Hotel Pulitzer
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Hotel Pulitzer is a five star hotel in Amsterdam
, located on the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht. The hotel consists of 25 historic canal houses from the 17th and 18th century, merged into one and opened as a hotel in 1970 after several canal houses were bought by Howard Johnson's
.
In 1970, buildings were bought by hotel company Howard Johnson's
, including nine buildings on the Prinsengracht (numbers 315-331), the pavilion of the Saxen Pennsylvania House and the two houses on the Keizersgracht with 176 rooms. The kitchen and restaurant are in the three houses on the Reestraat. On June 1, 1970, the Howard Johnson Hotel officially opened. After several years the hotel was named after Herbert Pulitzer, the then owner of the hotel and the grandson of Joseph Pulitzer
.
By the end of 1975, Pulitzer Hotel had expanded with two buildings, adding twenty new rooms and apartments. Six years later, a building at Reestraat was added and later extended back later with eight buildings on the Keizersgracht. In the mid 1990s, Herbert Pulitzer sold the hotel to an Italian hotel chain called Ciga. By the end of 1996 Ciga was acquired by ITT Sheraton. In 1997 Sheraton sold a 75 percent to Hospitality Europe Holding BV, a company specializing in the operation of international hotels in Europe. The Hotel Pulitzer is managed today by the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
.
Between 1998 and 2000 there was a complete renovation of the hotel and today it consists of 25 buildings with 230 rooms.
furnishings, whilst the "Tuinzaal", decorated in the Art Nouveau
style, overlooks the enclosed hotel gardens. The hotel regularly hosts wedding receptions in these rooms. The Pulitzers Gym has the latest state-of-the-art fitness equipment, including a rowing machine, treadmill, home trainer, cross trainer, weights and training mats.
The main restaurant in the hotel is the Pulitzer Restaurant, Cafe and Bar, located in Keizersgracht 238, a grill restaurant serving meat and fresh fish which over the years has had some notable chefs such as Stephen Langlois
. The private dining room, De Apotheek, used to be an old pharmacy and retains these authentic characteristics. The Pulitzers Bar has three rooms, each with a different ambiance and theme, including the "Blue Bar" and the "Red Room" which overlooks the Keizersgracht. The hotel has its own canal boat, moored on the river front outside the hotel. Named The Tourist the boat, a sleek saloon cruiser, was built in Muiden
in 1909. It can be hired for € 280 per hour (as of 2010) for a 75 minute cruise around the city. The hotel also has an art gallery, located in the Afternoon Tea gardens.
It hosts a range of art throughout the year, mainly contemporary art from local artists. Fransastic has the exclusive right to organize the exhibitions in Hotel Pulitzer. The exhibitions are organized in 4 periods based on seasonality and admission is free for hotel guests.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, located on the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht. The hotel consists of 25 historic canal houses from the 17th and 18th century, merged into one and opened as a hotel in 1970 after several canal houses were bought by Howard Johnson's
Howard Johnson's
Howard Johnson's is a chain of hotels and restaurants, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the United States, with over 1,000 restaurants...
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History
In 1614, the commissioners began the new fortification with the allocation of plots in the area situated between the Keizersgracht and the Prinsengracht and Reestraat. A number of canal houses in this area was built by the Technical Union. The garden houses on the Prinsengracht and empty warehouses were used as storage facilities for the Technical Union.In 1970, buildings were bought by hotel company Howard Johnson's
Howard Johnson's
Howard Johnson's is a chain of hotels and restaurants, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the United States, with over 1,000 restaurants...
, including nine buildings on the Prinsengracht (numbers 315-331), the pavilion of the Saxen Pennsylvania House and the two houses on the Keizersgracht with 176 rooms. The kitchen and restaurant are in the three houses on the Reestraat. On June 1, 1970, the Howard Johnson Hotel officially opened. After several years the hotel was named after Herbert Pulitzer, the then owner of the hotel and the grandson of Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911), born Politzer József, was a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World. Pulitzer introduced the techniques of "new journalism" to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s and became a leading...
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By the end of 1975, Pulitzer Hotel had expanded with two buildings, adding twenty new rooms and apartments. Six years later, a building at Reestraat was added and later extended back later with eight buildings on the Keizersgracht. In the mid 1990s, Herbert Pulitzer sold the hotel to an Italian hotel chain called Ciga. By the end of 1996 Ciga was acquired by ITT Sheraton. In 1997 Sheraton sold a 75 percent to Hospitality Europe Holding BV, a company specializing in the operation of international hotels in Europe. The Hotel Pulitzer is managed today by the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is a hospitality ownership and management organization, headquartered in White Plains, New York. One of the world's largest hotel companies, it owns, operates, franchises and manages hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties...
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Between 1998 and 2000 there was a complete renovation of the hotel and today it consists of 25 buildings with 230 rooms.
Facilities
The Hotel Pulitzer has 230 rooms with contemporary furnishings and the bathrooms have heated marble floors. All of the rooms are non-smoking, in compliance with legal obligations in Amsterdam. The hotel has 9 conference rooms for exclusive meetings, seminars and special events, and the salons and reception facilities can accommodate up to 500 people. One of the rooms named "Saxenburgzaal" is decorated in elegant baroqueBaroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
furnishings, whilst the "Tuinzaal", decorated in the Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
style, overlooks the enclosed hotel gardens. The hotel regularly hosts wedding receptions in these rooms. The Pulitzers Gym has the latest state-of-the-art fitness equipment, including a rowing machine, treadmill, home trainer, cross trainer, weights and training mats.
The main restaurant in the hotel is the Pulitzer Restaurant, Cafe and Bar, located in Keizersgracht 238, a grill restaurant serving meat and fresh fish which over the years has had some notable chefs such as Stephen Langlois
Stephen Langlois
Stephen Langlois is a Chicago area chef and author of Prairie: Cuisine from the Heartland . As chef of Prairie restaurant in Chicago, Langlois was a pioneer in the local food movement....
. The private dining room, De Apotheek, used to be an old pharmacy and retains these authentic characteristics. The Pulitzers Bar has three rooms, each with a different ambiance and theme, including the "Blue Bar" and the "Red Room" which overlooks the Keizersgracht. The hotel has its own canal boat, moored on the river front outside the hotel. Named The Tourist the boat, a sleek saloon cruiser, was built in Muiden
Muiden
Muiden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek.-Population centres :...
in 1909. It can be hired for € 280 per hour (as of 2010) for a 75 minute cruise around the city. The hotel also has an art gallery, located in the Afternoon Tea gardens.
It hosts a range of art throughout the year, mainly contemporary art from local artists. Fransastic has the exclusive right to organize the exhibitions in Hotel Pulitzer. The exhibitions are organized in 4 periods based on seasonality and admission is free for hotel guests.