Vondelpark, as it sleeps
Townhouse hotels around the park tend to be small and personal. Some close their reception at night and give guests a code for the front door; if yours does, message the code to her in the thread rather than waiting in the street. Rooms are often spacious, with large beds and old radiators that take a while to heat, so turn them up well before she arrives. Garden-facing rooms are almost silent after dark. Apartments on the Overtoom side hear trams until about midnight, while those on the Koninginneweg and the Van Eeghenstraat are calmer. Parking is difficult, so she usually arrives by bike or taxi. If you have been walking in the park and want to shower first, you have plenty of time: arrival anywhere here is forty to sixty minutes after the confirmation.