Conscious Hotels
Why it matters: Conscious Hotels is a small Amsterdam-grown group built around sustainability rather than a global chain, with Green Key Gold certification at every property, all-Dutch green electrici
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Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam
Why it matters: Hotel Jakarta was designed as one of the first energy-neutral hotels in the country, generating and saving its own energy through insulation and building innovations, and it carries BR
Hotel Casa Amsterdam
Why it matters: Hotel Casa grew out of a foundation set up to tackle student-housing shortages, and it still runs on that dual model, housing hundreds of students through the academic year and turning
Amsterdam Underground Tour
Why it matters: Amsterdam Underground is an initiative of the De Regenboog Groep, a charity supporting people facing homelessness, addiction and debt, and its guides have often lived on the streets th
Rederij Lampedusa
Why it matters: Rederij Lampedusa runs its canal tours on two wooden boats pulled from the Mediterranean in 2015, once used to carry migrants, now crewed by guides with roots in Syria, Somalia, Eritre
Hungry Birds Street Food Tours
Why it matters: Hungry Birds was started in 2013 by two women, Zosia Konieczna and Esther-Hanna van der Meer, and remains woman-owned, built around Amsterdam’s mix of cultures and the food that comes
Refugee Company (A Beautiful Mess)
A social enterprise creating work, training and community with and for refugees through hospitality projects and pop-up restaurants like A Beautiful Mess. A warm, welcoming taste of a more inclusive city.
Dignita
A trio of lovely all-day brunch spots where 100% of the profit funds training programmes for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. Organic, locally sourced food that quite literally does good.
Instock
A social enterprise restaurant fighting food waste – “food-rescue” drivers collect surplus produce, day-old bread and imperfect veg each morning, and the chefs improvise a different menu daily. Delicious proof that waste can be dinner.
The Dylan Amsterdam
An intimate five-star hidden behind a canal-house facade on the Keizersgracht, arranged around a serene courtyard with a Michelin-pedigree restaurant. Discreet, romantic luxury in the heart of the ring.