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SWEETS HOTEL I n the midst of the hustle and bustle of city streets, the most adorning suites offer novelty and refinement on every romantic hideout level. Here, in the heart of dutch capital Amsterdam, its UNESCO waterways serve as the vibrant lobby of the most quintessential hotel concept of all times, Sweets Hotel. The concept is simple: automation and technology meant dozens of lodgings for bridge watchers were superfluous and forsaken. Where once these inner city gatekeepers were the essence of everyday life, nowadays their turrets have become sought after and ever-so-dreamy suites for two. Plotted along the renowned waters of the capital, each tiny monumental build granted industrial heritage due to its former function. Today, the inner-city bridge houses perform as private hotel dwellings, each in their own style and setting with the two common denominators— Amsterdam and its magnificent canal system—on their doorstep. Each tiny dwelling—28 are planned to be renovated—offers its own interior matching the style and timeframe of the exterior. Perhaps Sweets Hotel is not the most isolated location of all love nests in this feature, yet with the most sought after backdrop, a serene suite for two and idyllic downtown style to arrive—think bicycle or boat, even—the romance factor is surely granted to this collection of heritage charm. www.sweetshotel.amsterdam. 2 5 2 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I