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B&B Downstairs
Description
B&B Downstairs is situated in an area of Amsterdam called "de Pijp". It's only a 15 minutes walk to the heart of the city center.
This is what the TimeOut Guide to Amsterdam has to say about our neighbourhood: "The colourful area of the Pijp (pipe) is the best known of the working-class quarters built in the late nineteenth century, when a population boom burst the city's seams.To make the most of the highly priced land, every square metre was utilised, resulting in standard long, narrow streets. Thus the official name of 'Area YY' was soon dropped in favour of a nickname, 'De Pijp'. Because rents were still too high for many tenants, they were forced to let rooms to students and it was they who gave the area its bohemian character, together with the numerous Dutch writers who lived here, such as Heijermans, De Haan and Bordewijk. Many painters (including Mondriaan) had studios here too, and the area was swarming with brothels and pubs.
At the turn of the century, the Pijp was a radical socialist area. Although the area has lost much of its radicalism since then, the students remain; families with children have all fled to suburbia. The number of cheap one- or two-bedroom apartments, combined with the almost central location, make the area very attractive to students, young single people and couples. The area also has the densest gay population in Amsterdam.
Over the last 35 years many immigrants have also found their way into the area and set up shop. The Pijp now house a mixture of nationalities, providing locals with plenty of Islamic butchers, Surinamese, Spanish, Indian and Turkish delicatessens and grocery stores selling exotic food. Restaurants offer authentic Syrian, Moroccan, Surinamese, Pakistani, Chinese and Indian cuisine."
Bed and breakfast Downstairs Amsterdam, you will love it.
Company Name
Gubbels
Address1
Van Ostadestraat 166hs
Town Or City
Amsterdam
Postcode
1073 tg
Tel
06 51797207
Company Profile
Small business
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