I think this is the best hotel in the Amsterdam. I stayed at the Von Goethe Suite, the room is beautiful and a very good size, comfortable. The service was spot on. Next time will ask a room with a canal view.

This is a beautiful hotel, converted from a 17th century merchant's house in the Western Canal area, on one of the main canals. The rooms are large, comfortable and full of art and interesting objects. The staff could not be more attentive, offering coffee when we arrived (very early) to leave our bags, and providing help and advice on a number of topics. The hotel has three lovely reception rooms including a library full of art books (very appropriate for Amsterdam), in which we were served wine and nibbles each evening. Breakfast was a delight, served in a ground floor dining room. And we were even given the Sunday paper in English.

We spent our wedding night at the 717 and we could not have wished for a better place to do this. From the perfectly polished shoes, to finding the phone I had lost in a cab within 10 minutes, to the most romantic wake up call ever, to the very tastefully decorated rooms and the intimate personal feeling you get from this place. It is cliché, but this is really the home away from home.

We got our stay here for our wedding night as a present and it was a present that we will definitely remember. The 'room at the top' was an amazing room decorated with antique Dutch furniture and drawings and the very tasty big breakfast (roomservice) came on real Delfts blue ceramics. The service was very good. The room comes with everything, including robe, slippers, a big bathtub, great classic and jazzy music channels, an amazing view and a perfect bed. For people that want the experience of a very authentic old Amsterdam canal house, this is the place to go.