Guide · Schiphol · 2026-10-15
Hotels around Rembrandtplein, with the nightlife on the doorstep
Rembrandtplein is a square of bars, clubs and terraces around a statue of the painter, and the hotels that face it never quite go to sleep. A short walk away the canals are surprisingly calm, and the choice of room decides how a session feels.
The square was once a butter market and took the painter's name when his statue was placed in its small central garden. Around it, café terraces and clubs keep the place busy from early evening into the small hours. Thorbeckeplein runs south from it to the Herengracht, and the Reguliersdwarsstraat, a street of bars and restaurants, leads off to the west. A little further on lies the Reguliersgracht, a canal from which seven bridges can be seen lined up one behind another.
The hotels here
Large hotels face the square, with staffed desks and lifts. Smaller hotels sit on the canals and side streets nearby, on the Amstel, the Herengracht and the Reguliersgracht. The large ones make late arrivals and late visitors easy; the small ones are quieter, with canal views and steep stairs. Both are a short walk from everything a first visit tends to want in the evening. A few of the hotels near the Amstel have rooms that look along the river toward its lit bridges, a pleasant view to come back to after a night out.
From the airport
From Centraal a tram reaches the square in a few stops, and from the metro at Waterlooplein the walk crosses the Amstel. A taxi from the airport reaches the main hotels without fuss. If your hotel is on a canal, give the driver the house number, since the quays are narrow and often one-way.
Noise and the choice of room
A room facing the square will hear music and voices well after midnight, especially on Fridays and Saturdays. A room at the back, or a hotel on one of the canals, makes a session far more peaceful. Ask at check-in, and if you cannot move, keep the window shut and some music playing.
Late bookings
Many guests here book after an evening out. Send the message while the bill is on its way, so that the forty to sixty minutes run as you stroll back, and include the hotel and the room number. If you are in one of the large hotels with key-card lifts, plan to meet her in the lobby. The page on money, time and language explains how the hour is agreed and confirmed, and the arrival window entry explains where the clock starts.