Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam Five stars hotel

Oudezijds Voorburgwal 197, Amsterdam (Amsterdam centre) show map

The 5-star deluxe Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam is by rights a cut above the rest. This former 16th century royal inn has a rich history and has been stunningly renovated. The hotel is equipped with all possible comforts, pleasing even the most particular guests during their stay. To full hotel description

8.9
Score of 7 Reviews
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“Brilliant staff” Phill Nicholls

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Description

The hotel is situated only a few minutes away from Dam Square and many historical and cultural tourist sights. It is within walking distance of the Rembrandtplein, with its vibrant nightlife and is just a stone's throw away from one of the best known shopping streets of Amsterdam: the Kalverstraat. The Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam is an ideal choice of accommodation for those who love ease and sheer luxury in all aspects.

Behind the grand façade of these historic premises lies a unique hotel. The award-winning interior created by the French architect Sybille de Margerie combines modern design with authentic features. All rooms are individually furnished and come with a luxurious bathroom with a walk-in rain shower or bath. Each room also has a Sofitel MyBed, a LCD flatscreen television, Bose sound system, air conditioning, a well-stocked minibar, espresso machine, safe and a hairdryer. A newspaper of choice is delivered to your room each morning.

Besides the luxurious rooms, there are also 17 multifunctional rooms equipped with every modern technical amenity. Here you can hold a meeting, a party or a dinner in a very exclusive setting. One of the rooms, the Council Chamber, was used in 1966 as the backdrop for the wedding celebrations of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus.

The hotel's magic is emphasised again when you enter the lovely inner courtyard. Here you can lunch, dine or enjoy afternoon tea if weather permits. Furthermore, you can discover culinary enjoyment at the Restaurant Bridges, or in the elegant Cocktail & Raw bar, after which you can relax in the SoSPA spa. Here you'll find a heated indoor swimming pool with a jacuzzi, a sauna, a Turkish steam bath, two treatment rooms and a gym. You'll want for nothing while you stay at Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam.

Food and Drinks

An elaborate breakfast buffet featuring hot and cold dishes is served daily from 06:30 - 10:30. It is also possible to have breakfast served in your room.
The Grand restaurant is located on the ground floor and offers you a stunning view onto the canals.
At Bridges everything revolves around fish: the best varieties of fish and always in the appropriate season. Bridges offers a wide selection of fresh fish and fruits de mer at the restaurant, as well as in Raw Bar. From oysters to crab sandwiches, from delicate fish tartars to incredibly fresh fish: all prepared while you watch.
It is also possible to dine privately and exclusively in the Private Lounge next to the restaurant, which has a view of the Vinothèque.
In the evenings you can relax in the Vliegende Hollander Bar, an intimate setting where you can encounter the atmosphere of a traditional Dutch 'brown café'.

Internet

All rooms come with free wireless Internet.
High speed wireless Internet is available at an extra charge, the costs of which are available on request at reception.

Other information

- The hotel has a 24-hour reception.
- An additional bed can be placed on request and at an additional charge.
- Pets are allowed, on request and at an additional charge.
- Luggage can be stored at reception.

Surroundings

Amsterdam exudes a cosmopolitan atmosphere, even though its city centre is compact and easily accessible. From Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam you can reach the entire city centre, with its countless tourist sights, on foot. A canal roundtrip will lead you through the beautiful Amsterdam canals and is a great way to soak up the city's charming atmosphere.

Details

Hotel chain
Accor Hotels, Sofitel Hotels
Check in from
14:00
Check out until
12:00
Number of rooms
177
Parking lot
The hotel has a private car park that you can use for €6.50 per hour, with a maximum of €50 per 24 hours. 'Valet parking' is offered as well.
Children
One child up to 12 years old can stay for free in the room of the parents on request.
Facilities
Bar, Restaurant, Elevator, Meeting room, Internet, Laundry, Gym, Sauna, Swimming pool, Terrace, Garden, Breakfast

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Reviews

The following independent reviews were entered by guests after their stay at the hotel.

