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Volkshotel Amsterdam

Volkshotel Amsterdam

Weesperbuurt en Plantage, Amsterdam-Centrum, Amsterdam

Opened 2014   $$

“Creative-class newspaper clubhouse”

Social Design Heritage
Central

Condé Nast Traveler

Volkshotel Amsterdam — vibe

Vibe

Freelancers and creatives share communal desks at the lobby café before the basement sound bar opens for late-night vinyl sets.

“Creative-class newspaper clubhouse”

Social

Werkplaats co-working lobby, Doka subterranean sound bar, and Canvas rooftop club hosting regular DJ sets.

Design

Industrial interiors by Studio Müller Van Tol featuring nine custom suites conceived by Dutch artists.

Heritage

The 1965 De Volkskrant newspaper headquarters transformed with graphic print motifs and industrial concrete.

Central

On Wibautstraat in Amsterdam-Oost, right at Wibautstraat metro station and a short ride to the center

Volkshotel Amsterdam — rooms

Rooms

Industrial concrete and bold print graphics anchor the rooms, complemented by nine one-off artist suites styled like cabins or private cinemas.

Volkshotel Amsterdam — wellness

Wellness

Wood-fired cedar hot tubs and an open-air sauna sit on the rooftop deck, offering sweeping views over Amsterdam.

Volkshotel Amsterdam — backstory

Backstory

Built in 1965 as the headquarters of daily newspaper De Volkskrant, the modernist block operated as a sprawling artist incubator before its hotel conversion.

Eat & drink

Grab espresso at the lobby café, share plates at rooftop Canvas in the former canteen, or head downstairs to subterranean sound bar Doka.

The neighborhood

Set on broad Wibautstraat in Amsterdam-Oost, the hotel sits directly atop a metro stop connecting straight into the historic canal ring.

“The old offices of De Volkskrant newspaper, turned into an affordable hotel with a club, bar, and restaurant, buzz with life again...” 
Condé Nast Traveler · Readers' Choice · 2025

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