The Top 11 Hotels Near Branding & Citrus
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A restored seaweed shed on Texel's eastern edge now houses some of the rooms at this adults-only boutique hotel, a converted farmhouse a short walk from the Wadden Sea. Twelve rooms split between garden suites, farm suites, and the shed's Wier Lodges, with copper fittings, stone basins, and Texel wool duvets throughout. The restaurant runs a single surprise menu that follows the island's seasons, which is either exciting or anxiety-inducing depending on your relationship with menus.
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A converted parsonage on the island of Texel, surrounded by farmland and vegetable gardens, Bij Jef is a small boutique hotel with a genuinely luxurious feel. Open-plan suites are bright and minimalist, with Dutch-made beds and wool bedding sourced nearby. Some look out over the village rooftops, others face the fields. Breakfast arrives in courses, with champagne, and the beach is a short bike ride away.
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The building's architects were told to maximize the top floors for views and the bottom floors for street life, then essentially minimize everything between, which is how Amsterdam ended up with one of its more quietly dramatic waterfront shapes. Inside the twenty-five room hotel, raw concrete ceilings meet floor-to-ceiling windows and a white-on-white palette warmed by parquet and contemporary art. Junior suites add freestanding tubs for anyone who came to stare at the IJ.
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A hotel built into the Kennemer dunes, with the North Sea on one side and rolling dune landscape on the other. The lobby opens with a taxidermy installation whose natural history narrative traces back to Dutch botanist Jac. P. Thijsse, which sets the tone: this is a place that takes its surroundings seriously. A rooftop infinity pool, a sauna, and sea-view suites round things out. Circuit Park Zandvoort is five minutes away, Haarlem a short train ride.
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Song lyrics are etched into the mirrors, a Crosley turntable sits in every room, and there's an electric guitar waiting in case inspiration strikes at 2am. This boutique hotel occupies eight floors of the A'DAM Tower across the water from Central Station, with views that remind you Amsterdam is almost entirely flat. The crowd skews creative and the building houses a nightclub downstairs, so quiet is not the brand promise.