Jordaan, as it sleeps
Jordaan rooms are small, old and full of charm, and a slow session adapts to them easily. Beds in canal-house hotels are often tucked under sloping ceilings, so move pillows aside and leave space on both sides if you can. Rented apartments tend to have steep, ladder-like stairs; if yours does, tell the office so she can travel with a lighter bag. Street doors in the older buildings lock at night and many have no intercom, so meeting her at the front door works better than buzzing. Heating in these houses is uneven, and the rooms under the roof can be warm while the lower floors are cold, which matters for an hour spent lying still. The lanes around the Noordermarkt and the Egelantiersgracht go quiet after eleven, and she can reach any address between the Brouwersgracht and the Leidsegracht without crossing a busy road.