The DNA: As much as we think a hotel should be an experience, along comes Jan Luyken Amsterdam proving us there is meaning to ‘being home away from home’. The hotel (which has dropped the hotel from its name) feels one is like staying at Amsterdam friends who have trusted their house to you – and have invited some other guests. Lounge around in your room or in the living room with its library, board games and art, or in the kitchen helping yourself to drinks and snacks. The location is as residential, on a quiet, beautiful tree-lined street in the upscale Museum District. In the Jan Luyken’s garden you cannot believe the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum and upscale PC Hooftstraat shopping are literally around the corner.

✅ free Wi-Fi • size matters: 62 rooms (10-27m2) (108-291 sq ft) • hotel opened: 2004 • interior design: Nicemakers • bathroom amenities: Maison Codage • parking possible nearby (charged) ✅ pet friendly, no charges • 24-hour front desk