Nova Apartments

The property is in a good location, only a few blocks from Museumplein and a grocery store. There's even a luggage locker on the way to those mentioned places. Something I wish I had known before hand. My flight landed about 10:30am. So I "wasted" about 3-hours at the airport when I could have instead used the luggage locker and had lunch somewhere in the surrounding area. Two to three blocks past the museums and you're at the lovely Vondelpark. This property is further city center though so plan with your interest in mind. This is a property different than I'm use to. There is no reception desk. You use the main call box outside to reach a receptionist. They're offsite, maybe at another property. Checkin was still easy, just different. The only issue I had with the room was the sliding bolt on the door did not work. So I didn't have an extra layer of security in the evening when I was done exploring. One minor observation is coffee. They provide 6 pods for the Nespresso style machine, but only one creamer and sugar. Not significant as I observed this early and so picked up what I needed at the grocery store. While I was staying there, the street was getting new pipes so the road and sidewalks were under constructions. Pads were laid down to ease walking, but if you have a lot of bags, might make it a slight struggle. I imagine that won't be a long term situation though, i.e.-assuming it'll be done before summer and future guests would never know.

Our apartment was about 1.5 miles from the main apartment complex. The room was clean, there was coffee with sugar, cream, coffee pods, 2 in 1 shampoo/body wash. The kitchen had a mini fridge, dishwasher, pots/pans, dishware. Only downside was the one bed space didn’t have storage. Note that the stairways are narrow, like all the houses there!

We really enjoyed staying here, it had great amenities, good location and good value. We loved the view and quiet neighborhood. The few critiques I would mention are that the room does not have a microwave, so it’s hard to heat up leftovers. Also, we had the 4 person family suite on the fourth floor. This suite would not be a good place for groups with small children or a senior because while you can go up to the third floor using the elevator, the final stretch from the third to the fourth floor is only accessible via the very steep and twisting Amsterdam style stairs. Also the top of the dangerously steep stairs are unprotected at the top in the corner of the apartment and inches away from the bedroom door. Our daughters were sleeping in the bedroom and we were concerned every night that when they got up in the night to go to the bathroom that they could have easily fallen down the stairs and gotten hurt. If the door opened from the right side instead of the left side, then it would not open up to the top of the stairs. Just a thought.

I booked this at the last minute and it was fantastic. Excellent location with plenty of room. The only issue was the construction along the walkway. Otherwise, it was perfect.