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Now you can sleep in the room where The Night Watch once hung

And that's just the start of some of the most exquisite Rembrandt experiences you can have at this 81-room hotel.

Tivoli Doelen Hotel's lobby.
Tivoli Doelen Hotel's lobby.
Akash Arora
Updated April 1, 2025, first published April 21, 2023

And that's just the start of some of the most exquisite Rembrandt experiences you can have at this 81-room hotel.

Imagine sleeping in the same room where Rembrandt's Night Watch once hung for 70 years. That's the promise of suite number 105 (pictured) at the Tivoli Doelen Hotel, which has just opened in Amsterdam.

Suite No. 105 at Amsterdam's Tivoli Doelen Hotel.
Suite No. 105 at Amsterdam's Tivoli Doelen Hotel.

The 47-square-metre lair is replete with creature comforts - from a separate sitting area to a swank ensuite. But, perhaps, the most endearing aspect of this room is the Night Watch replica that hangs on the very wall the original once used to.

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And that's just the start of some of the most exquisite Rembrandt experiences you can have at this 81-room property.

A guestroom at Amsterdam's Tivoli Doelen Hotel.
A guestroom at Amsterdam's Tivoli Doelen Hotel.

Head to the onsite restaurant and bar, where dishes and drinks are inspired by the Dutch master's personal favourites (apparently, he was a big gin fan), or join the hotel's In the Footsteps of Rembrandt tour, which takes you to his home and studio.

Tivoli Doelen Hotel's restaurant.
Tivoli Doelen Hotel's restaurant.

Just don't forget to drop in at the Rijksmuseum - only a 15-minute walk from the hotel - where you can feast your eyes on the original masterpiece and many others.

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Akash Arora
Words byAkash Arora

Akash is the Deputy Travel Editor for Australian Community Media. He has lived and worked in four cities around the world – Sydney, London, New Delhi and New York – and, at last count, travelled to 42 countries.

 

My all-time favourite destination is ... New York. You can drop a pin anywhere in Manhattan and start walking in any direction, and the sights and sounds of the city that never stops will begin to stimulate all your senses in an instant. 

 

Next on my bucket list is … Scandinavia - at the peak of summer, when the sun almost never sets. 

 

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