Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam

The Radisson SAS Hotel, Amsterdam is located in the centre of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, just three blocks from busy Dam Square. The Stopera Theatre and the flower market are within two blocks. It's one kilometre to Amsterdam Centraal train station.

Occupying converted 18th- century merchant houses and shops, the Radisson Blu Hotel, a smoke-free hotel, combines a historical setting with contemporary decor. The lobby is set under a glass atrium, with a winding staircase leading to a mezzanine garden.

Gifts are on offer at the onsite shops, and concierge staff can help with sightseeing trips to local attractions like the Van Gogh Museum.

The Pastorie Bar is set in an 18th- century vicarage that retains its wooden floors and fireplace. The bar, which serves drinks and snacks, has leather barstools and views over Amsterdam. The Palmboom restaurant serves a buffet breakfast and brasserie-style cuisine in an informal dark wood dining room. Room service is available 24 hours a day.

Small groups can be accommodated in the hotel's meeting rooms. There's a business corner offering a PC, and wireless Internet access is available.The Radisson SAS Hotel's fitness centre features a gym, sunbed (surcharge) and mixed sauna.

Every one of the Radisson SAS Hotel's 242 smoke-free and climate-controlled guestrooms is unique. Decorated with original artworks and wooden furnishings, rooms offer wireless Internet access (surcharge), satellite television, minibars and in-room massages (surcharge). Grey marble bathrooms feature tub/shower combinations and telephones.

The concierge can help book tickets for shows and musicals at the famous Carré Theatre, the oldest theatre in Amsterdam.