Amsterdam’s canals are one of the best things about the city. Staying in a hotel next to one makes them even better. Here’s your guide on where to find 12 of the best canal hotels.

These canals are crisscrossed by smaller waterways, where swans paddle quietly beside houseboats. A hotel in the Canal Belt, with a waterside view, takes you to the heart of Amsterdam.

The Mint Hotel Amsterdam, which opened in June, has been reflagged as the Netherlands’ first DoubleTree by Hilton. The property is one of eight Mint hotels in the Netherlands and the U.K. that ...

Chocolate Dutch clogs welcome gift at the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. Erica Wertheim Zohar. The Waldorf has only 93 rooms, and ours was a lovely, spacious 1-bedroom suite with a coveted canal view.

Amsterdam’s 17th-century Palace of Justice has just reopened as the 134-room Rosewood Amsterdam, the last major hotel development to be allowed within the city’s UNESCO-protected canal district.

With 9,529 five-star reviews out of 9,998 reviews on Tripadvisor, the Amsterdam Open Boat Canal Cruise with Flagship Amsterdam easily took the No. 1 spot. Courtesy of Tripadvisor.

Amsterdam, with its scenic canals lined with picturesque, 17th- and 18th-century buildings, a major European tourist destination, is slowly crumbling. Image.