Guidebook for Amsterdam
Shopping
Amsterdam has more than 225 days of rain per year! If you visit us during a rainy day, the all indoor Amstelveen shopping centre is perhaps a good idea to spend a rainy afternoon.
More than 150 shops, cafe`s and a few restaurants are waiting for you.
6 locals recommend
Centrum, Amstelveen station
Amsterdam has more than 225 days of rain per year! If you visit us during a rainy day, the all indoor Amstelveen shopping centre is perhaps a good idea to spend a rainy afternoon.
More than 150 shops, cafe`s and a few restaurants are waiting for you.
Fancy some Vietnamese Pho? Or rather prefer something more European? In this shopping centre there is something for everyone! Indoor, good for a 1-2 hours of shopping.
34 locals recommend
Gelderlandplein
47 GelderlandpleinFancy some Vietnamese Pho? Or rather prefer something more European? In this shopping centre there is something for everyone! Indoor, good for a 1-2 hours of shopping.
Parks & Nature
Three times bigger than Central Park in New York!
This is the place where locals come to unwind. There are monthly food markets (called: PUUR), a typical dutch pancake restaurant (located inside an old farm called MEERZICHT), beautiful hiking routes, a goat farm and many small ponds.
547 locals recommend
Amsterdam Forest
Three times bigger than Central Park in New York!
This is the place where locals come to unwind. There are monthly food markets (called: PUUR), a typical dutch pancake restaurant (located inside an old farm called MEERZICHT), beautiful hiking routes, a goat farm and many small ponds.
Getting Around
Only a four minute walk from our appartment, at "van Boshuizenstraat" you can easily catch a tram/metro to various parts of downtown Amsterdam. If you want to see other places outside Amsterdam, it is only three stops until "Station Zuid". From Station Zuid there are connecting trains to nearly all places in- and outside of the Netherlands.
Van Boshuizenstraat
Van BoshuizenstraatOnly a four minute walk from our appartment, at "van Boshuizenstraat" you can easily catch a tram/metro to various parts of downtown Amsterdam. If you want to see other places outside Amsterdam, it is only three stops until "Station Zuid". From Station Zuid there are connecting trains to nearly all places in- and outside of the Netherlands.
Entertainment & Activities
More than 5 swimmingpools available here. Ranging from outsidepool, wavepool, leisurepool and competitionpool. Also small sauna cabin and a waterslide. Recommended for kids!
16 locals recommend
zwembad De Meerkamp
239 Van der HooplaanMore than 5 swimmingpools available here. Ranging from outsidepool, wavepool, leisurepool and competitionpool. Also small sauna cabin and a waterslide. Recommended for kids!
Feeling confident you can stay upright in a canoe? :) Rent a canoe here and enjoy the calmness of the Amsterdamse Bos.
12 locals recommend
Canoe rental Amsterdam Forest
5 Grote SpeelweideFeeling confident you can stay upright in a canoe? :) Rent a canoe here and enjoy the calmness of the Amsterdamse Bos.
Everything Else
One of the larger and leading hospitals in the Netherlands. Just 5 mins away from the appartment.
23 locals recommend
Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc
1117 De BoelelaanOne of the larger and leading hospitals in the Netherlands. Just 5 mins away from the appartment.
Drinks & Nightlife
At 23rd floor of the luxury Okura hotel you can find their Skybar. Hotel guests as well as locals find their way to this international champagne and cocktail bar. Not only for a nice evening out while taking in the breathtaking views of Amsterdam, but also to enjoy tasty aperitifs before taking place at one of Okura's restaurants. Or how about a concluding after-dinner cocktail?
69 locals recommend
Hotel Okura Amsterdam
333 Ferdinand BolstraatAt 23rd floor of the luxury Okura hotel you can find their Skybar. Hotel guests as well as locals find their way to this international champagne and cocktail bar. Not only for a nice evening out while taking in the breathtaking views of Amsterdam, but also to enjoy tasty aperitifs before taking place at one of Okura's restaurants. Or how about a concluding after-dinner cocktail?