't Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands

TI reviewer Stacy Fisher:
If you didn't know the address, you'd be forgiven for walking past budget boutique hotel, ‘t Hotel, in Amsterdam. The ground floor is a former antique storefront, functioning now primarily as the reception and lobby, but still maintaining the look of an antique shop. While checking-in, the curiosities in the periphery begin to sketch a portrait of a kindly lodging. You can imagine yourself in a boarding house of times past, run by a sociable, slightly eccentric matron.

The facilities

Breakfast has a diverse array of fruit, cereal, spreads and bread. Just a few footsteps away from the budget boutique hotel is Restaurant Christophe, Michelin-star awarded for its superb French cuisine.

The rooms

Rooms at the boutique hotel are situated in the typical Dutch fashion of the boven woning (first-floor housing), as the stairway next door leads to the rooms above the shop/reception. The rooms are furnished with a nod to the early modernist sensibilities of Art Deco and the Bauhaus with the adjustable glass/steel coffee tables and muted tones accented by elegant lines.

The daylight streams in through the canal house windows. As night falls, the high-tech lighting will let you create many different moods for your room. All beds are heavenly. In historical canal house fashion, all rooms are unique in shape. Room number eight is a perfect option for families or friends of up to five. Other room extras in the boutique hotel include WiFi, coffee and tea-making facilities, radio alarm clocks and sitting areas.