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Hotel Arena vs Hotel The Craftsmen

Both Hotel Arena and Hotel Brouwer are rated highly by travel writers. On balance, Hotel Arena scores slightly better than Hotel Brouwer. Hotel Arena comes in at #20 in Amsterdam with recommendations from 12 sources like Jetsetter, Concierge and Fodor's.

Hotel Arena
Hotel Arena
8 / 10
's-Gravesandestraat 51, Amsterdam 1092 AA, The Netherlands
From $105 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Formerly an orphanage (1890), now an ultra-trendy hotel."
Concierge Concierge
"The St. Elizabeth building (circa 1890) was a Catholic orphanage turned youth hostel until 1999, when it was upgraded into this happy, still-youth-centric hotel."
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Standard rooms look like the orphans never moved out and are to be avoided.
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"A modern, four-star, 116-room hotel with a trendy restaurant, cafe and nightclub." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Built as the St. Elisabeth Orphanage in 1890, the brick building now houses the Hotel Arena, with its trendy restaurant, café, and nightclub." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"The restaurant, bar and nightclub are the stars of this former orphanage in a slightly out-of-the-way residential district, so the Arena is ideal for young trendies intent on socialising in situ."
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Hotel The Craftsmen
Hotel The Craftsmen
7 / 10
Singel 83, Amsterdam 1012 VE, The Netherlands
From $114 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Air Conditioning
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Baggage storage
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Insight Guides Insight Guides
"At this bargain price there are no frills, but you do get breakfast included and a warm welcome."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Our favourite hotel in this price range, it has just eight rooms in a house dating back to 1652. Its rooms, named for Dutch painters, are furnished with simplicity, but all have canal views." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"All rooms are en suite and no-smoking, and there is even a lift, making the Brouwer all-round great value."
Time Out Time Out
"The eight neat, en-suite rooms here are named after Dutch painters and all of them look onto the Singel canal." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Mid-Range
"Its pretty canal-front setting is tough to beat, and the location is great for exploring the city on foot." Full review
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