Rooms and doors of NDSM
Visitors here stay in a mix of places: modern hotels in new or converted buildings along the quay, rental apartments in the new blocks, and a few unusual rooms in converted industrial structures. The newer buildings have lifts, big windows looking across the IJ and bathrooms with good showers. Converted spaces can be charming but draughty, with high ceilings and metal stairs. On festival weekends the wharf is loud and busy until late, but on ordinary nights it is very quiet, with the wind off the water and the lights of the city on the other side. The ferry runs until around midnight, and after that the journey to the wharf is by road through Noord. Many visitors here are in Amsterdam for a festival, an event in the hall or simply for the atmosphere of the place. Some guests describe the wharf at night as something from a film: the old cranes lit against the dark sky, the hall glowing faintly from late studios, and the ferry lights crossing the water toward the station. It is an unusual setting for an evening, and it suits readers who like something out of the ordinary.











