Kimpton de Witt Amsterdam

Kimpton de Witt Amsterdam is a tastefully decorated boutique hotel located in central Amsterdam, just 300 metres from Amsterdam Central Station. It has elegant, comfortable wheelchair-friendly rooms with decor inspired by Dutch design. Additional (accessible) hotel facilities include a gym, business centre, and several conference rooms. Kimpton de Witt Amsterdam’s Californian-inspired restaurant Celia serves a popular brunch each Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 3.30 pm. For more information, please see the Kimpton de Witt Amsterdam website.

General

• The main hotel entrance has two accessible options: a platform lift (that can be operated without staff assistance) or a ramp. The revolving door leading into the lobby can have the doors opened up for easier entry with mobility aids.

• The reception desk is currently too high for wheelchair users; the payment machine is not cordless, making it difficult for some wheelchair users to reach independently

• Spacious lifts to accessible hotel rooms and hotel facilities

• One wheelchair-friendly toilet near the hotel lobby

• This hotel has 3 wheelchair-friendly hotel rooms, all located on the 1st floor and accessible via a lift. One room has a king size bed; and two rooms have twin beds

• The Super Lyan cocktail bar is spacious, but has high bar stools and tables. Should you want to sit at a lower table, you can order a drink at the bar and ask for it to be brought to one of the (lower) tables in the adjoining Celia Café.

• Celia Café is wheelchair-friendly, serving light meals and snacks

• Celia, where breakfast and dinner are served, has tables at a range of heights. Breakfast is a self-service buffet. Please ask a member of staff for help if you need assistance with the buffet.

• There are seven wheelchair-friendly conference rooms. Some of these rooms can be combined to create an even larger conference space

• The business centre and gym are wheelchair-friendly

• The Beachwood lounge located on -1 is also wheelchair accessible

• This hotel has 1 manual wheelchair that can be borrowed by guests

Parking & Public Transportation

• The hotel has an underground parking garage which can only be accessed via the stairs, making it inaccessible to wheelchair users. The closest disabled parking space is at Haarlemmerstraat, at the corner of Binnen Visserstraat.

• Public transportation is nearby (250 metres from the tram stop at Nieuwezijds Kolk and 400 metres from Amsterdam Central Station).

Accessible Hotel Room

• Wide manually operated door with a door viewer that is lower down

• 1 double bed/ two twin beds (depending on the accessible room)

• Low desks

• Low shelves and hooks

• Full body mirror

• The room has a safe, a coffee machine, a mini fridge, and other amenities (though some will need to be moved lower down to be in reach for wheelchair users).
  
  
  

Bathroom

• Manually operated door

• Low sink and mirror

• Grab rails on either side of the toilet

• Emergency cord that hangs to down to the floor in the shower and next to the toilet

• Foldable built-in shower seat
  
  
  

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Address

Kimpton de Witt Amsterdam
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 5
1012 RC Amsterdam