economy hotel generator amsterdam Photography by NIKOLAS KOENIG 1. In Generator Amsterdam's Nescio Café, colorful herringbone tiles reference aerial views of the city's famous tulip fields, while an abstract frame of a row house is another quirky detail. 2. Original wood in the library lounge contrasts orange-hued books and a ping pong table. 3. Set in the former home to the University of Amsterdam's zoological and health sciences department, the hostel's Auditorium bar resembles a lecture hall with raked wood seating, reading lamps, and drink trays. 4. Kamp Horst's colorful mural leads into the sundrenched library lounge. 5. Clad with vinyl flooring that resembles wood, guestrooms are a mix of bunkbeds with privacy panels and custom twin beds that slide apart. 1 2 3 6. Exposed brick walls in the lower level Canteen juxtapose the brightly colored birch frame dining nooks and vivid seating. 7. Another eccentric and playful mural from Horst lines the guestroom corridors.