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Inn on the Lake

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Inn on the Lake is an all-season sensation: in winter, the 17th-century vicar’s home and neighbouring lake glitter with ice; in summer, the gardens are lush and luxuriant – the perfect retreat from Amsterdam, 10 minutes away.

Need to know

• Rooms Four suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $180.52 (€140), excluding tax at 21 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency (€140) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates include breakfast.
• Facilities Garden with three terraces, library, free WiFi, and a stash of CDs and DVDs. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD/CD player, Nespresso machines and Pascal Morabito bath products.
• Poolside No pool as such, but intrepid guests can take a dip in the lake (beware the – ahem – muddy bottom). There’s also a more swimmer-suited lake with fewer boats nearby; ask the owners for directions.
• Check-out 11am, but flexible, subject to availability and a €50 charge. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
• Children This hotel is better suited to couples - leave the children at home!
• Also Pets can come too, for €20. Smokers can light up in the conservatory, as long as food isn’t being served. On 2 June 2012, the local village association is holding a musical performance by the lake, which will be audible form the hotel until around 1am.

Food and drink at Inn on the Lake

• Hotel restaurant

  The Inn’s technically a guesthouse, and Pamela rustles up an impressive morning spread (try her wholesome home-made muesli). Dinner is available on request, for €35 a head; you'll need to book in the morning for dinner the same day – there’s a set menu of polished home cooking every week – or if you'd like a meal on your first night, arrange this when you book your rooms. Pamela has culinary pedigree: her father was a restaurateur and her brother is on the Dutch Masterchef jury.

• Dress code There’s something of Vermeer in the decor, so dress to match (and no, we’re not talking pearl earrings); try one of the painter’s signature hues: peacock blue, chartreuse or amber – maybe with a touch of velvet.
• Top table Stake out one of the conservatory tables, facing the lake. If there’s a load of you, sit on the raised dining area near reception.
• Last orders Breakfast is served from 8am until 10am; lunch is between noon and 4pm; dinner (booked in advance) usually between 7pm and 10pm. You can get a drink until midnight.
• Room service A selection of snacky-type dishes can be ordered between 3pm and 6pm.
• Hotel bar

  Drinks are served in the lounge from morning to midnight and there's a Nespresso machine on the landing.

Inn on the Lake Kerkplein 11, Broek In Waterland, Broek in Waterland Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1151AH