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This three-star hotel offers four-star service. The hotel lies in historic surroundings close to the city's Central Station and the Royal Palace on "de Dam!

Hotel Citadel is uniquely situated in the historic heart of Amsterdam. The famous canals, the flower market, the Royal Palace, and the renowned Bijenkorf and Magna Plaza department stores are all within a matter of yards. Hop on a tram or bus right in front of the hotel, and in ten minutes you can be at the Rijksmuseum (National Museum), the Stedelijk Museum (City Museum), the Van Gogh Museum, or one of the city's many other attractions.

10 minutes walking distance from Central Station, 5 minutes from Dam Square. We are honoured to offer this typically Dutch hotel. Modern comfort in Amsterdam's historic city center. Hotel CITADEL, opened in October 1992, is a three-star hotel offering four-star service. The hotel lies in historic surroundings close to the city's Central Station and the Royal Palace on "de Dam". Hotel CITADEL has the right location, the perfect accommodation and ideal facilities, both for parties and individual (business) travelers.

How to reach the hotel
From the Central Station, Schiphol Airport is about half an hour's train journey, and the RAI Congress Center/Exhibition Complex and World Trade Center are only fifteen minutes or so away. By car, it is also about half an hour to the airport, fifty minutes to Utrecht or Den Haag, and sixty-five to Rotterdam. Hotel Citadel guests are entitled to a 25% discount at the covered car park in front of the Central Station (approx. 500 yards' walk).

Facilities

Room facilities Location: City Center, Near train-station, Near subway.

Location and Route Description

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Hotel Citadel is convenient located in the shopping and entertainment centre of Amsterdam.

When you are at Schiphol Airport you can reach our hotel by train, shuttle bus or taxi.

Train: The train will bring you in 20 minutes to the Central Railway Station. From there is is not more than a five minutes walk to our hotel. or you could take the tram. (Number 1,2,5,13 or 17. It is only one stop.

Connexxion/KLM Shuttle bus: The Shuttle bus will bring you in 50 minutes to our hotel. The bus stops at hotel Sofitel (Opposite the Citadel)

Taxi: From Schiphol a taxi will bring you to the hotel in about 30 minutes (costs approximately 35 Euro )

By Car from the Hague (Den Haag) / Schiphol Airport
Follow Zaanstad / ringweg A10. Take exit S103 'Haarlem'.
Turn right, signs S103 to city-centre and Central Station.
At the end (approx. 2 km) turn left and then right to 'Haarlemmer Houttuinen'.
Turn right into the Martelaarsgracht / Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal.
The hotel is located on the right hand side.

By Car from Utrecht
Follow A10 Amsterdam West S116.
Follow the signs Centrum / Noord.
Turn left at the traffic lights into the 'IJtunnel'.
After the IJtunnel turn right at the traffic lights.
Straight on to Central Station.
Central Station is on you right hand side.
Turn left at the second traffic light into the Martelaarsgracht / Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal.
The hotel is located on the right hand side.

By train
From Utrecht / The Hague and from the airport you can take a train to Amsterdam Central Station.
From the front of the station you walk into the right street, where the trams number 1, 2 and 5 go into the city centre (Martelaarsgracht / Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal).
After about five minutes you will see Hotel Citadel on your left hand side.

By KLM Shuttlebus
From the Airport you can take the KLM Shuttlebus.
The bus stop "Holiday Inn / Crown Plaza" is about 100 metres from Hotel Citadel.