The Lloyd Hotel is a unique historic building that opened in 1921 on the
Oostelijk Handelskade in Amsterdam. Architect Evert Breman designed an eclectic building, in which all kinds of architectural styles are mixed. The symmetrical building served primarily as a hotel for emigrants. Large groups of (Eastern) Europeans departed from the Royal Lloyd Hotel onwards to South America. When, in 1935, the Royal Lloyd goes bankrupt, the building is taken into use by the Municipality of Amsterdam. After this, the building has had many different functions: as a shelter for refugees, a German prison, house of detention (for adults and later also for minors) and in the 90s it served a more artistic purpose: as artists studio’s.
The hotel, reopened in 2004, has a unique position in addition to a unique history within the hotel world. It is the first hotel that works with rooms from 1 to 5 stars. Besides its role as a hotel, Lloyd is a place that is open to cultural events and collaborations.
In the classic stairwells of Lloyd Hotel the permanent exhibition ‘Lloyd History’ tells the story of its past in photos, letters, poems, documents and objects. The exhibition can be visited at all times free of charge.