An Interview with Michou Vreeswijk

Behind the Scenes
Who: Michou Vreeswijk What: Human Resources Manager Age: 35 Tell us, what do you do at the Dylan? Literally, everything that concerns Human Resources Management: from the moment we open up a vacancy to...

An Interview with René Bornmann

Behind the Scenes
Who: René Bornmann What: general manager Age: 53   What does your function entail? I am the link between what the owners aim to achieve, and operations. So what I do most is bridge building; I transl...

November Sparkles

Amsterdam, Behind the Scenes
Contrary to popular belief, there is more than just the red lights of Amsterdam. And the good thing is, this month the city lights up as never before. Even though some locals are still adjusting their biologica...

Bartender’s Choice October

Behind the Scenes, Drinks
Autumn is coming With every season we find new inspiration to surprise our guests with new creations. Inspiration is a funny thing which I derive from different art and history, ranging from music, film, ...

An Interview with Michael Wigman

Behind the Scenes, Hotel
Who: Michael Wigman What: Concierge - elected Most-in-the-know concierge of the world by the Readers’ Travel Award in 2015 and Most talented concierge by the International New York Times. Age: 53   What does yo...

The Men behind the Diamonds

Amsterdam, Behind the Scenes
Of course one can bring home cheese or tulips from Amsterdam... But how about diamonds? Perhaps not as famous as Van Gogh’s sunflowers, but surely as memorable when exploring Amsterdam is a visit of Gassan Diam...

An interview with Niels Bonnes

Behind the Scenes, Hotel
Who: Niels Bonnes What: Chief engineer Age: 37 What does your function entail? I am responsible for the maintenance of the hotel in the most general sense of the word. Right now, we are in the middle ...