 We ate in the hotel s Brasserie and didn t think the food was up to much There are better places to eat 
 I ve visited Amsterdam many times and the De L Europe most certainly has the best location Nothing is far away whether you want to visit Waterlooplein the Jordaan Dam square the museums Plantage and so on The staff were friendly and helpful For example we asked the concierge about tickets to the Van Gogh museum to avoid the queues and in under two minutes he printed us tickets for the next day The terrace is a nice place to have a drink and the spa was very lovely clean smart and not at all busy While this is a modern well equipped five star hotel I also like its nod to tradition The carved stone Hotel De L Europe above the front door reminds you this building has a long history of welcoming visitors 