# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BFod1nTlycu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430765-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2016-05-20T14:23:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

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Like the other @leadinghotelsoftheworld that we've visited on this trip, @deleuropeams is historic and has so many stories which I could share with you. It's either the oldest hotel in Amsterdam or one of the oldest hotels in the city depending on who you ask. Unlike other hotels it doesn't sit on a canal, it sits right on the Amstel River, on the end of an island taking up a prominent "corner" that's passed by foot, boat and bike traffic -- stopping many people in their tracks on a near constant basis. It's currently owned by the Heineken family but there has been a hotel on the same site for 120 years and a bank that once sat next to the hotel has now been absorbed into the property so that there is what is now called a "Dutch Masters Wing" in addition to the oldest corridors of the hotel, where my mum and I stayed. A restaurant with two Michelin stars awaits you inside adjacent to a gleaming brass bar named Freddy's in honor of Mr. Heineken, where you can taste De L'Europe's own wine, throw back a cold Heineken or perhaps sip on a Gin cocktail with spirits made in Amsterdam. Then there's the spa, the indoor pool, the old wood boat that can take you on a tour of the canals, the tea time with decadent eclairs and the concierge waiting to make your every wish and dream come true.... The outside is only the start of a great experience but I thought it was pretty damn special! 🇳🇱 #LHWtraveler

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