Official Quiet Room Label® goes to Swissotel Amsterdam

Last week the official Quiet Room Label® for silent hotel rooms was awarded to Swissotel Amsterdam, located at the Damrak. After extensive testing in and around the hotel rooms, no fewer than 83 rooms have acquired the QR-certificate of the Knowledge Centre Sound insulation (KGI). One room meets the highest standards and has been classified in category I; the other rooms are classified in category III. 'We congratulate Swissotel Amsterdam with the acquisition of the QR-certificate,' said KGI-director Lucas Keizer. 'It is very special because the hotel is situated at a very busy location in the centre of Amsterdam and is nearly always fully booked. This shows that it is absolutely possible to offer hotel guests a quiet room even at noisy locations.' The Quiet Room Label® has been created by KGI with a view to stimulating the development of quiet hotel rooms and helping travellers looking for such rooms. Noise is complaint No. 1 among hotel guests world wide and there still are very few hotels which offer really quiet rooms. On www.quiethotelroom.org, travellers can find and book a quiet hotel room carrying the QR-label. Hotels wishing to acquire the Quiet Room Label® can have their rooms tested for sound proofing by KGI. According to the level of sound proofing, rooms will be classified into one of 3 categories. If hotel rooms do not meet the requirements, hotels can take additional sound proofing measures in order to acquire the QR-label. Swissotel Amsterdam is a popular hotel in the centre of the Dutch capital and over the last couple of years it has had an occupancy of 97%. For more information on the Quiet Room Label® please contact: +31 (0)840030094