A ten-year restoration of Amsterdam’s old Palace of Justice, and it shows in the right places: soaring ceilings, a Piet Oudolf-designed courtyard garden, more than a thousand art pieces scattered through the halls. It’s a genuinely quiet, well-located canal-side property, with a skylit pool and spa people single out as the best part of the stay and a breakfast several guests call among the best they’ve had at a hotel. One guest’s room service waiter brought perfectly warmed milk for a toddler every morning and talked them through a crying fit; another’s front desk manager tracked down a quieter room mid-stay and followed up with a tin of fresh cookies.
The service is uneven in a way that tracks with a hotel still finding its footing post-opening. Several people had check-in moments that felt cold or dismissive, and The Court restaurant has produced real complaints: 20 to 30 minute waits just to order, lukewarm food, a host who couldn’t manage a busy brunch service gracefully. The design splits opinion too — the restored architecture is not in question, but the rooms themselves get called beige, minimalist, and short on the colour and personality Amsterdam itself has, especially compared to what people expected from the hype. Noise is a real, recurring complaint on lower canal-facing floors; ask for a higher one.
Rooms run from around €1,000 a night to the €18,000 Herengracht House suite. Worth it for the building, the garden, the spa, and a location that beats the Conservatorium for walkability. Skip it if you want flawless, seasoned service from day one; the restaurant clearly needs another year. Book it for the space, the pool — and the walk to everything.
The five scores
Collection floor
Service15/20
Rooms & Design17/20
The Palace of Justice conversion and Piet Oudolf garden win people over in person, though several call the rooms beige, minimalist and short on personality for the price.
Location18.5/20
A quiet canal-side stretch of the central Canal Ring that still puts Anne Frank House, Vondelpark and the Nine Streets within a short walk.
Dining16/20
Breakfast and the Advocatuur cocktail bar draw real enthusiasm, but The Court has produced repeated long waits and lukewarm plates on slower nights.
Wellness18/20
The skylit pool, sauna, steam room and treatment menu come up unprompted as a highlight, with guests noting how private and uncrowded it feels.
Strengths
Ten-year restoration of the historic Palace of Justice with over 1,000 pieces of art on display
Piet Oudolf-designed courtyard garden is a genuine standout
Skylit indoor pool, sauna and steam room repeatedly called the highlight of the stay
Central canal-side location within easy walking distance of Anne Frank House, Vondelpark and the Nine Streets
Individual staff members (Raj in room service, Eef in concierge, Kirsi at the desk) praised for going well beyond the ask
Trade-offs
The Court restaurant has produced repeated complaints of 20-30 minute waits and lukewarm food
Rooms described by several guests as beige, minimalist, and lacking personality for the price
Front desk and check-in experience inconsistent, ranging from warm to notably cold
Lower-floor and canal-facing rooms can be loud from street noise late at night
Our suite was enormous and beautiful, and the location on a quiet canal street still had us two blocks from everything.
SFLA1974Jul 2026
We found the design stunning and the suite was huge. Service was attentive and genuinely friendly the whole time. It’s pricey, but we felt like we got what we paid for, and our only regret was not staying longer.
“It is very pricey, but you definitely get what you pay for”in their words
The doorman was talkative and friendly, and the whole welcome felt distinct from every other luxury hotel I’ve stayed at.
Max BraunMay 2026
Everything about the arrival felt bespoke to me, right down to the art collection scattered through the halls. The staff worked hard to make me comfortable without it ever feeling scripted. It’s a different kind of luxury hotel than most, in a good way.
Distinctive, warm arrival experience
Bespoke feel to service
Lifts the score
The pool, spa and gym were the highlight of an otherwise perfectly located, recently remodeled stay.
Trip.com MemberTrip.comMay 2026
The room and amenities were excellent and the front staff and concierge were friendly and helpful throughout. We also enjoyed a nightcap at the modern bar one evening. The spa and gym were genuinely a joy to spend time in.
