Hotels near Vondelpark

How to Find the Best Hotels around Vondelpark, Amsterdam with Hotels.com

The Vondelpark is central Amsterdam's major green space, opened in 1865 and enjoying its heyday a century later when it was the hub of the city's flower power movement. The Vondelpark now attracts around 10 million visitors annually and is the place where Amsterdammers come to picnic, socialise, enjoy their lunch break, cycle or rollerskate. Tourists welcome its vicinity to the Rijksmuseum as it offers a refreshing outdoors respite after a hard morning admiring the masterpieces. Facilities include ponds, playgrounds, an open-air theatre, and several bar-restaurants. Hotels.com, one of the world's foremost hotel booking sites, offers a range of hotels around Vondelpark, Amsterdam to suit every taste and budget. Use our website's informative system of guest reviews to identify the Vondelpark rooms that best suit your requirements and book in advance with Hotels.com to ensure a relaxed stay in Amsterdam. Additionally you can find a large selection of hotel interior photos so you know what the rooms will be like before you arrive.

What's the Vondelpark Like?

Originally the Vondelpark was loosely designed in the style of English gardens, although there have been numerous modifications since. Additions have included rose gardens, an elegant wooden pavilion that now houses a stylish restaurant, and a modernist blue tea-room constructed in 1937. The theatre stages a summer season of free classical, pop, jazz and world music concerts along with the occasional cabaret. Artworks in the park include the 19th-century bronze monument of the Dutch poet Vondel, which gave the park its name, and an abstract concrete fish sculpture by Picasso. Families head for the Groot Melkhuis cafe with the nearby children's playground. The park's plane, chestnut and birch trees and the duck pond attract a variety of birdlife. Hotels around Vondelpark, Amsterdam offer a relaxing base in the heart of the city.

Tips for Getting Along with Locals in the Vondelpark

There is a certain casual etiquette that prevails in the Vondelpark to ensure everybody gets along and that the space remains amenable for everyone from families to hipsters, tourists to pensioners. Asphalt paths in the park are generally very wide so there is space for walkers, cyclists and rollerskaters. The Vondelpark is part of many locals' commute to work, but it's understood that it's not OK to ride through the park at high speed or cycle on the grass areas. Behaviour in the park can get a little raucous, especially when bands are playing in the summer, although there are rules prohibiting nudity. The Hotels.com site provides an interactive map that indicates the vicinity of the major tourist attractions to hotels around Vondelpark, Amsterdam so you can identify the Vondelpark accommodation that is most convenient for your stay.