Westerpark Sanctuary is located in a beautiful place west of Amsterdam city center that combines modern residential with renovated nineteenth century industrial buildings. These were formerly part of a gas factory, the Westergasfabriek, and a pumping station that supplied fresh water to the city of Amsterdam. Part of these buildings have been converted to cafés and restaurants, such as the nearby Café Amsterdam, some have become cinemas, studios, offices and apartments - such as the Westerpark Sanctuary. Having been a former office, this place has intelligently and comfortably been converted into an apartment by adding a bathroom and a bedroom area which is located on the upper level of the accommodation.
Very important for every hotel room, suite or (holiday) apartment: Bed and shower are very good - no problems at all with uncomfortable beds or a shower with quickly changing water temperature - everything is very comfortable here. The apartment itself is intelligently and comfortably furnished - you have a place to work at with a separate desk (in fact two, there's a second one on the bedroom level) as well as a couch, TV set and dining area. The kitchen area is well equipped with refrigerator, induction cooker, microwave/oven/grill combination, coffee makers, water boiler, as well as all the necessary tableware and cutlery. The whole place is very clean.
Carolina has been a very helpful and caring host. She gave us a thorough introduction to interesting locations in the closer and further neighborhood, such as restaurants, markets and other locations to go. She even went shopping for us so that we had everything for breakfast on the first morning.
There is a bus line going to the city center and a tram line (line 4) stopping just around the corner. Two supermarkets are one tram stop (or even walking distance) away, Westerpark is just across the street, many cafés and restaurants are also within walking distance. The tram line brings you to other interesting districts of Amsterdam, such as De Pijp, just to mention one of them.
So, all in all, a very positive experience. Thank you!