Welcome to Conservatorium Hotel 

This luxury hotel in Amsterdam has repeatedly been crowned the number one luxury hotel in the Netherlands.

Located in the Museum Square district, the luxury cultural heart of the city, the Conservatorium is an architectural masterpiece that combines a landmark heritage building with graceful, contemporary design.

Guests enjoy a selection of restaurants, a bar, lounge and 1,000 sq m Akasha Holistic Wellbeing.

The city’s crown jewels – the Van Gogh Museum, Concertgebouw, Rijksmuseum, Vondelpark and Amsterdam’s most indulgent shopping – are literally at your doorstep. For culture and for business, it’s a location like no other. 

A Short History on the Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam.

Originally founded in 1275, present-day Amsterdam is redolent with history.

With its numerous museums and galleries, the city is now undergoing an arts-led renaissance that is feeding a resurgent appetite for travel to Amsterdam, both locally and from abroad. 

The Conservatorium – with its rich history – is part of this renewal.
The building was originally designed by the Dutch architect Daniel Knuttel as the Rijkspostspaarbank and sparked the regeneration of the Museum Quarter at the end of the 19th century.

In 1897, the building site was purchased for 120,310 florins (€54.600,-), and was soon transformed into a defining icon of the city’s architecture,
whose development was further aided by the horse trams that began connecting the centre of Amsterdam with the Van Baerlestraat.

When the Rijkspostspaarbank had to move offices following a series of merges, the building was abandoned in 1978.

After lying empty for five years, it became the home of the newly formed Sweelinck Conservatorium, consisting of three musical institutes.
Some remodelling was required to modernize Daniel Knuttel’s architecture into functional acoustic classrooms.

In April 2008 the Conservatorium of Amsterdam outgrew its home and departed to its current location at Oosterdokseiland.

In 2008, The Set Hotels purchased this wonderful building, attracted by its glorious past.

In a vision to restore its former beauty, award winning Milan-based designer Piero Lissoni guided the creation of the hotel, whose rich historical narrative is woven with utmost care into its very fabric. 

The Conservatorium’s history has ensured it is once again on the pulse of the city’s cultural and architectural heartbeat.

One of the most beautifully designed hotels in Amsterdam, the Conservatorium is on the site formerly occupied by the city’s Sweelinck Music Conservatorium.

Originally built as the Rijkspostspaar bank at the end of the 19th century, the building was conceived by the renowned Dutch architect Daniel Knuttel.

It heralded the regeneration of the Museumplein, an area previously derelict.

Known for his austere lines, demure fabrics and shades of grey with occasional bright accents, Lissoni is considered one of the most prominent and exciting contemporary Italian designers and architects.

His clean designs are a hybrid of modernist and contemporary chic and contrast playfully with natural daylight throughout the building’s spaces.

Furniture from leading Italian manufactures such as Living Divani, Kartell and Cassina sit prominently in all communal spaces while accent pieces such as vintage Asian rugs provide a sense of familiar comfort and cement the Conservatorium as one of the best designed hotels in Amsterdam. 

Accommodation at the Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam.

Experience exquisite luxury in the most beautiful hotel suites in Amsterdam.

Our collection of suites embodies Dutch style and design, with sumptuous king size beds and unique and thoughtful features to make your stay exceptional. 

Dining at the Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam.

Hotel restaurants in Amsterdam are epitomized at the Conservatorium, where the chefs at Taiko are constantly searching for the finest Hida beef, the only true wasabi grown in Europe, and vintages offered nowhere else.

Their sake sommelier even trains new ones – the only person in The Netherlands certified to do so.

In a hotel this focused on food and drink, there’s no such thing as a humble ingredient.

At the Brasserie, the cooks aren’t just attuned to the right season for each fruit or vegetable, but the specific weeks when they’re at their peak.

That is our true secret ingredient: The award-winning culinary team behind each Brasserie recipe, Taiko menu and Taiko bar cocktails.

Taiko is Schilo van Coevorden’s leading award-winning Asian-inspired eatery and one of the finest hotel restaurants in Amsterdam.

A chef at the height of his creativity.

Schilo is not content simply to seduce.

Beauty, flavour, aroma and texture are the instruments he uses to enchant every sense.

The Conservatorium Brasserie is located in a beautiful internal glass courtyard which has spectacular floor-to-ceiling windows.

Our Brasserie offers contemporary breakfast and lunch.

The Lounge, known at home and abroad as ‘Amsterdam’s Living Room’ is located in the hotel’s central atrium.

Flooded with natural daylight beaming down from the glass ceiling and through the floor to-ceiling windows, the plush sofas and coffee tables provide a sophisticated sanctuary for a relaxing break.  

Health & Wellness at the Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam.

Before earth, water, fire and air, the legends say, there was Akasha, the source of all creation.

At the Conservatorium, you’re invited to return to that source – Akasha Holistic Wellbeing.

As one of the finest spa hotels in Amsterdam – offering 1,000 square metres of luxury, it’s so much more than that.

This is a spacious and tranquil urban retreat, where visitors can enjoy a dazzling pool, a private Hammam, and the best equipped gym of any hotel in Amsterdam.

Our specialists offer indulgent therapies, treatments and training offered nowhere else – from nutrition to meditation to Watsu.

In fact, we have been voted The Netherlands’ number one luxury spa.

Our large and spacious gym spans over 150sqm/1,615sqft.

Our cutting-edge technology includes Life Fitness equipment, personal entertainment centres with 19” touch screens and iPad docks, complemented by a LED ceiling of changing lights to enhance and motivate. 

Our private studios are calming and relaxing spaces and are dedicated to one on one sessions or personalized classes within the disciplines of Yoga, Pilates, Tai-Chi and meditation.