The stairs to the room

Service and character! Great staff and excellent breakfast. Awesome coctails. Locatio

Stayed in April 2025

Stairs were really steep and narrow steps.

Just what I hoped for—European feel with a modern boho vibe. Breakfast was all fresh made to order. Lots of well-balanced, healthy food that tasted great. At night I loved trying the different drinks and chatting with friendly locals and visitors. Perfect location.

Stayed in March 2025

Room was beautifully decorated and very quirky. Cocktails were amazing and the Cocktail Mixer was a real character and very knowledgable. The real surprise was the quality of the breakfast, it was amazing. Really good location as well. We will stay again and have recommended to our friends already.

Stayed in March 2025

The bed was not firm enough for us and after a week we both felt the aches and pains in our body.

Loved the cozy space of the bar and the excellent staff. It was much more quiet than what I was afraid off once I realized just how close to the red light district and coffee houses it is. The room was adequate a little hard for two adults to move around but cozy.

Stayed in February 2025

We couldn’t fault the place.

Absolutely everything was perfect. Decor so quirky and unique. The staff even carried our luggage up the narrow stairs. Very welcoming host and staff. Cosy cocktail bar below with delicious very unique drinks .

Stayed in February 2025

Little things in the room. Do not expect a high end “hotel” room - it is a B&B with 6 rooms. If you stay in a room with a canal view expect to hear a good bit of street noise late at night - mainly people talking loudly right below your room. The lighting is a bit hard to work with. No data ports, be sure you’ve have converters from 110V. Takes a bit for hot water to come up but it is plentiful and hot; hairdryer only had cool air, and if your not tall hard to dry hair and use mirror in the bathroom. But the bed was comfortable and room was clean and spacious.

The location can’t be beat - superbly accessible to walking and public transportation to all parts of the city. And the owners/staff are super helpful and accommodating. Cannot say enough about the owners and how lovely and welcoming they were. I would stay here again - it is charming and quaint and they have a bar that feels like a speakeasy with great bartenders who know their craft.

Stayed in January 2025

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Stayed in December 2024

Such a unique hotel in a great location for getting around Amsterdam. Great cocktail bar and all the staff were friendly and helpful. Made for a great trip to Amsterdam!

Stayed in December 2024

The stairs! Typical of Amsterdam though

Loved the quirky hotel and decor

Stayed in December 2024

We loved the place, the nice decoration referring to the 'Blauwe Jan', the first menagerie in Amsterdam. The kindness or the personel and the enthusiasme and involvement of the owners.

Stayed in November 2024

Great hosts , lovely building

Stayed in November 2024

The whole experience was very cool. It’s a genuine gem in the heart of the old city. Excellent quality breakfast. Great room with excellent bathrooms. Our charming hosts are present and ready to help.

Stayed in October 2024

Nothing!

The property was very unique, comfortable and convenient to all we wanted to see while in Amsterdam. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful with whatever we asked or needed. Thank you!

Stayed in October 2024

I had a canal room...so if your looking for a quiet room...don't open the windows.. If you have mobility issues, the stairs might be too much.

Quirky little place with amazing staff. Right in the middle of all the action. The bar was so fun! Breakfast was great, fresh and delicious. Room was clean and comfortable. Shower was really nice...good water pressure and hot water.

Stayed in October 2024

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Great breakfast. Large room with plenty of space. Great location - close to central train station and restaurants

Stayed in October 2024

Very special place to stay. Excellent breakfast.

Stayed in July 2024

Not much comes to mind right away. It was a little difficult to find the place when we came in at night but that was mostly due to us not being familiar yet with the city.

Location was fantastic, super walkable to train station and things we wanted to do. The staff was so nice in the mornings and breakfast was so much better than expected. Was not expecting a freshly made meal each day and it was so refreshing. The bed and pillows were comfy and the heated floors in the bathroom were such a nice touch after a shower.

Stayed in September 2024

The steep stairs going up to the rooms might be a problem for some people, we were ok with them.

Great location, friendly/helpful staff, very good breakfast and a cocktail bar down stairs.

Stayed in September 2024

The stairs are very steep at the venue so you need to be fit and able. There’s no breakfast buffet - it’s a set menu.

Quaint, comfortable and great location. Lovely yummy breakfast. Place is super cute and minutes from the train station. Loads of cafe restaurants and lots of lovely choice. Adjacent to the red light district but really wasn’t a problem. The bed was super comfy and it was a really pleasant stay.

Stayed in August 2024

Loved everything!!

So cozy and charming. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Location near Rembrandts house was perfect 😍 Just a superb place. Will return there soon!

Stayed in September 2024

Have to be able to climb stairs to get to rooms

Location, fun decor,excellent breakfast, nice staff, available snacks and drinks in the refrigerator

Stayed in August 2024

Not a negative just fyi small steep stairs (really old building so it’s expected) the staff help to get bags to and from the room. Thanks

Great location, funky eclectic feel with top end comforts and setup. This place has a great feel and runs like a well oiled machine. Cute tidy room that was quiet, aircon worked well as we stayed in summer.

Stayed in July 2024

The location is pretty central, but keep in mind that it is really close to the Red Light District, so the streets around the property are really dirty and it can get noise at night.

Room was very comfortable and clean. Cute view from the canal. Breakfast was outstanding, so good and fresh made right in front of you!

Stayed in July 2024

One caveat: canal rooms will get late-night noise as the various bar closings occur: 1AM, 3AM bar closings and then another round of noise around 4 or 5. The hotel supplies earplugs and a white noise machine, but I’m a light sleeper so this noise definitely impacted my stay. That said, I would still stay here again.

Menagerie Had a good stay at the inn. Rooms that seemed large for Amsterdam, with seating and storage. Bathroom was tiny, but that’s to be expected. A location a bit away from the daily tourist hordes arriving by train, but definitely in the path of red-light district revelers. Good location for visiting museums. It was a 20 minute leisurely walk to museum plein. Breakfast set us up for the day: eggs, bacon, yogurt, fruit, coffee, pastries. I enjoyed nightly cocktails at the bar, which is quaint and cozy. Their cocktails draw visitors from both the inn and others who are not staying; some nights the bar was really packed and lively! The cocktail selection rotates seasonally I think. It was kind of fun to slip past other patrons and behind the hidden door to rooms upstairs. Staff was helpful with recommendations for restaurants.

Stayed in July 2024