5 Best Amsterdam Family Hotels with a Pool

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Choose the bed before the pool. Of 17 well-reviewed Amsterdam hotels with a pool, 11 have no room that gives four people a bed each. One hotel’s wellness rules also set a minimum age of 21 for the pool. Read the bed line and the age rule before you book. Here’s where I’d book.

Amsterdam Family Hotels with a Pool

Rooms Where Every Guest Gets a Bed

Read the bed line before the photos. These rooms give each of four people a place to sleep.

• Bunk Beds in One Suite: The suite at Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam – Amstel is for two adults and two children up to 12, with a king bed and a bunk bed. It measures 38 square meters. Teenagers are over its limit.
• Two Beds, Two Rooms: art’otel amsterdam sells its canal-view suite for two adults and two children aged 0 to 12, with two king beds. Rosewood Amsterdam builds its family room from two connecting rooms. Ask which bed the children take, because neither hotel says.
• Doubles in the Museum Quarter: Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam sells the Family Deluxe Room with two large double beds. The hotel’s own site doesn’t list the layout. Confirm it with the front desk.
• A Sofa Bed on the Amstel: Both the Loft and the Mezzanine Suite at Pestana Amsterdam Riverside are listed for two adults and two children. The hotel’s own page shows a double bed and doesn’t mention a sofa bed. Partner listings add one, so confirm its size before you pay.

Children and the Pool Rules

Three hotels set age limits or children’s hours for the pool or spa. Read them before you pack swimsuits.

• Set Windows at the Conservatorium: Resident children aged 3 to 14 swim at Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam with an adult, in windows the hotel sets each day. Under-16s stay out of the gym, hammam, sauna and hot tub.
• A Set Time at Rosewood: Rosewood Amsterdam names a set time for children in its pool, but its own pages give different times. Ask the spa which slot applies to your stay.
• Under-16 Rules at Pestana: Under-16s use the spa at Pestana Amsterdam Riverside with an adult, in hours the hotel sets for children. Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam – Amstel and art’otel amsterdam publish no child rule for their pools. Ask at the desk before the first swim.
• One Hotel to Check: WestCord Fashion Hotel Amsterdam has a family room with two double beds and a pool. Its wellness operator’s house rules set a minimum age of 21, with no exception for children listed. Ask the hotel before you book a family stay there.

Getting Around with Children

Pick the hotel by how you’ll travel with children.

• Walks from art’otel: art’otel amsterdam lists the A’DAM Lookout at 0.78 kilometers and the Anne Frank House at 0.93. Both fit a short walk.
• Motorway Access at Van der Valk: Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam – Amstel sits at the A10 and A2 interchange, near the RAI exhibition center. The hotel puts the Johan Cruijff ArenA about 10 minutes away by metro.
• Vondelpark, a Zoo and a Market: Vondelpark is 2 minutes on foot from Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam. Pestana Amsterdam Riverside lists ARTIS Zoo and the Albert Cuyp market among nearby sights.

FAQs

1. Which family hotels in Amsterdam have a swimming pool?

Pestana Amsterdam Riverside, Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam – Amstel, art’otel amsterdam, Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam and Rosewood Amsterdam each pair a pool with a room where two adults and two children get a bed. Three of them publish rules for children in the pool or spa. Read those rules before you choose.

2. Do Amsterdam hotels let children use the pool?

Yes, though the rules differ from hotel to hotel. Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam lets resident children aged 3 to 14 swim with an adult, and Rosewood Amsterdam names a set time for children in its pool. Pestana Amsterdam Riverside lets under-16s use its spa with an adult. At least one hotel’s wellness rules set a minimum age of 21.

3. Which Amsterdam hotels have an indoor pool for winter?

Four of the five have an indoor pool. Pestana Amsterdam Riverside heats its pool and has two kinds of sauna. Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam and Rosewood Amsterdam put theirs inside the Akasha and Asaya spas, and art’otel amsterdam pairs its pool with a Finnish sauna. The pool at Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam – Amstel is outdoors, and the hotel’s group page says it opens when the weather allows. For a winter trip, pick one of the four.

4. Where do the children sleep in an Amsterdam family suite?

In a bunk bed at Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam – Amstel. Rosewood Amsterdam sells two connecting rooms and lists no bed types. Neither art’otel amsterdam nor Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam says which bed the children take. Pestana Amsterdam Riverside shows a double bed on its own page and a sofa bed on partner sites. Ask the hotel for the exact layout in writing before you pay.

5. Can you swim laps in an Amsterdam hotel pool?

Only briefly. Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam has the longest published lap pool, at 18 meters, and the pool at Rosewood Amsterdam is 12 meters long. The other three hotels don’t publish a length. Treat these as pools for a family swim, and keep any serious lap training for a public pool.

6. How close are the big museums to a hotel with a pool?

Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam sits directly opposite the Stedelijk Museum. The Rijksmuseum is 2.11 kilometers from art’otel amsterdam, per the hotel. Pick the museum first and the pool second, because a swim after a quiet gallery morning keeps a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old happy. Book the pool slot for the same day.

7. What age limit do the family suites have?

Children up to 12 fit the suites at Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam – Amstel and art’otel amsterdam, which takes ages 0 to 12. Rosewood Amsterdam lists age bands of 0 to 2, 3 to 12 and 13 and over in its child policy. Pestana Amsterdam Riverside and Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam state no age cap for their family rooms. A child of 13 or older needs a check with the hotel.