Angelo Basile W
10
+ VERY MODERN AND TRENDY DECOR BUT WITH OLD FASHIONED FRIENDLY SERVICE. bEAUTIFUL HISTORIC OLD BUILDING.
- a BIT TOO CLOSE TO RED LIGHT DISTRICT. Be careful. bUT ALSO CLOSE TO ALL HISTORIC AND SHOPPING SITES.
Thomas Excellent
8.6
+ Fantastic hotel.
- Difficult to obtain a drink in the foyer ground floor area, i had to go and chase a waiter from the adjoining restaurant and it then took an age for delivery of said beveridge. Why have a wonderful, comfortable and luxurious seating area with no one serving it?
Anonymous Luxury in Amsterdam
9.4
+ central location, building history, fantastic bed
- none
Patrik Veijalainen Luxurious.
9.6
+ Definitely deserves the 5 stars rating. Centrally located, very friendly personel, designer rooms, classy but hip.
Luigi Maria Pieri Good feeling
9.4
+ nice room
- expensive parking
Susan Broad Quality excellent but too expensive
9.4
+ quality of the hotel was excellent
- price was way too high unfortunately.
Patrick Hoehn
9.2
+ Nice big room, comfortable bed, nice renovated hotel, good service
- Breakfast a little expensive
OTTERSTEN LENA MARIANNE
8.6
+ The room was lovely and the bed excellent to sleep in. We had the breakfast in the room Sunday morning and it was very tasty and the service perfect.
- I had booked the restaurant in your hotel for Saturday evening as it was a special evening for us and I had read that the Grand Hotel restaurant should be one of the best or even the best restaurant in Amsterdam. We have no complaints concerning the food but the service was not up to the standard we expected from the reputation and the advertisement you do. It seemed to lack co-ordination. We had eaten almost half of the enré before we were served the wine and we had tried to get the attention of one of your staff without success. I can mention here that it was a warm entré so by the time we got the wine, the food was almost cold. Coming to the main course we were not served the meat we had ordered but instead the waiter brought us fish. As we did not want to wait extra for the correct plate and not to destroy the evening for us we accepted the plates when they were served to us. However, we mentioned this to your staff but with no special reaction or appology from their side which made me feel disappointed. We would most certainly stay in your hotel next time we come to Amsterdam but personally I am not sure I will take a chance to visit your restaurant again.
Chrissie Nagy
8.8
+ Great location, very friendly and helpful staff.
- Rooms need a bit of refreshing (at least ours) to the general new standard of Sofitel we've seen in Paris nd Lisbon recently.
Phill Nicholls
9.8
+ Brilliant staff
- room could have been larger and no canal or garden view as indicated
Chris Jones
5.0
+ Due to a death, we were not able to go to Europe. We were disapointed that our room rate was non-refundable or at least that we were able to reschedule.
m murphy
9.4
+ great location, excellent services.
- we stayed in room 1D, Jr.suite. Living room downstairs is good but bedroom in upper level, we had to climb up to a steep, winding stairs evrytimes.
Patricia
7.4
+ good location if you are on holiday but not that easily accessed due to work on the canal.
- Very limited room service menu which was exaggeratedly over-priced. You will be compelled to eat outside the hotel which, for a woman traveling alone, is not always desirable. I had to ask twice for face towels, I had to ask for a pen in the room (they brought me an old chewed up BIC PEN The bed was old - very soft The pillows were rubbery and uncomfortable but I was told they didn't have feather pillows. The safe didn't work in my room. These details are unacceptable in a 5 star hotel and at these prices.
sten-ake
6.8
+ Good restaurant, mostly nice craw.
- We had ask for non smoking room, they give us a smoking room without any comments in the incheck. When we come back to ask for a new non smoking, the said, we have no non n.s. room, all are ockupaid, jes but sir, we ask for that in our reservation. "Your reservation was made from internet, we have no responsible for that, we can´t read and answer this. Floor 1-3 is non smoking and they are all ockupaid today madam. (We had another room on floor 4 with less smook) We checked in 20.30 in the evening, tired after travelling, I was not satisfaid with this guy and his answer. All the others crew was very serviceminded.
Mark Todd
10
+ Upgraded from standard room to penthouse apartment at no extra fee - thank you very much
- Tea and coffee facilities in the room would have been nice
ian
9.6
+ firsr class hotel staff very helpfull excellant allround
Mr. Simen Sellevold
9.6
+ lovely garden, a quiet and relaxing place for dinner and five o'clock tea. Excellent resturant! Very helpful staff.
- Changed room after the first night because of Non smoking room on first floor facing street, noisy in the morning and not tempting having window open.
David Taylor
9.6
+ Pleasant staff Good room service Quiet Central location Luxury
- None
nicolas
9.0
+ breakfast and service at breakfast quietness space at rooms central laying
- expensive carpark
Mona Pittenger
8.2
+ Very good service by your personnel
- Beds need to be replaced. Too soft and broken down. Pillows should be upgraded.
William Crawford
10
+ A first class hotel in a first class city with plus points too many to count
- NONE !
Fiona
9.6
+ Staff excellent
- Bathroom a bit tired
Lisa Fortune
5.8
+ Stunning hotel
