Hotel Okura Amsterdam
Hotel Okura Amsterdam successfully blends five-star hotel luxury with elegance and style. Located away from the busy town centre, in South Amsterdam (Dutch: Amsterdam Zuid) at the quiet, wide canal, the Okura offers the visitor everything for a fine stay. The large Amsterdam congress and exhibition centre RAI is a 5 minute walk. The centre of town, with all its sights, museums and attractions, can be reached by taxi within 10 minutes, or walking through the South of Amsterdam within 25 minutes. The Schiphol airport is only 8 miles (12 km) away.
Location
Okura's location in one of the highest buildings in town, at the quiet water canal with its own quay for canal boats, guarantees the visitor comfort and serenity. From the moment you enter the hotel you are amazed by its modern style and the highest possible level of service.
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Rooms
The Okura has 315 rooms, most of them offering a unique panoramic view of old Amsterdam. All rooms, beautifully decorated, are air-conditioned, have Wi-Fi Internet access, fixed ADSL connection, a full size writing desk and safety deposit box. In all 50 of the Deluxe rooms, the bedside electronic control unit allows the guest to control curtains, mood lighting, the alarm clock and so on. Flat screen TV-sets are placed not only in the living rooms but also in some of the bathrooms. Okura also has Junior suites (31), larger Corner Suites (10) and four special suites: Baron Okura, Royal, Presidential and the biggest (485 sq. meters), called simply The Suite, reportedly the biggest hotel suite in this part of Europe.
Banqueting Rooms
The hotel has several banqueting rooms. The newest, the Sakura Room (“sakura” is cherry blossom in Japanese), boasts big windows overlooking the canal and cherry-blossom trees. The Sakura Room also a very large LCD flat screen, typical of the Okura Hotel’s contrast between the ultra-modern and the traditional.
Dinning
The Okura Hotel is known for its excellent dinning possibilities. Two different Michelin star restaurants – the French haute cuisine “Ciel Bleu” and Japanese grill restaurant “TeppanYaki - Sazanka” – serve its visitors. The “Ciel Bleu”, located on the 23rd floor of the hotel, offers a vista on old Amsterdam. Other restaurants include renowned Japanese “Yamazoto”, whose chef Akira Oshima publishes books about Japanese cuisine. If you prefer an informal atmosphere of a brasserie, the Okura also has one of these – “La Camelia”, located right on the ground floor. There are also two bars, one of them located at the top floor, just by the “Ciel Bleu” restaurant.
Conclusion
Style and enduring elegance are the characteristics of the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. Its staff strives through its service to make the Okura the best hotel in town.
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