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Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam

Opposite the Stedelijk, in the museum district, the Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium is housed in the neo-Gothic brick building designed by Daniel Knuttel in 1897 for the Rijkspostspaarbank, the national savings bank. The building later became the Sweelinck Conservatoire, and traces of that past remain visible from one room to the next: Taiko, the Japanese restaurant, has taken up residence in the former percussion department, whose drums give it its name. Piero Lissoni has incorporated his clean lines and a glass atrium planted with trees into the music school’s spaces. In 2026, Yotam Ottolenghi opened his first Dutch restaurant beneath the Mandarin Oriental’s glass roof.

Accommodations

What we like

The panorama

Take in the city from the rooftop terrace of the Amsterdam Suite.

The legacy

Period windows, preserved exactly as they were, in select Deluxe Rooms.

The moment

Homemade kombucha in place of afternoon tea at the Lounge.

Location

Address

Paulus Potterstraat 50

1071 DB Amsterdam, Netherlands

Airport

Fifteen minutes by private transfer from Amsterdam Schiphol.

Museum Quarter

Less than five minutes from P.C. Hooftstraat, Vondelpark and the Rijksmuseum.

At a glance

Public areas: free

In room: free

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