs, and reading lights repurposed from mangle covers. A large miller's wheel studded with cast-iron rivets hangs from the ceiling.
23 sqmThe Shoemaker
Fourth-floor corner room with magnificent canal views through many windows. Reclaimed 1940s aluminium shoe-stretchers as bedside lights, nightstands made of aluminium boot-moulds with steel tops. A rubber-boot production table repurposed as a writing desk. Collection of shoemaker's tools, antique re-upholstered easy chairs and a small shoemaker's workbench. Note: low ceilings at 2 meters.
21 sqmThe Tanner
Corner room with abundant canal and side-street views. Headboard is a reused harness leather gym mat. Nightstands are wrought iron treadle sewing machine bases set in clear epoxy resin. A leather trunk refitted into a coffee and tea cabinet, its old travel stickers intact. Warm, sophisticated feel with leather throughout.
20 sqmThe Tiny Bookbinder
At 9.1m² this is genuinely tiny, but packs in canal views through large windows. The desk is made from antique books poured in clear epoxy resin — some found during the hotel's renovation. Pages of a 16th-century Martyr's Book line the walls as wallpaper. A reading light unfolds like a book, revealing a different colour each time. Solo traveler's dream if you appreciate literary history.
Single · 9.1 sqmThe Tiny Instrument Maker
Another 9.1m² single with canal views. A reclaimed trumpet gets a second life as a reading light above the bed. Old piano keys poured in clear resin form a unique writing desk, completed with two Dutch antique office chairs. The coat rack came from Amsterdam's landmark Tuschinski Cinema. Note: low ceiling at 2 meters.
Single · 9.1 sqmThe Woodworker
The hotel's standard double room, themed around woodworking. Unique decor with rain shower bathroom. No canal view, but the craftsmanship concept remains fully intact with inventive woodworking-inspired furnishings.
The Property
Eat & Drink
2 venues on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Bike rental arrangements can be organized through the concierge — fitting for a hotel with an entire room dedicated to the history of bicycle-making. Amsterdam is best explored by bike.
Staff offer ticket assistance and help arranging personalized itineraries and tours of Amsterdam. Guests have noted the team goes well beyond standard hotel concierge service.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Available in Signature Rooms, Lofts, Double Rooms with View, and Family Room. Check individual room listings for confirmation.
In-room secured WiFi included in all rooms, plus WiFi throughout public areas.
Local Dutch cuisine breakfast included with all room rates. Served in the canal-view gallery. Weekdays 7:00–11:00am, weekends 7:30–11:00am. In-room breakfast option also available.
In all rooms.
Nespresso coffee machine in all rooms, with Newby Tea also provided.
Included in all room types.
Complimentary still and sparkling water provided in all rooms.
Mini-fridge bar in all rooms.
Le Labo amenities provided in Signature Rooms, Lofts, and Double Rooms with View. Molton Brown amenities in Single Rooms and the Family Room.
Dyson hairdryer provided in all rooms.
In-room safe available in all rooms.
Concierge assistance for itinerary planning, ticket bookings, and local recommendations. Front desk staffed during limited hours — late arrivals (after 10pm) should contact the property in advance.
No on-site parking available.
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