Vondel Hotels is expanding its collection even further this year with Hotel Pontsteiger and Café Pontsteiger in the Houthavens in Amsterdam. Hotel Pontsteiger is located in the new state-of-the-art ‘Pontsteiger’ building at the IJ, which also includes luxury apartments and restaurants. The hotel will have 25 rooms, varying from one to five stars. Furthermore, the hotel is equipped with catering facilitiy ‘Café Pontsteiger’ with large sunny waterside terrace and a quay with space for a boat. Hotel Pontsteiger will open its doors in the autumn of 2018. 3stone Real Estate advised Vondel Hotels in this transaction, lessor Nedstede has been advised by Adhoc catering brokers.
Hotel Pontsteiger & Café Pontsteiger
The 90 meter high Pontsteiger building is the new benchmark on the banks of the IJ and has a tough and robust appearance. The entrance to Pontsteiger is a 30 meters wide pier, starting at the Tasmankade. The new mooring place for the ferry to Amsterdam Noord will also be stationed here. Hotel Pontsteiger and Café Pontsteiger will settle in the east and west of the building. Vondel Hotels has appointed interior decorator Nicemakers for the interior of the hotel and restaurant.
Arjen van den Hof, proudly says: “Once again we are allowed to add a hotel to our collection, which gives us a lot of satisfaction. Together with all responsible parties, I am convinced that it will be a success. Hotel Pontsteiger is our first hotel in a new building and has a fantastic location. The building is a real eye-catcher. All our hotels are located in unique buildings with a story, Pontsteiger fits well with our collection. We can’t wait to open Hotel Pontsteiger and Café Pontsteiger and welcome our guests and the neighborhood!” Nedstede owner Michael van de Kuit reacts enthusiastically: “From our vision we develop real estate concepts in which space is created for entrepreneurs to excel and to rise above the crowd. Arjan van den Hof is typically such an entrepreneur with whom we seek cooperation. He knows how to use that space, to create character and to give hospitality 24/7. The desired accessibility for a broad public has also been realized with the concept of the – one to five star Pontsteiger hotel. And Café Pontsteiger is already this autumn the intended high-quality addition to the broad spectrum of the Amsterdam hospitality industry “.
Vondel Hotels is growing In addition to the announcement of the arrival of Hotel Pontsteiger, Vondel Hotels has planned more hotel and restaurant openings in the near future. For example, in June 2018 the first hotel and restaurant will be opened outside Amsterdam, Hotel Monastère Maastricht and Café Louis in Maastricht. And this year, successively, Hotel van de Vijsel on the Overtoom in Amsterdam and Hotel Mercier and Café Ons Huis in the Rozenstraat in Amsterdam will open it’s doors. In the coming years, a hotel will be added to the Geldersekade in Amsterdam and Vondel Hotels will move into Utrecht and Leiden.
About Vondel Hotels
Vondel Hotels is a unique collection of hotels, short stay apartments and restaurants. The hand of hotelier and owner Arjen van den Hof is always visible in this collection. His method is as simple as phenomenal. He powerfully blends interior design with a self-selected collection of contemporary art, while carefully preserving the historical characteristics of the buildings. Add to that the perfect service by dedicated staff and the success of this exclusive collective has been explained. Vondel Hotels is like a second home for both business and leisure guests. The portfolio consists of: Hotel Vondel, Restaurant JOOST, Hotel Roemer, Hotel JL Nº 76, Hotel De Hallen, Restaurant Remise47, Apartments Prinsengracht, Apartments De Hallen, the Jonker Urban Studios & Suites, Hotel Monastère Maastricht (2018), Cafe Louis ( 2018), Hotel van de Vijsel (2018), Hotel Mercier (2018), Café Ons Huis (2018), Hotel Pontsteiger (2018) and a hotel on the Geldersekade (2019).
More information: vondelhotels.com