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Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Park Plaza · Core Luxury
Two 17th-century houses sit inside the Damrak facade because their owners refused to sell: German architect J.F. Henkenhaf built the Victoria Hotel around them in 1890, opposite Amsterdam Centraal. The neo-Renaissance building is a Dutch national monument with 321 rooms under PPHE's Park Plaza flag, and was among the city's first hotels with hydraulic lifts and electric light. Carstens Brasserie is named for the tailor who would not move.
- 321 rooms
- Opened 1890
- Neighborhood: Old Centre
- Architect: J.F. Henkenhaf
About Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam
- The embedded houses at Prins Hendrikkade 45-47 date to 1602; a tailor named Carstens and a liquor seller refused every offer while Henkenhaf was assembling the Damrak frontage.
- The hotel opened as the Victoria Hotel on 19 August 1890 and is protected as a Dutch national monument.
- After World War II, Christian Dior, Pierre Balmain, Jacques Fath, and Elsa Schiaparelli staged couture shows in the old Stuyvesant Restaurant.
- Guests have included Mata Hari, Louis Armstrong, and Rita Hayworth, who arrived with Jacques Fath for a collection showing.
- Thomas Rosenboom's 1999 novel Publieke Werken, later filmed as A Noble Intention, fictionalizes the two holdout houses in the facade.
History
Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam opened as the Victoria Hotel, Amsterdam on 19 August 1890, occupying a grand position on the Damrak directly opposite Amsterdam Central Station. The neo-Renaissance building became one of the city's landmark grand hotels and is today protected as a national monument.
A well-known quirk of its facade is that two small 17th-century houses were incorporated into the hotel because their owners refused to sell during construction, leaving them embedded in the frontage. Now operated by PPHE Hotel Group under the Park Plaza brand, the hotel offers 321 rooms and suites and remains one of the most recognisable historic hotels in central Amsterdam.
The setting
On the Damrak opposite Amsterdam Centraal, with two 1602 holdout houses still in the facade. The Royal Palace and the canal belt are a short walk; Carstens Brasserie is named for the tailor who would not move.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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