Opposite the Concertgebouw, this palatial neo-Gothic building was originally a bank, then the city's conservatorium of music. Its most recent incarnation sees it stunningly converted into an eight-storey, five-star hotel with impressive public spaces – especially the huge covered courtyard, where soaring glass and steel connect the 19th-century brickwork – and contemporary rooms with neutral hues and designer furnishings.
Nods to the building's musical history include a light fitting incorporating dozens of suspended violins. Settle in for a specialty G&T in the sophisticated Tunes Bar.
