Dikker en Thijs Fenice Hotel

Located on the picturesque Prinsengracht canal, with its unspoilt, 17th-century architecture and quaint cobbled streets, the Dikker and Thijs Fenice hotel is set in a renovated 17th-century building, 50 metres from Leidseplein.

Each morning guests can enjoy a Dutch buffet breakfast (surcharge) in the atmospheric dining room, featuring original stained-glass windows, turn-of-the- century dark wood furnishings and a ceiling characterised by exposed wooden beams and Venetian chandeliers.

Downstairs, guests can unwind with a drink in the evening in the candlelit bar. Wireless Internet is available throughout the hotel, while those without laptops can use the Internet corner with PC (surcharge). A small meeting room is available for guests' use free of charge.

An ice machine is provided on the first floor, and there is a small library on the second. Canal trips are available a block from the hotel, including city tours and night cruises. Visitors can also hire bikes three blocks away to explore Amsterdam and the nearby Vondelpark.

The Dikker and Thijs Fenice Hotel has 42 guestrooms in the main building and connecting converted 17th-century warehouse. Spread over six floors, rooms vary in shape and size and all are decorated in a traditional style. Windows look over the canal, a quiet street or inner courtyard. Amenities include direct-dial phones, wireless Internet (surcharge), satellite TV, pay movies, and bathrooms with hair dryers.

The Spiegelkwartier (Mirror Quarter) starts just one block from the hotel and includes some of the finest examples of Amsterdam's gabled canal houses as well as offers over 70 specialised shops offering a wide variety of art and antiques.