Colours, light, a clever cultural melting-pot with works combining Indian mandalas, Mexican 'calavera' and Japanese cherry blossom: the recently opened nhow Amsterdam RAI is a meeting place where contemporary arts multicultural spirit, design, gastronomy and cultural expression.he Dutch metropolis. Just a stone's throw from the RAI Amsterdam congress centre and only 10 minutes by metro from the city centre, the hotel is the ideal place to stay for business travellers.
Designed by Reinier de Graaf, partner in charge of the OMA studio founded by Rem Koolhaas, the 650 rooms is housed in a 91-metre-high building made up of three superimposed triangles, all pointing in different directions, like so many glimpses into Amsterdam's past, present and future. At the top of its 24 floorsA bar-restaurant and a lounge bar with panoramic views over Amsterdam, and just below, on the 23rd floor, nine new meeting rooms for up to 145 people.
The contemporary brand of NH group is strengthening its position in the design and lifestyle hotel sector. "The year has only just begun, and we're already celebrating the opening of our second nhow store. The nhow London opened its doors on 2 January this year, and today we are inaugurating the largest newly-built hotel in the Benelux."said Maarten Markus, Managing Director Northern Europe, NH Hotel Group. Four other nhows are expected over the next three years, at Brussels, Frankfurt and Rome in Europe and Lima.
