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{{Short description|Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands}} |
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[[File:Hotel Okura Amsterdam - Amstel Canal.jpg|thumb|Hotel Okura]] |
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'''Hotel Okura Amsterdam''' is a hotel in Amsterdam that is part of the Japanese chain [[Okura Hotels & Resorts]]. The 23-floor building has a height of 78 metres, and was designed by Dutch architects Bernard Bijvoet and Gerard Holt and Japanese architects Yoshiro Taniguchi and Yozo Shibata. The hotel is located on the [[Ferdinand Bolstraat]] and the Jozef Israelskade near the Barbiersbrug over the Amstel Canal, and was opened in September 1971 by [[Prince Claus of the Netherlands|Prince Claus]]. Upon its completion/opening, Hotel Okura Amsterdam was the second tallest building in Amsterdam; only Tower Overhoeks in Amsterdam-Noord was even higher. The hotel was the first European hotel of the Okura hotel chain. It is a member of [[The Leading Hotels of the World]]. |
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| afbeelding = OkuraAmsterdam1971.jpg |
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| onderschrift = Okura Amsterdam (1971) |
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| Rating = Five stars |
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| location = De Pijp |
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| address = Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, <br>1072 LH Amsterdam |
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| hotelketen = Okura Hotels & Resorts |
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| operator = |
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| architect = [[Bernard Bijvoet]], [[Gerard Holt]], Yoshiro Taniguchi en Yozo Shibata |
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| opening date = 23 april 1969 |
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| Rooms = 300 |
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| verdiepingen = 23 |
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| parking = Yes |
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| website = http://www.okura.nl/ |
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| portal2 = Civiele techniek en bouwkunde |
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[[File:Amsterdam20.JPG|thumb|Hotel Okura Amsterdam (2014)]] |
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'''Hotel Okura Amsterdam''' is a five-star hotel in [[Amsterdam]], the [[Netherlands]], which includes two restaurants with [[Michelin star]]s, the two-star [[Ciel Bleu]] and one-star [[Yamazato]]. |
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==Location== |
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The hotel is located on the [[Amstel]] river, two blocks from the [[Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The building plot was located next to the location where the old RAI building, which was a temporary building, stood. [[Hendrik Petrus Berlage]] had once intended the location of the old RAI for the construction of a concert hall and public house. When an opera house was planned to be developed there in the 1970s, as part of the renovation of [[De Pijp]], the neighbourhood protested under the slogan "Opera aan de Ferdinand Bolstraat? Sol-do-mi-terop". The plan was cancelled and the Japanese investors in the hotel complex demanded that the area be given a commercial use.<ref>[http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20090612084107/http://amsterdam.nl/aspx/get.aspx?xdl=%2Fviews%2Famsterdamnl%2Fxdl%2Fpage&VarIdt=1&ItmIdt=102431&ActItmIdt=4095 Amsterdam.nl De RAI typisch Amsterdams]</ref> Eventually, however, a sports centre, a kindergarten, and a care centre arose within the hotel site's vicinity. |
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==Restaurants== |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.missethoreca.nl/hotel/nieuws/2012/04/okura-viert-40-jarig-bestaan-101124405|title=Okura viert 40-jarig bestaan|website=Misset Horeca|language=nl}}</ref> |
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* [[Ciel Bleu]], restaurant with two Michelin stars |
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==Facilities== |
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* [[Yamazato]], restaurant with one Michelin star. Serves the authentic Japanese kaiseki kitchen |
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It has 300 rooms, including the suite which won the 2014 [[World Travel Awards]] Netherlands' Leading Hotel Suite award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netherlands' Leading Hotel Suite 2014|url=http://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-netherlands-leading-hotel-suite-2014|website=World Travel Awards|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> There is also a spa. |
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* [[Sazanka (restaurant)|Sazanka]], restaurant that had one Michelin star in the period 2015-2018. Serves the Teppanyaki kitchen |
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* Serre, restaurant with Bib Gourmand |
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==Dining== |
