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Amrâth Hotels hotels
Dutch landmarks become hotels that keep their architecture, from a shipping house to the Kurhaus.
Amrâth gives Dutch landmarks a second life as hotels, from Amsterdam’s former shipping house to the seaside Kurhaus in Scheveningen. Founded by Giovanni van Eijl and still owned by his family, the collection keeps the architecture and personality of each building at the center of the stay.
8 Amrâth Hotels hotels in 1 country on the Luxury Hotels Atlas, each placed on the six LHA Tiers.
- Owned by Van Eijl Hospitality BV
- Worldwide: 13 hotels across the Netherlands
- On the atlas: 1 Accessible Luxury, 7 Near Luxury
History
Giovanni van Eijl’s interest in buildings shaped Amrâth from the beginning. A former shipping headquarters or a seaside hotel could become a new hospitality project while keeping the architecture that made it worth restoring. The Van Eijl family retained ownership as the collection grew, giving its individual Dutch landmarks a continuous family history.
Timeline
- 1978 — Giovanni van Eijl begins investing in Dutch real estate, initially retail units and small offices, while still working as marketing director of an Amsterdam advertising agency.
- 1989 — Van Eijl leaves advertising to focus full-time on property, soon buying larger buildings including the Slotania Hotel in Amsterdam and the Gooiland complex in Hilversum.
- 1997 — The Van Eijl family buys Hotel de l'Empereur in Maastricht, the purchase the family later cites as the true foundation of the Amrâth hotel chain.
- 1998 — Van Eijl acquires Amsterdam's historic Scheepvaarthuis (Shipping House) from the city and converts it into a five-star hotel.
- 2000 — The Amrâth name, taken from van Eijl's mother's French maiden name, is applied across all of the family's hotels for the first time, unifying the group under one brand.
- 2014 — The Kurhaus in Scheveningen joins the Amrâth portfolio.
- 2023 — Giovanni van Eijl steps back from daily management, remaining involved as a company commissioner.
- 2025 — Giovanni van Eijl dies at 81; his son Kaspar van Eijl continues as a commissioner while a professional management board runs day-to-day operations.
The houses to know
- Grand Hotel Amrâth Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands — The 1916 Scheepvaarthuis, Amsterdam's first true Amsterdam School building, commissioned by six shipping companies as a joint headquarters, converted into a five-star hotel by Giovanni van Eijl in 1998.
Newest openings
- None of the Amrâth hotels selected by the Atlas has a recorded opening year of 2023 or later.
Opening next
- No confirmed announcements were identified in the sources reviewed through 2026-08-28.
Every Amrâth Hotels hotel on the atlas
Netherlands
- Grand Hotel Amrâth Amsterdam — Amsterdam · Accessible Luxury
- Amrâth Apart-Hotel Schiphol Badhoevedorp — Badhoevedorp · Near Luxury
- Amrâth Grand Hotel Frans Hals Haarlem — Haarlem · Near Luxury
- Amrâth Hotel Alkmaar — Alkmaar · Near Luxury
- Amrâth Hotel Bigarré Maastricht — Maastricht · Near Luxury
- Amrâth Hotel DuCasque Maastricht — Maastricht · Near Luxury
- Amrâth Hotel Media Park Hilversum — Hilversum · Near Luxury
- Grand Hotel Amrâth Kurhaus The Hague Scheveningen — Scheveningen · Near Luxury
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