The hotel comprises a total of 513 rooms and offers guests access
to its lovely gardens. Facilities include a foyer with a reception
desk, a safe and a cloakroom in addition to Cheers Sport Café, the
Ef-Café, Bar Artista, the AFC Bar and 2 restaurants - the Dali &
Gaudí and the Sabor. Offering space for up to 950 persons, the
restaurants are ideal for enjoying some Mediterranean-style dining,
with not only the best Dutch dishes are on offer, but also an array
of typically Mediterranean specialities. Further hotel amenities
include 117 conference rooms for up to 2,000 persons, as well as
WLAN Internet access. Whether hosting a national or international
conference, product presentation or kick-off meeting, business
guests will find everything here they could need for company meets.
Through the combined usage of the rotunda and atrium, large
conferences or trade fairs may be catered to. There is space for
500 persons in the rotunda (in a theatre-style layout), which may
be linked to the atrium to provide a total surface area of some
1,100 m². Rooms for meetings taking place simultaneously are
located nearby and the auditorium is an intimate room with a
capacity of 150-250 persons. Numerous smaller rooms are also
available at the hotel and presentation features are available in
all meeting rooms. The hotel can cater for business meets, work
parties, receptions or sporting events; rooms may be decorated
according to guests' individual requirements. The hotel has already
played host to the Amsterdam Street Festival, Fantastic Pomp,
Arabian Nights, Caribbean themed parties, award ceremonies,
entertainment events and buffets. Room and laundry services are
available and there is also a bicycle hire service, a shoe-shine
service, a babysitting service, a snack machine, facilities for the
disabled, a playground for younger guests and a complimentary car
park for those arriving by car.
Rooms
All rooms are medium to large in size and in good condition. Decor
varies depending on when the rooms were renovated, with some rooms
offering a red and gold colour scheme in the bedspreads and
curtains and carpeted floors, while other rooms offer light wood
furnishings and floor and a decor of reds, oranges and greens and
other rooms offer a darker wood finish with striped curtains and/
or a red colour scheme. The bathrooms are in good condition and are
grey and pink, all with separate bath and shower.
Restaurant & Food
Guests may select their breakfast from an ample buffet; breakfast
may alternatively be taken in one's room or it is possible to enjoy
the early-riser breakfast. Guests may dine in the Dali restaurant,
located next to the Amsterdam beach and surrounded by Holland's
famous tulip fields, where top wines from around the world are on
offer. The chef recommends a starter of grilled Dublin Bay prawns,
veal carpaccio or saffron broth with fish. The tournedos with
mushrooms, oysters and basil sauce are a top main course option.
Those who prefer fish should sample the sole filets with lemon and
lobster sauce, one of the hotel's best fish dishes. Enjoy a dessert
of nougat parfait with mocha sauce, pineapple with coconut ice
cream or blue stilton.
Activities & Sport
Leisure options include a sun terrace, an indoor pool, a Jacuzzi, a
sauna and an in-house gym.