Pool, spa and gym stood out
Friendly, helpful concierge
Strong endorsement
Eva and Jules at the bar made our cocktails feel like the highlight of the trip.
Gennaro tomasiApr 2026
The bar here is wonderfully curated, and Eva and Jules were exceptionally welcoming and attentive. Our cocktails had a remarkable depth of flavor.
Outstanding, well-crafted cocktails
Attentive bar staff
Lifts the score
This is Amsterdam’s newest luxury hotel in a heritage building, with canal views and a serious art program throughout.
AFARSep 2025
Rates start from around $1,300 a night for a heritage building conversion that’s become one of the city’s most talked-about openings.
I stopped in just for tea and the pastry alone has me planning to come back for a full stay.
Sema1010Jun 2026
It’s a wonderful space just to sit and have tea. The pastry was excellent, and I’m already thinking about booking a stay so I can try the spa too.
Excellent pastry
Strong endorsement
Maya at breakfast made our stay, and the room was comfortable and quiet in a perfect location.
melaniedF3501PBApr 2026
The location couldn’t have been better and the room was comfortable and quiet. Breakfast was great, and Maya the hostess deserves special credit for how she looked after us each morning.
Quiet, comfortable room
Standout breakfast host
Red flag
My first one-night stay was fine, but a second three-night stay in late October was a disaster for over $1,300 a night.
Nov 2025
The staff seemed untrained and were running around chaotically the whole visit. We got downgraded from our assigned first-floor room to a base room on the fifth floor that was hot and stuffy, and the whole place smelled and felt like being in a Home Depot given how new it was. My travel advisor told me this wasn’t an isolated incident, and even a very apologetic manager couldn’t undo how tarnished my view of the property became.
“it felt and smelled like being in a Home Depot”in their words
Our junior suite with a canal view was beautiful, and the breakfast was some of the best I’ve had at a hotel anywhere.
Oct 2025
The closets were huge, the bathroom was well-appointed, and the living space felt more than adequate for the two of us. We loved the design of both the hotel spaces and our suite, and the spa treatments were wonderful. The cocktails at the bar were delicious too, and this beat a recent stay at another Amsterdam luxury hotel by a wide margin.
Check-in felt overwhelming after a long flight, but the spa and gym genuinely blew us away and the location was ideal.
Oct 2025
Our grand premier room was really more of a junior suite, with a beautiful bathroom, giant towels, warm floors and a Dyson dryer, though it had zero view. Check-in felt like buying a bag at a luxury boutique with nobody else in the lobby, and doormen were hit or miss about opening the door. The spa had daybeds, a jacuzzi, sauna and steam room and felt very private, and breakfast was covered and better than expected through our travel advisor’s arrangement.
“it felt like we were buying a bag at Chanel”in their words
Service felt enthusiastic but inexperienced, and it took over 24 hours to get my partner’s shoes back after a vomit incident in the elevator.
Jul 2025
The staff were diligent and friendly overall, and they cleaned my partner’s shoes for free after an elevator incident, but the turnaround was far too slow for something like that. The property itself, a former orphanage turned Palace of Justice, had a comfortable if oddly beige-and-tan ambiance that I felt lacked personality. Food and drinks were a genuine highlight, including a cocktail bar with its own gin distillery.
I loved the adaptive reuse architecture, but felt like a bargain at around 1,000 euros a night given the quality.
Jul 2025
They did a wonderful job preserving the original space while converting it to modern use, and the artwork throughout is a feature in its own right. Staff were earnest but still finding their footing, which felt understandable given how recently the hotel opened. Concierge was great, food and drinks were solid, and our room with 20-foot ceilings was quiet and comfortable, with the location walkable to everything.
“Felt like a bargain at ~1,000 Euro / night.”in their words
Adaptive reuse architecture genuinely well executed
The Piet Oudolf garden in the courtyard made this hotel special, and the neighborhood let us walk everywhere without the tourist crush.
