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St Christopher's at the Winston vs Ambassade Hotel

Both St Christopher's at Winston Hotel and Ambassade Hotel are recommended by writers. On balance, Ambassade Hotel ranks significantly higher than St Christopher's at Winston Hotel. Ambassade Hotel comes in at #7 in Amsterdam with endorsements from 14 publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Time Out.

St Christopher's at the Winston
St Christopher's at the Winston
7 / 10
Warmoesstraat 129, Amsterdam 1012 JA, The Netherlands
From $39 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Restaurant
  • Multilingual
  • Breakfast buffet
  • Baggage storage
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Maybe too close to the Red Light District for some people's taste, and on a slightly seedy street, the Winston is a step up from grungy and has a hang-loose, alternative rep." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Most rooms are 'art' rooms: local artists were given free rein, with results from super-edgy (entirely stainless steel) and playful to questionably raunchy." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Part of the St Christopher’s Inns chain, this self-consciously young and cool hotel has funky rooms decorated with crazy art, and a busy ground-floor bar that has regular live music."
Oyster Oyster
Budget
"People book a room at the St Christopher's at Winston Hotel to have fun and mingle with like-minded revelers." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Now part of St Christopher's Inns, a UK-based hostel chain, the legendary Winston still manages to maintain its youthful, party-loving atmosphere and arty rooms." Full review
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Ambassade Hotel
Ambassade Hotel
8 / 10
Herengracht 341, Amsterdam 1016 AZ, The Netherlands
From $89 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"It is just perfect for art loving Amsterdam!"
Concierge Concierge
"The Ambassade isn't the most stylishly renovated of Amsterdam's Golden Age hotels, but the privately-owned landmark beats out the competition."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Literary luminaries, business travellers and well-heeled tourists alike love this tastefully appointed hotel, spread over 10 canal houses." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Ambassade Hotel's lovely brick front is as inviting as its location in the picturesque (and convenient) Canal Ring neighorhood, across from a boat-lined canal." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"With its long literary associations, this is the bookworm’s choice of lodgings: the library is lined with signed copies from the numerous authors who have stayed here."
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