- our room did not have a garden view as stipulated in the the booking confirmation. Also our room was located on the back on one of the small streets and was very noise especially early in the morning
Ana Pellegrino-Jimenez
8.8
+ Das Bett: wir haben super geschlafen!
- Frühstuck im Zimmer: sehr arm und teuer.
Tajana Goss
10
+ excellent hotel, very friendly staff, brillian location
Kit van Tulleken
8.8
+ Service was very good, staff exceptionally pleasant, both at the front desk and room service. The internet connection was efficient.
- I couldn't open the curtains as the room was level with cars parked on the street. It was fine for one night.
b walsh
8.2
+ Very pleasent staff. And a very good breakfast with an attentive but not overly fussy manager. A bar and louge area that gave you exactly what you needed - a cofee, fresh juice or a drink whenever you wanted it.
- Compared to the Amstel intercontinental the pool area had no amotsphere even allowing for no view to a river. No staff on duty. No fresh juices available. No relaxing area set up.
Paul Amphlett
10
+ All of the staff were very friendly and helpful and spoke excellent English. The bed was very comfortable and i would have liked to have bought it home with me! The little finishing touches, such as robes, slippers, choclates and the daily weather forecast made our stay.
- It was very expensive to stay (it made a nice treat!) but you get what you pay for - high quality and good service.
Susanne Bentkjaer
8.4
+ The restaurant serves high quality food, and at the same time take their time to fulfill the needs of a 5-year old! Very important to the parents. Also the serving of 5-o'clock tea in the bar area was a hit!
Anonymous
7.4
+ Fantastic location. Beautiful historic building. Internet service available in their "business center". Room service very nice.
- No ventilation in the bathroom. In-room internet connection is overpriced (12 euro/hour).
van helvoort
8.4
+ de locatie is perfect. Ik heb gegeten in de binnentuin. Prsoneel in restaurant is zeer bekwaam!
- Na 1 dag werd ik om 24.00 uur gevraagd om een voorschot te storten. Ik voelde mij beledigd. Waarom was er niet meteen bij binnenkomst een copy creditcard gevraagd?
Sweet
9.2
+ I found the location of the hotel very optimal for my visit to Amsterdam.
Francois Xavier Duchateau
8.2
+ location
- oil smels from the kitchen all over the day in the room, which is a very negative point for this class of hotel
Anonymous Prima hotel, goede service ideale ligging
8.6
+ Lokatie, auto service
- ontbijt organisatie loopt niet vlekkeloos, geen ontvangst en bij het gaat zitten word men vervolgens verzocht om ergens anders tegaan zitten, en tafels erg dicht op elkaar
Anonymous Een schitterend hotel
10
+ Het hotel is schitterend gelegen, de kamer was top en het ontbijt had een grote keus. Kortom een hotel die ik zeker nog zou aandoen.
- Geen
Anonymous Sehr zufriedenstellend
9.2
+ Schönes sauberes Zimmer , zentral gelegen und sehr ruhig.
- Zimmercheck war nicht vollständig abgeschlossen
inge sannemann Heerlijk genieten in the grand hotel
10
+ alleen maar
- geen
Martien Bouw Hotel dat volledig klopt, van ontvangst, kamer tot ontbijt!
9.4
+ Een woord geweldig!
- Geen
Ben Uitstekend hotel met centrale ligging en uiterst vriendelijk personeel
9.2
+ zeer klantvriendelijk en uitstekende service. Centrale ligging.
- stevige prijs voor een middelmatig ontbijtbuffet
Tim Kroemker Zentrales Top Hotel mit Top Service
9.4
+ Sehr guter Service, tolle Betten
- Parken in Amsterdam ist teuer
Arie Roobol Comfort en klasse zoals het behoort te zijn !!
9.6
+ Ontzettend vriendelijk personeel !!! Hele mooie luxe kamers
- Niet
Anonymous Vorzüglicher Service, perfekte Lage, sehr angenehmer Aufenthalt
9.6
+ Das Personal an der Rezeption war extrem vorsorglich, aufmerksam und effizient. Insgesamt ein außergewöhlich guter, echt vorzüglicher Service. Besonders wohlige und angehneme Athmosphere. Das Badezimmer war ein echter Design Genuß.
- Lärm im Zimmer, möglicherweise aus Rohren in den umrandenden Wänden kommend.
Henri Goessens Schitterend
10
+ Centrale ligging
- Geen
Thomas H. Hofbauer Mr
9.4
+ Neues Top Restaurant "Bridges"
Marco Harmsen Dr
9.2
+ luxe
- duur ontbijt
Matthias Koller Gut mit Verbesserungspotenzial
8.2
+ Supertolle Mitarbeiter, sehr freundlich, kompetent, zuvorkommend und professionell
- Für ein neu renoviertes Zimmer, war die Endreinigung nicht genügend. Im Badezimmer auf den Scheiben im Schrank hatte es starken Schimmelbefall. Der Teppich war dreckig etc.
Hannelore Peeters Goed maar veel te prijzig !
8.6
+ De kamer was mooi met een heel confortabel bed. Het hangt een goede sfeer. Personeel is heel aardig. Prettig verbleven.
- De kamer en het ontbijt vind ik veeeel te duur. 395 euro + 64 euro voor een ontbijt voor 2 personen vind ik eigenlijk niet kunnen. Het diner bij Bridges was goed maar wel iets te prijzig.
peter Voor herhaling vatbaar
9.6
+ zeer centraal ,culinaire keuken ,echt heel lekker .goed ontbijt mooie nette vernieuwde kamers.gaan zeker nog terug.
- je word eerst in het engels aan gesproken , we hebben nog steeds onze moedertaal om iemand te begroeten!!!
Anonymous Een heerlijk nachtje uit
8.4
+ je voelt je verwend en alles straalt luxe uit.
- iets meer uitleg op de kamer zou helpen (werking van electriciteit)
Johan Grethe Een zeer goed Hotel.
9.4
+ bijzonder goed ontvangen, door het personeel en in het bijzonder door de receptie, en ook in het retaurant,was bijzonder goed, een heel fijn Hotel, komen zeker nog eens terug.
- niet op kunnen merken.
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