Z1203NOjanesJul 2026
The curving paths and blue flower groupings in the garden were stunning against the 1665 architecture, and the modern art throughout worked surprisingly well. We found excellent restaurants within a ten minute walk, including a bakery in the Nine Streets area. Reception felt a bit cold and the adjacent restaurant uncomfortable, but everything else more than made up for it.
“Cold reception area and uncomfortable adjacent restaurant, but other restaurants are lovely.”in their words
Of all the Rosewoods we’ve stayed at, this one took our hearts, from pre-arrival service through to the spa and breakfast.
K PJun 2026
Every element felt flawless to us, from the stunning spa to the exceptional breakfast and all-day dining. Stan at the front desk and the concierge team orchestrated everything perfectly, and housekeeping kept our room pristine throughout. It was genuinely an unforgettable stay.
Spa and breakfast both stood out
Concierge handled arrangements flawlessly
Red flag
Nicholas at reception left me feeling dismissed at check-in, but another receptionist fixed everything within five minutes.
Liliia TikJun 2026
I’d told the hotel in advance I’d arrive early after an overnight flight, and Nicholas told me my room wasn’t ready with no idea when it would be, offering no alternatives. He seemed cold and dismissive with me while notably warmer toward older guests and men nearby. A different receptionist took over, offered me the spa to wait in, and had me in my actual ready room within five minutes.
One receptionist resolved the issue quickly and kindly
Cold, dismissive treatment from one front desk staffer
Conflicting information about room readiness
Strong endorsement
I was rushing for a meeting and Raj in room service had breakfast to me in fifteen minutes flat, then cleared everything while I was out.
Denhal145May 2026
The phone line was busy but the front office connected me to room service immediately anyway. Raj checked with the kitchen, promised fifteen minutes, apologized for the initial delay, and delivered it himself right on time. I also asked him to arrange housekeeping while I was out for two hours, and the room was serviced and cleared when I got back.
Fast, reliable room service under pressure
Housekeeping request handled exactly as asked
Strong endorsement
Five nights here and the concierge team led by Eef handled every last-minute request, including some that must have been genuinely difficult.
4200rjMay 2026
The room was tasteful, spacious and comfortable, breakfast was delicious, and the bar was fabulous. Eef and the concierge team handled everything we threw at them, including last-minute changes, with an ease that hid how hard some of it must have been. We’d absolutely stay here again on our next Amsterdam trip.
Concierge team handled difficult last-minute requests smoothly
Spacious, tasteful room
Mixed read
Kirsi moved us rooms twice after a noisy allocation, then showed up hours later with a tin of fresh cookies and a note.
RichardBristolApr 2026
We were upgraded from our booked room but ended up on the ground floor overlooking pavement and cars, so Rafaella moved us up a floor into a junior suite that turned out to overlook a loud bar until 5am. Kirsi then found us a quiet interior executive suite that finally worked, and followed up with fresh cookies from a local bakery. Breakfast was a mixed bag though, with cold, hard eggs on consecutive mornings and rushed, stressed-looking staff with no manager visible to address our complaint.
“the excellent Rafaella checked us in and escorted us to our room”in their words
Staff went well beyond the ask to fix a noisy room
Excellent front desk problem-solving
Inconsistent breakfast quality
Multiple room reallocations before finding a quiet one
Lifts the score
Beautiful hotel and easy walking distance to everything, but our grand premier room had the bedroom and bathroom on separate floors with narrow stairs.
Ginger DouglasApr 2026
The concierge team handled our transfers and daily tours flawlessly, and the food across in-room dining, The Court, and Eeuwen was all solid. Our canal view room turned out to be spread across three floors with narrow steps and a step up into the shower, which wasn’t mentioned at booking. We managed fine, but would have picked differently had we known.
Concierge planned transfers and tours flawlessly
Great central location
Room layout with stairs not disclosed at booking
Drags the score
The Court left us waiting more than 20 minutes just to place an order, and our canal-view room was loud with street noise most of the night.
