Amsterdam Centre Harbour Apartments

The basics of the stay were fine: the beds were comfy, we had heat, there was space, relatively quiet, and a kitchenette. They were very helpful on Whats App as to what to expect. It is close to the station and the tram and not a far walk from the main downtown, grocery, etc. It is also a generally quiet apartment (aside from trash day, we rarely heard others.) We were apartment 103. A few things good to know: 1) As has been stated, the stairs up are VERY narrow and steep, so use the slow lift (which was broken for part of our stay, they let us know in advance.). There were also stairs on the outside of the building, but not for all of them. 2) Bring some clips and string to hang up anything. There are no hooks or hangers for jackets or clothes. There is one dresser drawer and four nightstands for both bed rooms. So plan to live out of your suitcase and not hang stuff up. There is an iron board and iron. This is not a deal breaker, just something I wish I had known. 3) In the winter the room is dark, the lamps are very dim. So if you want to put on makeup, it requires an extra light from your phone. They do have shades on the sky lights so the bedrooms are dark (yay)!. The sofa bed downstairs was comfy, but it was not as dark. 4) Yay for an enclosed shower! Yay for great hot water and water pressure! So odd note, we are all tall relatively fit people, but if you were a larger person width wise, you are not getting into that shower, the opening was very narrow. The bathtub was not usable because of some sort of spill on the bottom of it, so it was super sharp (it looked like cement had been sprattered?). I don't think it was anti-skid, I think it was an accident. Anyway, just a thought. 5) A few wise words: Try to make it directly through NUMA, They are safe and legit. As an American I was not sure if NUMA was legit, so we used Expedia....who then used VRBO who then used NUMA and that was too many companies involved. I had to make a change to the reservation (I accidentally made it for 2 instead of 4, which they immediately said was not a problem as the apartment could hold six. Totally my fault, I get it!). However, trying to find someone so I could give them money for the extra two people was terrible. The Whats App property response said to use *******. ******* said to use VRBO, VRBO said to use *******. I finally got a hold of another person on Whats App by saying all I wanted to do was pay someone for an extra person, and then I was given a secure portal. 6) To check in, you need to scan the passports of the adults who are in the apartment before they send you the code. Just a heads up to allow time for this. Getting in was super easy and so nice that you have a code and not have to worry about a key. 7) The area is very safe. Just FYI. All in all, this was a great place and I would stay there again. You are also not guaranteed which apartment you will get, there are several in the building so you might get a different layout or le

The room was a great size and the kitchen had all the amenities you will need, the bed is also comfortable. Unfortunately our stay was ruined by the fact we had no hot water for the last two days of our stay, apparently this was for the whole block. When we first arrived the apartment stunk of smoke which we had to air out ourselves so our clothes didn’t smell. The online key system went down so we were locked out of our room at half 1 in the morning, we were then made to walk for 40 minutes to another building so we could get an actual key card. Luckily I was not on my own. There are no staff in the building, which meant we constantly had to call.