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Hotel Okura Amsterdam vs Hotel Arena

Both hotels are praised by professional travelers. Overall, Hotel Okura Amsterdam scores significantly better than Hotel Arena. Hotel Okura Amsterdam comes in at 89 with recommendations from 12 publications like Oyster, Lonely Planet and Star Service.

Hotel Okura Amsterdam
Hotel Okura Amsterdam
8 / 10
Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, Amsterdam 1072 LH, The Netherlands
From $168 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
Star
"A luxurious Japanese-style hotel set in a modern tower building."
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"This is the gourmet’s choice, with its French Ciel Bleu restaurant having two Michelin stars, the Yamazato with one Michelin star and also the Teppanyaki restaurant Sazanka."
Fodor's Fodor's
"You'll bask in an Asian sense of luxury and service from the moment you enter the spacious lobby with its marble floors and elegant furnishings." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This is the business-traveller’s choice, with close proximity to the RAI exhibition centre, private in-room fax lines, wi-fi and professional staff." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Don’t be fooled by the concrete, purpose-built facade: this deluxe five-star hotel comes equipped with all the luxuries you would expect."
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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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