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Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam PRICE RANGE $$$$ ($501 and up/night) AMENITIES Spa, Pool, Free WiFi, Fitness center FEATURES Great design, Great views Complete with a grand staircase, this truly remarkable collection of canal mansions is an immaculately designed hotel. With 93 rooms and suites to choose from, each comes with a view of either the canal or the beautiful courtyard garden.

The Hoxton, Amsterdam PRICE RANGE $ ($250 and under/night) AMENITIES Free WiFi FEATURES Great design Comprised of five separate canal-side houses, this new hipster hangout is a spinoff of the London original. This iteration however, features the ever trendy restaurant Lotti's (in partnership with Soho House & Co) as well as a cool coffee shop and cocktail den.

The Dylan PRICE RANGE $$$$ ($501 and up/night) AMENITIES Free WiFi FEATURES Great design Truly one of a kind, it's hard to fault The Dylan. Everything from the design, service, location and restaurant merit top marks for quality and style.

Qbic Hotel Amsterdam WTC PRICE RANGE $ ($250 and under/night) AMENITIES Free WiFi FEATURES Modern style With great connections to the airport and the city center, this budget-friendly option next to the WTC in Zuid features excellent contemporary design and modern amenities—think king-size beds, flat screen TVs, and rain showers. You can pay more and opt for a larger room, or get a windowless basic for half the price.

Pulitzer Amsterdam PRICE RANGE $$ ($251 to $350/night) The Pulitzer is made up of 25 landmarked townhouses from the 17th- and 18th-century in the center of Amsterdam’s canal district, but the newly imagined interiors by Jacu Strauss are pure contemporary Dutch design. All of the 225 rooms are different—Strauss, who used to work with Tom Dixon, spent the night in every room to dream up a unique look for each—and the Collector's Suites are beautifully designed, but relatively small. The property is also home to an in-house flower shop, a spacious garden, a two-story gym, library, restaurant Jansz, Pulitzer’s Bar, and an al fresco café. One design highlight is the reception desk, which is in the shape of an old travel trunk but made with antique Dutch tiles. During your stay, make sure to take a canal tour on the hotel's stylish 1909 cruiser boat  The Tourist —as Winston Churchill did in 1946.

Motel One PRICE RANGE $ ($250 and under/night) AMENITIES Free WiFi FEATURES Great design Stylish design and affordable rates compensate for a slightly out-of-centre location. In any case, there's a shuttle service into town and connections to and from the airport are ideal from here.

Hotel Not Hotel PRICE RANGE $ ($250 and under/night) AMENITIES Free WiFi FEATURES Great design Ideal for those who want something other than a run-of-the-mill hotel, with a range of unique rooms from an Amsterdam tram carriage to its very own crow's nest (not for those with vertigo), this is possibly Amsterdam's most playful hotel. Slightly out of city center, the location still leaves you well connected to the rest of the city.

Hôtel Droog PRICE RANGE $$ ($251 to $350/night) AMENITIES Free WiFi FEATURES Great design Founded by the famous Dutch design collective Droog, Hôtel Droog is more of a cultural and events centre than a proper hostelry. Equipped with a bathroom with separate bath and shower, living area and full kitchen, the top floor of the hotel is ideal for guests who want a unique experience in the heart of the city.

Hotel De Hallen PRICE RANGE $$ ($251 to $350/night) AMENITIES Free WiFi FEATURES Great design An old tram depot dating from 1902 has been transformed into this quirky but very comfortable contemporary hotel. Slightly out of town, Hotel De Hallen is still within walking and tram distance of all the sights.

Conservatorium Hotel PRICE RANGE $$$$ ($501 and up/night) AMENITIES Spa, Free WiFi, Fitness center FEATURES Great design Architect Piero Lissoni's gorgeous remodeling of an old music conservatory is a minimalist masterpiece, from its soaring glass-covered atrium to its 129 impeccably detailed rooms. The location, right on the doorstep of the city's main museums, is perfect, too.

citizenM hotel Amsterdam PRICE RANGE $ ($250 and under/night) AMENITIES Free WiFi FEATURES Modern style Next to Station Zuid, Citizen M is the Dutch answer to a capsule hotel. The 210 budget rooms are tiny, but have large, comfortable beds, oversized windows, blackout blinds and rain showers. While the bedrooms are just for sleeping, the lobby and canteen provide some hangout space. Both the city centre and Schiphol airport are ten minutes away.

OTHER NEARBY HOTELS ANDAZ AMSTERDAM PRICE RANGE $$$ ($351 to $500/night) AMENITIES Spa, Free WiFi FEATURES Great design, Great views, Casual Currently occupying a former library, the five star Andaz Amsterdam is the work of Dutch celebrity designer Marcel Wanders. Visually, it's a marvel - and the Prinsengracht setting along the city's beautiful canals isn't bad either.

 HOTELS IN AMSTERDAM From stately 17 th -century canal house apartments to uber-modern capsule hotels, the best hotels in Amsterdam cater to every taste and budget. This unabashedly diverse city has an equally varied selection of lodgings, from rehabbed canal homes to plush old-world hotels and sleek boutique hotels. To get the lowest rates, book an Amsterdam hotel during off-season, between November and March. (The penalty: You'll most likely miss the tulips). If you’re wondering where to stay in Amsterdam, the new canalside Hoxton Hotel is high on hip but comfortable design, and has great spaces for lounging, grabbing a bite or coffee, and even a screening room and space where they hold regular events. With a mod sensibility and affordable rates, CitizenM is a boutique hotel across from Beatrix Park that offers nice perks such as rain showers, extra-large king-size beds, and a "MoodPad," which you can use to fine-tune your room's music, temperature, and lighti...

AMSTERDAM TRAVEL GUIDE With 60 miles of canals and nearly 7,000 buildings dating from the 18 th  century or earlier, Amsterdam is one of Europe’s best preserved cities—the center has barely changed since Rembrandt’s time. Yet it’s no mere museum piece: T+L’s Amsterdam travel guide shows that, alongside the historic monuments and Old Masters, the city is a modern capital with all the trappings a traveler could want, including a wide range of hotels, innovative restaurants, and stylish shopping. Colorful, quirky and charming, the old-world city is lined with 17th century building, canals, and the constant sight of bicycles whizzing by. But it also bears the hallmarks of a thriving and downright lenient metropolis. While many young people visit Amsterdam for the marijuana scene—and perhaps to peek at the legal prostitutes in the Red Light District—the city is teeming with high culture, from the world-class art in the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseumn to P.C. Hooftstraat...