{"id":3236,"date":"2022-12-27T18:17:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T17:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotelarenanl.hosting-cluster.nl\/en\/?page_id=3236"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:33:59","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_783386681\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1241865826\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1241865826 {\n  padding-top: 70px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-1241865826 {\n    padding-top: 150px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-476321135\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-260734684\" class=\"col large-12 medium-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover width-10 has-parallax\" id=\"banner-378045207\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-3\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2453\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/front-Hotel-Arena.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1366496876\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x10 md-x10 lg-x10 y25 md-y25 lg-y25 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"3\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">       <div data-animate=\"none\">           <div class=\"text-box-content text \">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-left\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-1413414447\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h1 class=\"no margin\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-line-height=\"s\" data-animate-delay=\"200\">Warm,<br \/>Welcoming<br \/>&amp; Amsterdam<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1413414447 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 0.75;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-1413414447 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n       <\/div>       <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-1366496876 .text-inner {\n  padding: 0% 0% 20% 3%;\n}\n#text-box-1366496876 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-1366496876 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 0%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1366496876 .text-inner {\n    padding: 5% 4% 10% 4%;\n  }\n  #text-box-1366496876 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-378045207 {\n  padding-top: 50%;\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\n}\n#banner-378045207 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 48% 35%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-378045207 {\n    padding-top: 30%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_783386681 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-427215882\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-427215882 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-427215882 {\n    padding-top: 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\n\t<section class=\"section sticky-menu hide-for-medium\" id=\"section_103862836\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-507044258\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-771896186\" class=\"col nopadding hide-for-medium large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<p><div class=\"menu-sticky-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sticky\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-175\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-175\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/rooms-suites\/\">Rooms &#038; Suites<\/a><span>|<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5032\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5032\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/new-park-cafe-restaurant\/\">PARK Caf\u00e9\/ Restaurant<\/a><span>|<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-177\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/meetings-events\/\">Meetings &#038; Events<\/a><span>|<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12188\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12188\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/weddings\/\">Weddings<\/a><span>|<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-178\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/programma-expos\/\">Program &#038; Expo\u2019s<\/a><span>|<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3362\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3362\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/about-us\/\">About Us &#038; Jobs<\/a><span>|<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_103862836 {\n  padding-top: 0em;\n  padding-bottom: 0em;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-930436732\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hidden fix-sticky-gap\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-930436732 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-930436732 {\n    padding-top: 90px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2121365724\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2121365724 {\n  padding-top: 70px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-2121365724 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section vertical-shape-right\" id=\"section_6292738\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"vlak \" style=\"opacity: 0.35; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0%; right: auto; bottom: auto; left: 0;\"><div class=\"vlak-overlay brick\" style=\"color:  ;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1768402167\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1768402167 {\n  padding-top: 15vw;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1768402167 {\n    padding-top: 8vw;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-1768402167 {\n    padding-top: 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-819548722\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1868617086\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1820614736\" class=\"col slideInUp medium-5 small-11 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-right\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1652776762\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-fade=\"true\" data-parallax=\"2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/1-11-of-16-600x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/1-11-of-16-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/1-11-of-16-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/1-11-of-16.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1652776762 {\n  width: 65%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1419694108\" class=\"col medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1171015117\" class=\"col slideInUp medium-6 small-11 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1164182970\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1164182970 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-267629338\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Our Team<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-267629338 {\n  font-size: 2.8rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-267629338 {\n    text-align: left;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-104710469\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-104710469 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div>With our welcoming and friendly team, we make sure that Hotel Arena is a place where locals and travellers can enjoy meeting each other.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>We have been doing so with pleasure and dedication for over 30 years.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Come work in a great team and in a beautiful hotel full of fun events!<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-255734312\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-255734312 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hotel-arena.homerun.co\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>OUR VACANCIES<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-598494092\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-330764544\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-330764544 {\n  padding-top: 15vw;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-330764544 {\n    padding-top: 8vw;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-330764544 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_6292738 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_6292738 {\n    padding-top: 0px;\n    padding-bottom: 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_420147049\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"vlak \" style=\"opacity: 0.35; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0%; right: auto; bottom: auto; left: 0;\"><div class=\"vlak-overlay white\" style=\"color:  ;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-969218128\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-969218128 {\n  padding-top: 15vw;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-969218128 {\n    padding-top: 8vw;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-969218128 {\n    padding-top: 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-674178464\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1422714806\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-1 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-473275500\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-473275500 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-50618373\" class=\"col slideInUp medium-5 small-10 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1010279105\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-fade=\"true\" data-parallax=\"2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Geschiedenis-Stapelbedden-900x612.