--- title: Dutch Treat: Amsterdam's Canal House Hotel description: Darkness and gravity are not the qualities most hoteliers would aim for in fashioning an enticing new property, but Curious Group owners Jessica and Peter... canonical: https://time.com/archive/6938665/dutch-treat-amsterdams-canal-house-hotel/ author: SUDI PIGOTT article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2011-08-11T04:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-22T07:28:09.673Z og:title: Dutch Treat: Amsterdam's Canal House Hotel og:description: Darkness and gravity are not the qualities most hoteliers would aim for in fashioning an enticing new property, but Curious Group owners Jessica and Peter... og:url: https://time.com/archive/6938665/dutch-treat-amsterdams-canal-house-hotel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1397c0cc7c473c8/698a4f7ddb2987bdf026af71/360_tga_canal_house_0822.jpg?branch=production&width=360&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 360 og:image:height: 203 og:image:alt: 360_tga_canal_house_0822.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dutch Treat: Amsterdam's Canal House Hotel twitter:description: Darkness and gravity are not the qualities most hoteliers would aim for in fashioning an enticing new property, but Curious Group owners Jessica and Peter... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1397c0cc7c473c8/698a4f7ddb2987bdf026af71/360_tga_canal_house_0822.jpg?branch=production&width=360&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dutch Treat: Amsterdam's Canal House Hotel > Sponsored content. 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Their latest venture, built into three refurbished 17th century houses in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district, is no exception. Chiaroscuro, velvet and leather, and a color palette befitting Rembrandt’s most somber canvases combine in a way that is tastefully enveloping rather than claustrophobic. The Canal House has no formal reception. Guests enter via a narrow marbled corridor, lined with modern takes on traditional Dutch paintings, that leads straight into the black-walled bar with its ornate ceiling and inviting sofas. [(Watch TIME’s video “Party While You Pedal: Beer-Biking in Amsterdam.”)](https://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,59360573001%5F1950334,00.html) Dramatically proportioned aeries at the top of the hotel (for those not scared of dauntingly vertiginous staircases) have stunning views of one of the city’s grand canals and lead the eye downtown, past ridiculously picture-perfect bridges toward the Nine Streets district and its boutiques and cafés. Interior decor in shades of black and mauve is metropolitan with a bohemian edge (even if some of the poppier modern art is a little jarring). Many rooms feature luxuriously deep baths. The Great Room, which links the three adjoining merchant houses and where meals are served, is dramatic and features black walls offset with Marcel Wanders lighting. The menu gives emphasis to local and seasonal specialties like Oosterschelde lobster, which merits the gastronomic kudos of its Slow Food Presidia status. Landscaping of the large walled garden was recently completed. The space, a considerable rarity in central Amsterdam, includes water features and a charming summerhouse. Head there for a little Van Gogh sunshine when you need an antidote to all that Rembrandtish shade. For more details, see [canalhouse.nl](https://www.canalhouse.nl/). Rooms from $315, including breakfast. 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