Is Conservatorium Hotel worth it for history buffs?
Worth itFor history
For history & culture, Conservatorium Hotel delivers.
A dramatic glass-roofed atrium lobby and sharp contemporary rooms in a grand old building, steps from the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh. Polished, modern luxury with a serious spa.
Set in the 1897 former Rijkspostspaarbank, later the Sweelinck Conservatory of music; transformed 2008–2011 by designer Piero Lissoni, who created the glass-roofed atrium. 129 rooms over eight floors. · designboom.com
Now operates as Mandarin Oriental, Conservatorium, on the edge of the Museumplein, with the Akasha spa. · press.mandarinoriental.com