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hotel Arena Amsterdam Geschiedenis Stapelbedden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Geschiedenis-Stapelbedden-900x612.webp 900w, https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Geschiedenis-Stapelbedden-450x306.webp 450w, https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Geschiedenis-Stapelbedden-768x522.webp 768w, https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Geschiedenis-Stapelbedden.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1010279105 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1019018555\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-1 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2010172512\" class=\"col slideInUp medium-7 small-11 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-557985238\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-557985238 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1694287462\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Our Story<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1694287462 {\n  font-size: 2.75rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-1694287462 {\n    text-align: left;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-228762872\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-228762872 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-340015085\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<div>We started 30 years ago as a sleep-inn for free spirits, young world travellers and creatives.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>We have since grown into a four-star boutique hotel, with beautiful rooms and a delicious caf\u00e9\/restaurant.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Always located in Amsterdam and part of the city we call home, we have always managed to follow our local and international heart for culture.<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-340015085 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-412073486\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-412073486 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/history-3\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>SEE OUR JOURNEY<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2017721482\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-1 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1295166881\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1295166881 {\n  padding-top: 15vw;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1295166881 {\n    padding-top: 8vw;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-1295166881 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_420147049 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1254672853\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1426032289\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-177020549\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-2 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-642025932\" class=\"col slideInUp medium-7 small-11 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-right\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Sint Elisabeth<\/h2>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1414571784\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1414571784 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-291670983\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<div>Our iconic, monumental building: &#8221;the Sint Elisabeth Gesticht&#8221; has stood in the Oosterpark since 1888.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Started as a Roman Catholic nursing home that gave shelter to invalid and sick orphan girls, the beautiful building has had many uses since then.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>From refuge for refugees to the obstetrics department of the nearby &#8221;Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>From a nursing home for the elderly to a &#8216;sleep-in&#8217; to accommodate the masses of Damslapers that our Amsterdam municipality did not know what to do with.<\/div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"afbeelding reservation-bg-shape size-medium rotation-none  scale-false blur-false\" style=\"width:45%; height: ; opacity: 1; top: -20%; right: -10%; bottom: auto; left: auto; z-index:-1;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/bg-shape-single.svg\" \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-291670983 {\n  text-align: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-197317344\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-197317344 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/sint-elisabeth-history\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>see Elisabeth's Timeline<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-413957044\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-1 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-459548725\" class=\"col slideInUp medium-4 small-11 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1863768491\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-fade=\"true\" data-parallax=\"-2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Sinth-Elizabeth-675x900.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Sinth-Elizabeth-675x900.webp 675w, https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Sinth-Elizabeth-338x450.webp 338w, https:\/\/hotelarena.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Hotel-Arena-Amsterdam-Sinth-Elizabeth.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1863768491 {\n  width: 79%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_1863768491 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1451641625\" class=\"col hide-for-medium medium-2 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1223980324\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-198474363 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-673623385\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Our Sustainability<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-673623385 {\n  font-size: 2.8rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-673623385 {\n    text-align: left;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1925329585\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1925329585 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div>As a hotel, we offer guests around the world a wonderfully welcoming and cultural experience.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Like us, our guests enjoy travelling, experiencing new beautiful places and discovering the world.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>A world we admire and want to cherish.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>And as part of the Oosterpark, we at Hotel Arena have a focus on treating our surroundings well.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Read more here.<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-836663649\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-14591724 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4280393047\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Our Services<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4280393047 {\n  font-size: 3rem;\n  text-align: right;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-4280393047 {\n    text-align: right;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-42164565\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-42164565 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2444802223\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<div>We like to make you welcome so that you can relax and enjoy your stay.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Therefore, in addition to the regular facilities in the hotel rooms, we also offer many extra services to ensure an extra enjoyable stay.<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2444802223 {\n  text-align: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-521490912\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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