Swissôtel Amsterdam is a four star hotel in the city centre of Amsterdam. It is part of the Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts hotel group based in Zurich, Switzerland. The hotel entrance is at Damrak, the city’s ‘red carpet’ which runs from Amsterdam Centraal railway station to Dam Square, Amsterdam’s central town square. The hotel is overlooking De Bijenkorf Department Store across Damrak. The 6-storey hotel was built in 1986 and comprises 109 rooms of which 13 are suites. The middle part of the hotel was newly built in a style resembling early 20th century urban office architecture. It is flanked by two buildings from the 1930’s which have been completely stripped to house hotel rooms whilst keeping the historic Amsterdam School facades intact. The last renovation took place in 2004.
Because of its central location near the Royal Palace at Dam Square, the Nieuwe Kerk and Madame Tussauds, Swissôtel Amsterdam is particularly popular among tourists.
The building was damaged by a fire on January 15, 2008. Dutch news is reporting that it is possibly a coverup for a possible murder that occurred on the 3rd floor. The hotel sustained minimal damage and is open and guests only had to miss one night's stay and that was only on the 3rd floor which is actually room 200-260 and no guest rooms are on the ground level.
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