vondice

Introduction

Your own little house in the centre of the city

This is our hotel. vondice hotel is a historical heritage site, a former pumping station, mostly created from natural materials, recycled and handmade. 21 meters long and furnished with love makes it one of a kind.
Today this is where you’ll come to expect luxuries like a king-sized bed (200×200 cm) with super deluxe mattress, a sunny first-floor balcony with views over the river and a private terrace. The centre of Amsterdam you’ll reach within 15-minutes. A bakery and supermarket you’ll find in in a 2 minute-walk.
Because we have built with the unusual shape of the little house, you will find two more beds (180×60 cm) for adventurous children under the stairs.

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The hotel itself

Warmth and comfort

This unique building stands at just 21 meters long and comes decorated with love. Everything in the hotel has been recycled, handmade and crafted to perfection. The king-size bed measures 2×2 meters and is designed with wood and steel. The mattress is entirely natural. Re-formed old steel iron grids create sun blinds on the glass roof, and layers of natural clay plaster and Dutch oak have been applied to the walls. With carefully considered ventilation it creates a healthier indoor climate. And with stairs that seem to float, each step has been cast and put in place into the structure. The kitchen, with a comfortable lounge, is equipped with a coffee machine, hot running water, dishes, cutlery, a hot plate and a microwave and a small refrigerator.

Mobile access
Free parking next to the hotel
Twosleeping places for adventurous children
Luxury bed of 2×2 meters
Free Wi-Fi
A sunny private terrace and balcony
Kitchenette
Two bicycles
A 5-minute walk to the tram
Table and lounge
Spacious bathroom
Speaker

Uitzicht op Noord, het IJ, EYE en de toren Overhoeks.

The view

Stunning views over the river IJ & Europe’s largest skate park on your doorstep

The hotel’s balcony is the perfect place to sit and watch the sun rise and set, with a terrace that spans the full 21 meters of the building and a breath-taking view in every direction. On the north side, you look out over the IJ, the river that crosses through Amsterdam. To the West, you can see the Orange locks, typical Dutch waterworks where fifty thousand sailing boats, cargo ships and pleasure craft continuously pass-through Amsterdam each year.

Plus, Europe’s largest skate park is located in the urban sports area on the south side of this island; famous skaters from all over the world travel to display their skills here.
And with a five-minute walk to the tram stop, you can reach the centre of Amsterdam in fifteen minutes by public transport or bike.

A glimpse

sustainable materials

For adventurous kids

Two sleeping places

For your more adventurous little ones, two extra connected sleeping places can be booked and prepared in the nook beneath the stairs, with mattresses measuring 60×180 cm. The vondice hotel is one of the few hotels in Amsterdam made suitable for a whole family.

Super-de-luxe

Kingsize bed

From the bedroom you step right onto the balcony, with comfortable benches on the south and north sides.

Private parking

your own balcony and terrace

walk-in shower

Lots of space

Children’s beds

Caves under the stairs

The bed’s for adventurous kids are 180×60 centimeters. Between the headboards is a hole in the wall, cosy.

all connected

kitchen and lounge

The kitchen is equipped with a coffee machine, hot water tap, stove, combination microwave, refrigerator, dishes and cutlery. The comfortable sitting area is there to relax, eat or work.

21 meters long

natural light

Bakery around the corner

2 minute-walk

Supermarket

close to vondice

Specialized in healthy meals.

Back in the days

This is how we started

Artist impression

from Tank interior design

A turbulent history

This building was once a sludge return pumping station, which formed a part of the Amsterdam East water purification plant that covered the island. Working together with the three silos that tower above the houses a little further on, the last phase of the water purification process took place beneath this small building. Clean water was then pumped from the pumping station on to the canal on the west side of the island.

The water treatment plant, built in the 1970s, was then dismantled in 2006 because of the city’s greater need for housing. The two remaining pumping stations we see today were designed almost identically. The first, which is across the street is now the coffee house De Espressofabriek. In 2018 our team began the second reconstruction to form the vondice hotel, which opened in January 2021.

Our favourite spots

For Amsterdam’s museums, places of beauty, and famous canals, you should carefully check your travel guide; there’s simply too many places to mention and you really don’t want to miss out. For example, with Nieuwmarkt as a starting destination, you can sit and watch the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam passing you by. This neighbourhood is also famous for Chinese restaurants such as the Nam Kee. With bikes available from the hotel, or a five-minute walk to the tram, you can easily reach places such as the following.