Dam Square (0.4 km) - see some of Amsterdam's most recognisable buildings, including the Royal Palace and the National Monument.
Westerkerk (0.6 km) - search for the unmarked grave where the Dutch painter Rembrandt is buried.
Anne Frank House (0.7 km) - visit the museum dedicated to the wartime Jewish diarist.
Travel information
By car from the A10:
From exit S-110, 'Centrum',
-After the Utrecht Bridge. Turn right (at the traffic lights). Now you are on Amsteldijk. After 2 km you reach a T-crossing. Here you turn left.
-After 1 km you will see the Heinekenbrewery on your left-hand side. Turn right and go straight on at the roundabout.
-Now you are in the Vijzelstraat. Follow the street until the Herengracht, (this is the third canal) and there you turn left and carry on until the Gasthuismolensteeg, where you turn right.
-Cross the Singel canal and turn right into the Spuistraat. The NH City Centre is located at the end of this street on your right-hand side.
From exit S-105, 'Geuzenveld',
-After the exit turn right into the Jan van Galenstraat and carry straight on to the centre.
-Turn right at the T-crossing (Nassaukade), then left at the first traffic lights (Rozengracht) until you come to the Royal Palace.
-Turn right into the Spuistraat. The NH City Centre is located at the end of this street on your right-hand side.
From Amsterdam Centraal train station:
Trams 1, 2 and 5 stop in front of the hotel (Spui stop).
From Schiphol Airport:
- By train: Leave from the airport to the city centre every 10-15 minutes. Journey time: 15 - 20 minutes. Price: single: EUR 3.60, return: EUR 6.20.
- By Connexxion Bus: Leaves for the hotel every 30 minutes from outside the arrivals hall between 06:00 and 21:00. Journey time: around 45 minutes. Tickets from: Connexxion desk on Schipol Plaza. Price: single: EUR 12 per person, return: EUR 19 per person. Contact hotel reception to book return journey.
- By taxi: Journey time: Around 20 minutes. Price: EUR 25 - 30.