Rooms and doors of Eastern Islands
The islands offer a mix of homes. Post-war housing blocks on Kattenburg and Wittenburg are solid and practical, with lifts in some buildings and balconies over the water. The new developments on Oostenburg are modern, with large windows, good bathrooms and views over the harbour basins. A few older warehouses have been converted into loft apartments with high ceilings and exposed beams. There are some hotels close by, near the maritime museum and along the Piet Heinkade, with staffed desks and larger modern rooms. Evenings here are quiet. The brewery by the windmill is busy in summer until about eight, and after that the islands are residential and calm. Visitors who stay here often like being close to the centre, only a short walk from Centraal Station, while sleeping in a neighbourhood with almost no tourist traffic at night. The museum ship moored beside the storehouse is lit after dark, and a short walk along the quay before a booking gives a guest a glimpse of the harbour as sailors knew it. Streets here are wide enough for a taxi to stop right at the door.











