Jordaan, as it sleeps
Rooms in the Jordaan are often small, and beds are sometimes tucked under low beams, so clear a space around the bed before she arrives. Stairs in canal houses are famously steep; if yours are close to vertical, mention it so she travels light. Street doors lock at night and many old buildings have no intercom, so meeting her at the door is easiest. Heating is uneven in these houses: attic rooms can be warm while lower floors stay cold, and for an hour without any covering that matters. Turn the heating up well ahead and keep windows closed. The lanes around the Noordermarkt and the Lindengracht are quiet after eleven, except near a handful of bars, and courtyard-facing rooms are nearly silent. The Monday market on the Noordermarkt brings crowds in the morning.