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Pestana Amsterdam Riverside
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Pestana · Accessible Luxury
Pestana Amsterdam Riverside occupies the 1892 Nieuwer-Amstel Town Hall on the Amstel, a neo-Renaissance monument by Roelof Kuipers that later held Amsterdam's city archive for nearly a century. Pestana bought the empty building in 2014; Studio Linse kept the staircase, clock tower, and Town Hall Ballroom. A spa and 154 rooms now sit where birth, death, and Rembrandt files once slept.
- 154 rooms
- Opened 2018
- Neighborhood: Oude Pijp
- Architect: Roelof Kuipers
- Interiors: Studio Linse
About Pestana Amsterdam Riverside
- Roelof Kuipers designed the 1892 Nieuwer-Amstel Town Hall on the Amsteldijk; the neighbourhood was absorbed into Amsterdam four years later.
- From 1914 until 2007 the building stored Amsterdam's city archive, among the largest municipal archives in the world.
- Pestana acquired the monument in 2014 and opened a hotel with Studio Linse interiors, keeping the clock tower and ballroom.
History
The neo-Renaissance building on the Amsteldijk was built in 1889-1892 as the town hall of Nieuwer-Amstel to designs by Roelof Kuipers. After annexation into Amsterdam it became the city archive in 1914 and remained so until 2007. Pestana Hotel Group bought the empty monument in 2014 and converted it with Studio Linse, adding contemporary wings while keeping the monumental staircase, clock tower, and Town Hall Ballroom facing the Amstel.
The setting
1892 Nieuwer-Amstel Town Hall on the Amsteldijk, De Pijp, Amsterdam.
Restaurants and bars
- Archive by Pestana — Restaurant · Portuguese
- Atrium — Restaurant
- Kitchen & Bar Van Rijn — Restaurant · Dutch and international
Experiences
- Heineken Experience — Learn about the rich brewing history of the De Pijp district
- Boat cruise — Book a boat cruise on the Amsterdam canals
- Bike rental — Rent a bike for the true Dutch experience
- Amsterdam canal cruises (Rederij Nassau, Smidtje) — Discover the canals of Amsterdam from the water with partner companies
- Amsterdam Plastic Fishing — Cruise the canals while collecting plastic waste
- Brouwerij De Prael tour — Brewery tours and tasting of homemade beer; brewery employs people with past mental health challenges
Amenities
- Spa
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