5/5 Daniel K. 2 years ago on Google
Is
there
something
as
too
luxurious?
If
there
is,
The
Waldorf
Astoria
in
Amsterdam
might
be
an
example.
It's
a
haven
of
luxury
just
steps
away
from
the
tourist
bustle
of
the
Rembrandtplein.
The
hotel
is
made
up
of
six
canal
houses
that
have
been
meticulously
restored
and
refined.
Everything
looks
spotless
and
like
new,
it's
hard
to
believe
that
the
hotel
opened
in
2017.
We
stayed
for
just
one
night
to
stay
after
a
dinner
at
the
2
Michelin
star
in-house
restaurant
Spectrum
(which
was
divine
as
always).
The
attention
to
detail
and
service
is
staggering,
maybe
even
a
little
bit
over
the
top.
There
is
so
much
staff
-
although
I
had
the
feeling
the
hotel
was
at
best
40%
occupied,
so
maybe
in
normal
times
it's
a
bit
different
-
it's
almost
too
much.
Someone
seems
to
be
monitoring
your
every
move
al
the
time.
At
breakfast
my
napkin
dropped
on
the
floor
for
all
of
0.8
seconds
and
I
was
immediately
brought
a
fresh
one.
I
booked
the
King
Deluxe
Room
which
it
the
second
lowest
room
category
through
Amex
Fine
Hotels
&Resorts
and
was
upgraded
(?)
-
i
guess
within
the
same
category
-
to
a
room
with
a
canal
view
on
the
2nd
floor.
(one
thing
that
annoys
me
is
that
luxury
hotels
are
always
very
secretive
about
room
categories.
You
get
a
room
or
an
upgrade
but
there
is
no
way
to
actually
verify
this
since
nobody
tells
you
which
room
is
which
category,
unless
they
put
you
in
a
suite...then
you'll
know)
The
room
itself
was
fine,
although
the
bedroom
itself
felt
a
bit
small.
The
bathroom
though
was
huge
with
a
massive
bath,
double
vanity,
separate
shower
and
toilet.
One
of
the
things
we
are
used
to
with
the
Waldorf
is
the
extremely
comfortable
and
plush
bed
and
I
was
kind
of
surprised
that
this
bed....wasn't.
It
was
fairly
hard,
but
an
extra
mattress
topper
solved
this.
The
hotel
has
a
great
Guerlain
spa
with
an
indoor
pool,
sauna
and
steam
room
that
really
is
a
hidden
gem.
If
you
book
a
treatment
at
the
spa
you
also
get
to
use
the
facilities,
even
if
you're
not
staying
at
the
hotel.
One
small
gripe
is
the
area
where
the
breakfast
is
served.
It's
called
the
Goldfinch
Brasserie
and
it's
located
on
the
ground
floor
next
to
Spectrum.
But
it
kind
of
a
weird
area,
not
really
like
a
restaurant
but
more
like
a
bunch
of
tables
at
the
bottom
of
the
stairs,
cordoned
off
by
some
room
dividers.
You're
not
exactly
sitting
in
the
hallway
itself
but
it's
close.
It
would
be
better
if
they
just
used
the
Peacock
Alley
lobby
restaurant.
Of
course
all
this
luxury
doesn't
come
cheap.
I
paid
€650
excluding
city
tax
but
including
breakfast,
guaranteed
upgrade,
early
checkin/late
checkout
and
€85
room
credit
through
Amex
FHR
which
made
it
fairly
reasonable.
The
cheapest
regular
rate
I
could
find
in
the
next
6
months
for
the
lowest
room
category
is
an
eyepopping
€550
per
night
(excluding
taxes
and
breakfast),
and
there
no
promotions,
ever.
Bigger
rooms
and
suites
will
approach
the
four
figure
mark
very
quickly.
If
you
book
with
Hilton
points,
one
night
will
cost
you
at
least
95.000
points.