The Hoxton, Amsterdam

Set across five grand 17th-century Herengracht canal houses once home to the city's mayor, The Hoxton blends restored monumental ceilings and original beams with herringbone floors and brass detailing across 111 individual rooms. Ground-floor Lotti's runs a brasserie kitchen and lively cocktail bar with a roof that opens in summer. A design hotel worth the room, right on the Nine Streets edge.