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Serre restaurant terrace |
Last week my best friend Kate (thekatemind.blogspot.com) got to visit one of the best hotels in Amsterdam – Okura hotel. Okura Amsterdam mostly functions as a business hotel due to its location – close to the main exhibition and convention centre of Amsterdam. However, it has some amazing features that everybody can enjoy. One of these is a Spa center located in the Okura hotel that offers a lot of beauty treatments and has an indoor swimming pool, Japanese stone garden and a gym.
Moreover, Okura hotel offers their visitor 4 restaurants, two of which are awarded with Michelin stars. Ciel Bleu restaurant (2 michelin stars) is situated on the last floor of the hotel and has an amazing view on Amsterdam.
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Reception area |
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Swimming pool at Nagomi Spa |
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The view from Ciel Bleu restaurant |
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Garden of the Yamazato restaurant |
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Yamazato restaurant Bento box |
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Ciel Bleu tuna with crab |
Apart from the restaurant selection, Okura hotel also conducts special culinary cooking workshops and wine tastings in their culinary center Taste of Okura.
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Taste of Okura wine tasting room |
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Taste of Okura cooking center |
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23 Bar |
During our visit we got to experience one of the restaurants at Okura hotel – Serre restaurant with a beautiful terrace at the water. One of the signature dishes at Serre is a special box that includes 3 meals made from one ingredient which changes every season. At the moment, there is a Tomato box that includes a gaspacho soup, tomato bruschetta and pasta with tomato and mozzarella. Loved all of it, definitely worth a try!