Fons Heijnsbroek / CC BY 4.0Where to stay in Plantage
The Plantage sits just east of the centre and is the greenest cultural quarter in Amsterdam: elegant squares and leafy boulevards holding Artis zoo, the Hortus Botanicus, the Jewish Museum, the Portuguese Synagogue, the National Holocaust Museum, the Resistance Museum and the H'ART Museum, with the National Opera & Ballet and Carré on its edge. The official description calls it spacious and very walkable, a deliberate contrast to the tightly packed canal ring.
Price level · Upscale
Area scorecard
Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.
- Sightseeing
- 8.6
- Walkability
- 8.8
- Transport
- 7.4
- Food
- 6.6
- Nightlife
- 5.0
- Quietness
- 8.0
- Families
- 9.0
- Value
- 7.0
- Airport / station
- 7.6
- First trip
- 7.6
Best for
- Families
- Museums, especially Jewish and wartime history
- Travellers who want space and greenery
- Opera, ballet and theatre
- A calmer base within walking distance of the centre
Choose elsewhere if
- You want nightlife nearby
- You want restaurants and bars in every direction
- You want the canal-house setting
Our picks in Plantage
Best for families
Hotel Park Plantage
On the Plantage Middenlaan itself, with Artis, the Hortus Botanicus and the area's museums along one leafy boulevard rather than a tram ride apart.
Best for a special occasion
InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam
The grandest hotel in the city, standing alone on the Amstel. Nothing else in Amsterdam is in its class, and it is the one address that makes the Plantage a luxury choice.