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There are four restaurants that have all been awarded by Michelin. The [[Ciel Bleu]] Restaurant, awarded two Michelin stars,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ciel Bleu|url=http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Restaurant/Amsterdam-1072_LH-Ciel_Bleu-115430-41102|website=Via Michelin|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> is located on the 23rd floor and offers a panoramic view over Amsterdam. Fodors says it is "resolutely for those with chubby pocketbooks and expansive palates".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ciel Bleu|url=http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/netherlands/amsterdam/restaurants/reviews/ciel-bleu-582929|website=Fodors|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> At the Chef’s Table you can get a personal view of the chef and kitchen brigade at work. There are international specialties at the Serre Restaurant – inspired by Ciel Bleu. In summer, it offers a terrace on the Amstel Canal. There are also two Japanese restaurants: the traditional Yamazato Restaurant was awarded one Michelin star and praised for "meticulous and friendly service".<ref>{{cite web|title=Yamazako|url=http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Restaurant/Amsterdam-1072_LH-Yamazato-115431-41102|website=Via Michelin|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> Teppanyaki Restaurant Sazanka serves [[teppanyaki]] cookery. The Taste of Okura cooking studio offers instruction in [[Japanese cookery]]. |
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==Reviews== |
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Lonely Planet praises its views, restaurants, and spa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hotel Okura|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/the-netherlands/amsterdam/hotels/hotel-okura-amsterdam|website=Lonely Planet|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> Fodors also praises the "dazzling" dining options.<ref>{{cite web|title=Okura Amsterdam|url=http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/netherlands/amsterdam/hotels/reviews/okura-amsterdam-181957|website=Fodors|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> Time Out characterises its decor as "very smart" and "masculine", aimed at "captains of industry".<ref>{{cite web|title=Hotel Okura|url=http://www.timeout.com/amsterdam/en/hotels/hotel-okura-amsterdam|website=Time Out|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> |
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The [[World Travel Awards]] awarded it 2010 Netherlands' Leading Business Hotel and 2014 Netherlands' Leading Hotel Suite.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hotel Okura|url=http://www.worldtravelawards.com/profile-1138-hotel-okura-amsterdam|website=World Travel Awards|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==Media appearances== |
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The hotel was used as a setting for [[Cheech & Chong]]'s 1983 film, ''[[Still Smokin (film)|Still Smokin]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yYzhG50LB5sC&pg=PA200&dq=amsterdam+%22hotel+okura%22+history&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HkBTVe33CIaMyASg5IDwBA&ved=0CEAQuwUwAg#v=onepage&q=amsterdam%20%22hotel%20okura%22%20history&f=false|title=Time Out Amsterdam|p=200|publisher=Time Out Guides|year=2005|isbn=978-1-904-97836-7}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 06:15, 31 March 2023
Hotel Okura Amsterdam is a hotel in Amsterdam that is part of the Japanese chain Okura Hotels & Resorts. The 23-floor building has a height of 78 metres, and was designed by Dutch architects Bernard Bijvoet and Gerard Holt and Japanese architects Yoshiro Taniguchi and Yozo Shibata. The hotel is located on the Ferdinand Bolstraat and the Jozef Israelskade near the Barbiersbrug over the Amstel Canal, and was opened in September 1971 by Prince Claus. Upon its completion/opening, Hotel Okura Amsterdam was the second tallest building in Amsterdam; only Tower Overhoeks in Amsterdam-Noord was even higher. The hotel was the first European hotel of the Okura hotel chain. It is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
History
[edit]The building plot was located next to the location where the old RAI building, which was a temporary building, stood. Hendrik Petrus Berlage had once intended the location of the old RAI for the construction of a concert hall and public house. When an opera house was planned to be developed there in the 1970s, as part of the renovation of De Pijp, the neighbourhood protested under the slogan "Opera aan de Ferdinand Bolstraat? Sol-do-mi-terop". The plan was cancelled and the Japanese investors in the hotel complex demanded that the area be given a commercial use.[1] Eventually, however, a sports centre, a kindergarten, and a care centre arose within the hotel site's vicinity.
Restaurants
[edit]- Ciel Bleu, restaurant with two Michelin stars
- Yamazato, restaurant with one Michelin star. Serves the authentic Japanese kaiseki kitchen
- Sazanka, restaurant that had one Michelin star in the period 2015-2018. Serves the Teppanyaki kitchen
- Serre, restaurant with Bib Gourmand
References
[edit]- ^ Amsterdam.nl De RAI typisch Amsterdams
- ^ "Okura viert 40-jarig bestaan". Misset Horeca (in Dutch).
External links
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