The story
Former Palace of Justice reimagined as a canal-district landmark hotel
Rosewood Amsterdam occupies the former Palace of Justice on the Prinsengracht — a building whose courtroom now functions as the Grand Library, bathed in natural daylight and set for up to 80 guests, and whose cobblestoned inner courtyard has been covered by a canopied glass roof and renamed simply The Courtyard, accommodating up to 300. The heritage of the building is architectural rather than decorative: the wood panelling, canal views and warm ochre tones of the Salons are original, not installed.
The hotel's distinctively Amsterdam credentials extend to the water: a private Salon Boat is available for pre-dinner receptions on the canals, arriving guests can dock directly at the hotel, and the kitchen — which maintains a dedicated Kosher catering facility — works to tailored seasonal menus for weddings. Forty-one generously proportioned suites and the Ballroom's direct connection to The Courtyard mean the architecture flows as naturally for a celebration as it once did for a judicial proceeding.
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