Bruno BrunovskyFeb 2026
We had to go ask at the bar twice before anyone took our order, and it ended up taking almost 30 minutes in total, which felt completely unacceptable for a hotel at this level. Our canal-view room was extremely loud with people shouting outside for most of the night, one of the worst nights of sleep we’ve had at a hotel. The spa and pool were genuinely excellent and the hotel is visually beautiful, but the overall experience didn’t match what we were paying for.
Spa and pool genuinely excellent
Visually striking building
Extremely long wait to order at The Court
Loud canal-facing room with street noise all night
Lifts the score
The arrival was genuinely impressive, with flowers and staff lined up outside, but noise carried badly through the walls in my first-floor room.
Sep 2025
My hotel transfer driver met me right past customs and had me in the city in twenty minutes. Check-in was upstairs in a suite with flowers arranged to my preference, and I was shown to a hospitality room with snacks while my room was readied. The room itself felt fine but not wow, and noise carried through the walls badly; the rooftop terrace suites looked like the real showstoppers. Breakfast at Eeuwen and the cocktails at the in-house-distilled-gin bar Advocatuur were the clear highlights of the stay.
Rosewood Amsterdam occupies a former Palace of Justice building on Prinsengracht, in the city’s central canal belt, following a restoration reported to have taken about a decade. The property dates from the 17th century and sits along a quiet stretch of canal just a short walk from the busier streets of the Nine Streets and Leidseplein areas. Public spaces include a courtyard garden designed by Piet Oudolf, marble-lined halls, and an extensive art collection with works and installations displayed throughout the building, including suites named for the site’s history, such as a room converted from the former library.
On property, guests have access to an all-day restaurant called The Court, a hotel bar serving cocktails, and in-room dining. Wellness facilities include the Asaya spa, along with a pool, sauna, steam room, and gym. Rooms range from standard categories to multi-floor suites and larger canal-view accommodations. The hotel’s canal-side setting places it within walking distance of central Amsterdam’s shops, restaurants, and cultural sites, with tram access nearby.
What fat travellers ask
Is Rosewood Amsterdam worth it?
At roughly €1,000 a night for a base room, most people who’ve stayed think so, largely on the strength of the building, the spa, and the location — though the restaurant service and room design draw enough complaints that it’s not a unanimous view.
What room should I book at Rosewood Amsterdam?
Ask specifically for a higher floor away from the street if noise bothers you, since several canal-facing and lower-floor rooms have been reported as loud. Guests who’ve tried both suggest the rooftop terrace suites are the more distinctive upgrade over the base premier rooms, which some find plain.
How does Rosewood Amsterdam compare to the Conservatorium and the Pulitzer?
Guests who’ve done more than one tend to say Rosewood pampers more than the Conservatorium and has a quieter, more central canal setting, while the Pulitzer’s Jordaan-adjacent location wins on neighborhood charm but has drawn complaints about room upkeep that Rosewood hasn’t.
Is the service reliable at Rosewood Amsterdam?
It’s inconsistent rather than uniformly excellent — plenty of guests report attentive, thoughtful staff, but check-in moments and restaurant service at The Court have both produced real complaints, which tracks with a hotel still settling in after opening.
How many Michelin Keys does Rosewood Amsterdam have?
Rosewood Amsterdam holds Two Michelin Keys in the Michelin Guide’s 2026 hotel selection, announced in September 2026. Two Keys is the second of the guide’s three hotel distinctions, given for what it calls an exceptional stay. It has held Two Keys in every selection since 2025. The Keys come from the guide’s own anonymous inspections and are separate from the Fat Score: Fat Voyage rates it Fat Favorite, 16.5 out of 20.
How do I book Rosewood Amsterdam?
Directly with the hotel. The Reserve button on this page takes you there, and the reservation is made with the hotel, in your name.
What is the smartest way to book Rosewood Amsterdam?
Directly with the hotel is the simplest: the reservation is then the hotel’s own, so a change of dates or a request for a particular room goes straight to the people who run it.
Can I get a free room upgrade at Rosewood Amsterdam?
Not something anyone can promise: it depends on what’s still unsold the day you arrive. Telling the hotel in advance that you’re celebrating something is worth doing.
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