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Hotel Arena vs The College Hotel Amsterdam
Both hotels are endorsed by professionals. On balance, The College Hotel ranks slightly higher than Hotel Arena. The College Hotel comes in at 86 with approval from 16 publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Hotel Arena
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
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's-Gravesandestraat 51, Amsterdam 1092 AA, The Netherlands
From $105 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Michelin Guide
"Formerly an orphanage (1890), now an ultra-trendy hotel."
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
"A modern, four-star, 116-room hotel with a trendy restaurant, cafe and nightclub."
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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."
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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."
The College Hotel Amsterdam
Michelin Guide
Insight Guides
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
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Roelof Hartstraat 1, Amsterdam 1071 VE, The Netherlands
From $96 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"Chic and fashionable lounge bar and rooms in the same style."
Insight Guides
"Amsterdammers not only have great ideas, they carry them out really well. How about a truly luxurious hotel, staffed by students from the city’s hotel and catering college?"
Fodor's
"This 1895 landmark is a training ground for students of the country's top hotel management schools, which accounts for the fresh-faced staff and eager service."
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Lonely Planet
"A breath of fresh air, this venerable property was originally a 19th-century school."
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Oyster
Upscale
"The College Hotel is a sensuous, intimate four-pearl option in the Museum Quarter."
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