We had a great girls shopping weekend in the Empress Studio and had a warm welcome by our friendly host Joop. The location is just perfect! Right in the middle of the 9 straatjes and close to many restaurants and shops and public transport. What we particularly liked was a small kitchen with a Nespresso machine (and a super cool supermarket just around the block called Marqt) to start our day with a coffee and breakfast enjoying the canal view. I can highly recommend the place for city trotters who like to stay in a good rather upscale area without paying a fortune.