Amsterdam's 223-room, 50-year old Apollo Hotel has joined the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand as its first hotel in the Netherlands.

The Wyndham Apollo Hotel Amsterdam, flagship of Apollo Hotels and Resorts, is situated overlooking the convergence of five different canals, near the RAI Trade and Congress Centre, the World Trade Centre Amsterdam, Royal Concert Hall and the city's museums, shopping districts and Leidesplein night life area. It features six multipurpose function rooms, the Restaurant La Sirène, the Marina lounge and two waterside outdoor cafes. Other facilities include a gym and business centre. The hotel also has its own private harbour and offers dinner and cocktail cruises aboard a classic salon boat.

Alexander Kluit, Apollo's business area manager, said the hotel is to undergo a major renovation. "The public spaces will get a complete makeover, all the rooms will be renovated and the hotel will be expanded to incorporate our new Chill-Out Spa." Apollo Hotels and Resorts is owned by European Hotel Management, a Dutch company founded in 2005 that specialises in hotel operations. The chain operates 12 companies including the wellness resort Thermae 2000 in Valkenburg, Netherlands; Crowne Plaza Den-Haag-Promenade; and Holiday Inn Ijmuiden Seaport Inn.

The Wyndham Hotel Group portfolio in Europe now includes 232 hotels spanning the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Days Inn, Howard Johnson, Ramada, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham and Wyndham-affiliated Corinthia brands. The Wyndham Apollo Amsterdam Hotel joins the brand's luxury Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour in the UK and Corinthia hotels in Hungary, Portugal and the Czech Republic.