My partner and I loved how close studio Mazzo was to everything, Dam square, Red Light District, Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum to name a few. For this, it made the studio worth it.
The house guide referred us to a great place to rent a bike from just around the corner. Though, no discount flyers available as mentioned in the book.
We found the check in process a little confusing. A few days before check in we were required to fill in a form about our flight details which we did. A couple of days before check in we were again requested to fill in the same form. After communicating with our hosts that we had filled in the form, and requesting confirmation they had received the information, we received a message on the day we were due to check in saying they were looking forward to having us (no confirmation regarding the form we had filled out, a very confusing process and not sure of the necessity to complete an extra form on top of Airbnb requirements).
From there, we were instructed to call our host when we arrived. If you didn’t have a phone you could/can use, this requirement is hard to comply with (and again probably unnecessary). After calling the host, we received several text messages in succession requesting things such as whether we were taking a taxi or train to the place, what time our train was, whether we would be walking or taking a taxi from Centraal Station (again, things which are probably unnecessary).
We were greeted at the door when we arrived (10:30pm at night), only to find that the studio has keyless entry. Perhaps it’s a nice touch to have someone greet you? But we just wanted to go to bed after a long day of travel without interacting with anyone, and to find the studio had keypad access, made it seem redundant that we needed to meet someone.
All in all, after check in everything was smooth and back into a typical Airbnb rhythm. The location of the studio is great if you want to do a lot in a small amount of time, don’t let the check in process deter you too much if you can manage some extra admin and requirements.