This apartment gets our highest recommendation!
We thought the location was perfect, easily walkable and close to the centre of Amsterdam, but located in a less tourist-congested, ‘real’ neighbourhood. It is just south-east of the lovely, large green parks of the Zoo and Oosterpark. A tram stops right outside. The apartment is close to the large Dappermarkt, a diverse neighbourhood market with clothing, fruit stands, bakeries and an amazing fish-market. Grocery stores for food, beer and wine are also very close by, within a 5 minute walk.
The 2 level apartment is lovely, clean and modern.....exactly as pictured. It has large south facing windows to a generous living room, dining area, powder room and a fully equipped kitchen. The second level has two very large bedrooms (with comfortable beds and a large washroom.) There is also a fantastic roof terrace. Unfortunately we were in Amsterdam on a cool and rainy November weekend, so we could not fully appreciate being outside on the roof deck, but we would imagine that in the summertime, it would be a lovely place to sit with a glass of wine and look over the city.
Finally, Joris and Carlijn get our vote as fantastic hosts! They left us clear instructions, tasty local treats and fresh cut flowers! They organized for us to get into the apartment immediately on our arrival and gave us direct contact information. They responded right away to any questions we had. They also left a great ‘handbook’ with their recommendations for local sights, museums, locations of food and liquor stores, directions and suggestions for restaurants. (We made reservations and had a great dinner). This information was very helpful and it quickly allowed us to get our bearings and directions in the neighbourhood.
We would recommend Joris and Carlijn’s apartment to all of our friends and would certainly want to stay there again on our next visit to Amsterdam.
Thank you…….Viktors and Zinta