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The Welcome Upon arriving, we received a very warm and friendly welcome. Our room was not ready as we arrived early and we were escorted to the lower level living room, and restaurant for a welcome drink. Throughout our visit, we were engaged by very friendly staff who were consistent in their desire to extend warm hospitality. Not For the Mobility Challenged From the street, you climb exterior stairs to access the lobby level. There’s no elevator in the building, so whether you’re going to your room or to the restaurant, you will take steps, some very shallow and steep. Our room was on the street level which means upon arrival you climbed stairs to get to the lobby, descend stairs to get to the lower level, walked outside into a courtyard to enter another hallway, taking you to room 26. Well Appointed Room (Suite 26) Our suite was well appointed with upscale fabrics, wall coverings, art work and furnishings. The layout of the room was unique, which essentially had a sleeping area with a lounge area. The bathroom is good size with room for two people to get ready at the same time. The lights and shades are controlled from a central panel with remotes on either side of the bed and in the bathroom. The suite has one window that looks onto the lower lobby (can be used to exit the building, but not enter the building), which allows for natural light, but you need the sheer/shade always down to keep from others from seeing in.

We had a fabulous stay here for a long weekend over half term to celebrate my daughter's birthday. I've been lucky enough to stay in some great hotels over the years... the difference between a good hotel and a great one is not the facilities... it's about the people. The staff at Hotel 717 are fabulous. Our room was great... for families with kids who aren't old enough to have an adjoining room these rooms work really well; there are bunk beds built in to the cupboards (which the kids thought were really cool!) with proper mattresses. Which makes them MUCH better than the normal put-you-up beds the kids have to make do with. My eldest (5'8") was really comfortable, so in practice they are big enough for an adult. The breakfast room is beautiful, as was the breakfast. All in all, a great stay, and STRONG RECOMMEND. We'll certainly visit again.

The hotel itself is very quaint and nice size rooms and maintains the historical feel and theme of the city. The best part of the hotel is the staff! The hospitality and service at this hotel is top notch, they are so attentive and nice. Vincent and his staff are amazing we would definitely come stay here again.

A gorgeous hotel, our room was beautiful. It’s an old building in Amsterdam so of course the stairs are steep but it just added to the character of the place. We really enjoyed our stay and the staff couldn’t do enough for us. We did feel quite judged by some of the other, American, guests who maybe thought we weren’t right for the hotel so we only did breakfast one morning - however it was excellent. We would come back here 100% if we ever come back to Amsterdam.

The 717 is in a prime location where everywhere we wanted to visit during our 5 days in Amsterdam was within 20 minutes walk. Room was excellent - very clean, well soundproofed despite facing on to the street and canal, large comfortable bed, good storage and space. Staff were friendly, attentive and most helpful. Lounge and garden beautifully designed and breakfast was good - well presented range of organic local produce and the best coffee we tasted in Amsterdam. Price was same as another ‘luxury boutique’ hotel we stayed at last year, but the 717 service and consistent quality throughout were vastly superior. Thanks for a super stay.