A World in Reach contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may receive a commission at no cost to you! Read my full disclosure here. The area, known as De Wallen , is home to window prostitution, sex shows, coffee shops selling cannabis, not coffee , and hawkers offering up cocaine. On my trip to Amsterdam, my friends and I stayed in an Airbnb.
The apartment was perfect! It was in a great location, and was a quick Uber ride from everything we wanted to see and do. Most importantly, it was well within our budget! This was my first time staying in an Airbnb in a foreign country. It was our last night in Amsterdam, and we were exhausted after a long day of wandering around the city.
We decided to turn in pretty early so went to pick up a couple of happy cakes from the neighborhood coffee shop and some Apple Bandit cider from the Albert Heijn before heading back to to the apartment to pack and relax. Twenty minutes later, our pizza is here and we go down to pick it up.
At first, I thought it was just my boyfriend and I going down to pick up the food, but it turns out that my other friend wanted to come down too. The door closed behind him, and guess what?
It was PM, freezing cold, and we were stuck outside of our apartment without coats. I was the only one who even had shoes on! My phone, the only one with a local SIM card, was on 13 percent. Luckily, after about 25 minutes of calling, he finally answered. He tried to get ahold of his colleague who lived nearby so that she could come let us in, but those attempts were unsuccessful.
