2 Best Hotels in Museum District, Amsterdam

This stylish trio of quaint 19th-century town houses offers a peaceful sanctuary with friendly service and a warm design with quirky touches and hints of Art Nouveau that successfully creates that "home away from home" feel. Help yourself to snacks and drinks, just like you would at home in the kitchen. Enjoy it in the private garden or the lovely library, which is equipped with velvety apricot armchairs, a bookcase brimming with travel literature, magazines and artsy coffee table books focused on the nearby museums. Rooms have large, comfy beds and black-and-white bathrooms with CODAGE amenities (and tiny tubs). There is also a garden-facing gym equipped with premium NOHrD handmade wooden fitness equipment and cork walls. The Museumplein and fashionable shopping streets are just steps away, as is the Concertgebouw, if you fancy hearing some classical music in a suitably grand setting. There are also free bikes if you fancy exploring a bit further away.

These two 18th-century buildings on leafy Jan Luykenstraat (yes, that’s where the name comes from!) may look traditional, but in the lounges and guest rooms everything is stylishly contemporary, with Dutch art on the walls, colorful wallpaper, and natural fabrics. Among the many amenities are great showers, a courtyard garden, and an honesty bar where guests can help themselves to a drink or snack; all of the well-appointed executive rooms contain Jacuzzis with built-in TVs.