Bed and Breakfast La Festa

Canal house museum

Located in the golden bend of the Herengracht, the museum Willet-Holthuysen paints a rich portrait of high-society life in the a800s in Amsterdam. One of the few museums in Amsterdam solely dedicated to the everyday lives of its inhabitants, the Willet-Holthuysen follows the posh couple Louisa Holthuysen and Abraham Willet, the house’s final residents.

Source: Amsterdam Magazine January 2012-01-23

http://www.willetholthuysen.org/en

Most popular gay bar in Amsterdam

Cafe Prik in Amsterdam's Spuistraat was voted the most popular gay bar of 2011 by gaysite.nl. Again, because the also won in 2010!

http://www.prikamsterdam.nl/index.asp?ADID=5

Review

Not all our guests are as happy as our 99% other guests. We received a review on Booking.com that was not very positive. See the translation by google below.

" First there was the receptionist to check out and check in much less, had to knock on a door without identifying any establishment, second because I never saw so much noise and strange sounds of doors at this property. Regrettable.... I do not recommend to anyone, expensive, bad and dangerous."

I'd just like to say the following: no we don't have a reception desk because we are a B&B, not a hotel. But we are always here to welcome our guests when they check-in and to say goodbye when they leave. Apparently we missed this man at check-out, while we were upstairs in the office.

It is true that it can be a bit noisy inside. Amsterdam houses are difficult to isolate. We have done our best and without re-building the whole building it is the best we can possibly do.

Apparently this guest had a bad experience with us. That's a pity, but it's inevitable that not everyone is as enthousiastic as the majority. The thing that I don't understand is the fact that he calls us expensive (while we are cheaper than most hotels) and dangerous. Maybe he points at the fact that he thinks there is nobody here to keep an eye on everything, but that's not true. We may not be here all day but there is always somebody here during check-in and check-out and during the night.

Restaurant Rosa & Rita

Another restaurant that deserves some more attention.

Restaurant Rosa & Rita, located just east of the city centre, received some very good reviews in magazines and websites and by the most famous Dutch food reviewer Johannes van Dam.

The restaurant only serves steaks and pizzas apart from starters and desserts. Nothing fance, just good, simple ingredients. Pirces range from € 15 to € 25 per person, closed on Mondays.

Conradstraat 47 (Oostenburgereiland)

www.rosaenrita.nl

Judaism exhibition

In the winter of 2011-2012, De Nieuwe Kerk and the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam will present an exhibition about Judaism. With more than five hundred objects on display, this exhibition will tell the fascinating story of three thousand years of Jewish religion, culture, art and history, the chronicle of a world religion that takes diverse international forms but has always held onto its identity. The exhibits will come from internationally renowned museums and private collections, and most of them will be on display in the Netherlands for the first time. The absolute highlights will include a first-century Dead Sea Scroll from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the oldest complete Torah scroll, originally from Erfurt and now at the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin, valuable manuscripts, a painting by Chagall from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and the Alefbet Tapestry by the contemporary Russian-American artist Grisha Bruskin.

Source: www.nieuwekerk.nl/en/

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