A Perfect Weekend Getaway At Amsterdam’s XO Hotels Couture

Stylish rooms with beautiful bathroom fittings

The rooms are stylish with all the most modern facilities. Typically, European hotels come complete with a three-flight hike up the stairs with suitcases in tow. Lucky for travellers to this particular hotel, there are elevators to do the heavy lifting. However, if you want a double bed, you will get it the form of two single beds being pushed together. You may find yourself slowly drifting away from your loved one as the beds come apart. The bathroom fittings are beautiful and very clean, obviously the markings of a new hotel. Each room comes complete with an internal coffee machine so that the weary eyes don’t have to change out of pyjamas before the morning brew. Free Wi-Fi, a flat screen TV and air-conditioning are all standard in the rooms.

Plenty to eat and drink in and around the hotel’s vicinity

The Italian restaurant, Restaurant Dolce, offers breakfast and dinner at a charge. With a selection of modern Italian cooking for the evening offering and a large buffet for breakfast, there is no chance of going hungry at this hotel! For 15 Euro, breakfast is served with flair. Brought straight up to your room, you will be pleased with the selection of croissants, ham, eggs, mushrooms, tomato and plenty of other earthly delights. You will not be hungry again until dinnertime with the extensive selection. For a drink or a coffee, you can head down to the bar where the surly bartenders will offer you drinks with strict precision.

While the restaurant offerings surrounding the hotel are not quite as extensive as you’d hope, there is a lovely Lebanese (Cedars Lebanese restaurant) just down the road and some beautiful bakeries just a few tram stops away. Just a short distance away, there is a great local spot called Soweso, where no one speaks English but the food is to die for! And in typical European fashion, you won’t leave hungry!

Modes of transport around the city

Taxis in Amsterdam will cost you an absolute fortune because cars are generally uncommon. People get around on two feet or two wheels. Cycling through the city is a great way to see the city through the eyes of a local, but you may want to get closer into the centre before you start that journey. Straight outside the front door of the hotel is a tram stop that winds through the quaint streets of Amsterdam and takes you right into the centre station. From that point, Amsterdam really is your oyster. Whether you choose to hop on a bike, or join a tour bus, Amsterdam is so easy to navigate.