SOFITEL LEGEND THE GRAND AMSTERDAM

Reception was very accommodating and had our room For us at 8:30 AM asweflew in from Nairobi, Africa overnight. The hotel is beautiful, the people are the nicest that work there and loved the breakfast. Absolutely the best breakfast of any hotel.

Sorry for the delay in my review (stayed December 2016) but I have only just realised I hadn't done one and wanted to say how wonderful out stay was. We are Accor Platinum members but didn't expect any privileges as we had booked through BA but to our surprise we had been upgraded to a junior suite which was greatly appreciated. Our check-in was quick and the staff very friendly and efficient. We were shown to our room straight away which was overlooking the court yard. It was a lovely room and beautiful bathroom with a tv which you could watch in the bath. There was a selection of very good teas on the hospitality tray and a complimentary 'treat' was placed in our room each day. We mentioned it was our anniversary and when we returned to out room they had placed champagne and snacks in the room - it's things like this which makes the hotel so special and memorable. Breakfast was very good and was taken in the lovely dining room. Lots of choice and nothing was too much trouble. The lounge area is very popular for afternoon tea which residents need to be aware of especially if you come back from shopping or sightseeing. The tea is serviced beautifully and there are complimentary sweets on offer. There is a bar (typically dutch) it's not very big but the bartender was very friendly. I do prefer a modern cocktail bar so the following night we sat at the bar in the dining room for drinks and snacks. Overall we love this hotel, it's in a fab position and even if you visit the museums (we took the tram there) it's not too far to walk back. We are planning to go back again before the end of the year.

This is a very pricey place, but you get what you pay for. The facilities, service, staff, and food were first-class. Everyone from the concierge to servers to housekeeping was delightfully friendly. Don't miss the chocolate truffles set out in the lobby each afternoon. Breakfast is served in the restaurant. The buffet alone is great, but they also offer made-to-order items. The hotel is an easy walk from most of old-town Amsterdam. We had a pretty easy walk to visit the Rijksmuseum.

We chose this hotel because we loved the Sofitel St James in London. We were not disappointed. This is an excellent hotel with wonderful staff. They are unfailingly helpful. The weather was awful during our stay so we spent more time about the hotel than we would have otherwise.

This is the hotel that is housed in history. The original building was headquarters of the Admirality of Amsterdam. The local predecessor of the Dutch Navy. Later on -till the stopera (combination of Operabuilding and city hall) was built, it functioned as city hall. Nowadays it is a truly five star hotel. With a great restaurant and a lobby full of art. Service is very friendly and there are a lot of events going on.