THE GALLERY

THE GALLERY

A house, seen slowly.

A house, seen slowly.

We would rather show you round than tell you about it. Come in at dusk, and take the house the way a guest comes to know it.

A grand canal-side building lit warmly at night under a full moon and deep navy sky

The house at night, seen from the water.

A dim panelled corridor hung with abstract paintings

Paintings in the west wing.

A dim panelled corridor hung with abstract paintings
A softly lit corridor with gilt mirrors and a marble floor

Gilt mirrors along the ground-floor corridor.

A softly lit corridor with gilt mirrors and a marble floor

01

The House

The House

A canal-side palace, held between water and sky.

A panelled salon with a gilt-framed painting, a long sofa and tall curtains at the window

Afternoon in the salon.

Canal houses across the water, framed through a gap in a brick wall

The canal, framed.

The double-height lounge seen from the gallery above, red sofas around a low table

The lounge, from the gallery above.

A canal seen from an open window, a tour boat passing beneath autumn trees

Autumn, from an open window.

02

Architecture & Light

Architecture & Light

Tall rooms and a patient sun. The house was built for light to move through it.

A freestanding bath in a dark marble bathroom

Dark marble, a freestanding bath.

A made bed in near darkness, lit only by a single warm bedside lamp

The Obsidian Suite, late.

A writing desk and mirror beside open doors onto the water at sunset

The Harbour Room at sunset.

A monogrammed pillow on a draped four-poster bed beside a warm bedside lamp

Linen, monogrammed.

03

Rooms & Details

Rooms & Details

Not the whole room: the lamp, the linen, the desk by the window.

A round table with a black lamp and a cup beside a curtained window

The Meridian Room.

A dark stone steam shower, water falling past a shelf of amenities

Stone and steam.

A window chaise with an open book, a cup of coffee and a knitted throw

A slow morning.

A gilded bedroom with fluted columns, a canopy bed and a mirrored ceiling panel

The Presidential Suite.

Oyster with cucumber and dill

Oyster, cucumber, dill.

Tarte au citron with basil

Tarte au citron, basil.

The dining room at Marée after dark, tables set with white roses beneath pendant lamps

Marée, before the first guests.

Hand-dived scallop with brown butter and hazelnut

Hand-dived scallop, brown butter, hazelnut.

A dressed table with wine glasses and folded linen below a gilt mirror

Linen, glass and a gilt mirror.

A chef at the pass under warm lamps in a dark restaurant kitchen

At the pass.

04

The Table

The Table

Marée after dark. The photographs follow the plates, close enough to see the salt.

Water falling in a sheet from a stone spout into a sunlit turquoise pool

Water, stone and light.

Thermal pools glowing turquoise at night below a warm-lit pavilion

The thermal pools after dark.

An indoor pool in a panelled room, tall windows opening onto a green garden

The pool room, morning.

A dimly lit steam room with tiled benches and a backlit stone wall

The steam room.

A scented candle, white orchids, a basalt stone and a wooden massage tool on linen

Before a ritual.

A black stone basin with a brass interior on dark tile, a candle burning beside it

Brass and black stone.

Warm basalt stones placed along a guest's back beside white orchids

The Aurelia signature massage.

05

Spa & Rituals

Spa & Rituals

Water, stone and steam. The slowest chapter.

A panelled museum room hung with old master portraits, a single chair before them

A private view, arranged by the concierge.

Amsterdam at dusk seen from above, church domes and lit streets along the water

The city at dusk.

Leaning canal houses across the water, seen past wicker chairs on a quiet terrace

Across the water.

The city stretching to the horizon at sunset, seen from high above a canal

The city to the horizon.

Amsterdam canal at night with the lit arches of a bridge reflected in still water

Canal lights, after midnight.

A corner cafe lit up at night, its windows glowing over wet cobblestones

A corner café, after rain.

06

Amsterdam & Beyond

Amsterdam & Beyond

The city at the door, and what lies past it.

A canal-view suite at golden hour, bed and armchairs facing a balcony above the rooftops

Your stay begins here.

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