Prinsengracht

Your Caretaker

Technical problem?

Please contact the Residence Assistants (RA's)

Who is your Caretaker?

Your Caretaker is Robert Woudstra. You can contact him for problems/questions concerning cleaning, repairs, service, safety and well being.

Office

Hoogte Kadijk 173.

T +31 20 621 43 33 and ask them to put you through with your Caretaker.
E Contact form

Urgent technical problem outside office hours?

Please contact  the RA or call +31 20 621 43 33, please do not hang up when you hear a recorded Dutch voice, but press 1 at the end of the message.

Please note that contacting an external company ouitside office hours is on your own expense

Garbage

Garbage is collected on MONDAY and THURSDAY mornings only!!

Where do you place your garbage bags? 

Please put your garbage alongside the building and do not stack it all up around the exit!!
Make sure the entrance and the walkway stay accessible.

When do you put the garbage outside?

You may put your garbage outside after 6 AM on Monday and Thursday only. Since this is very early for the average students you could put the garbage outside after 10 PM the night before. (at your own risk)
Always use garbage bags and make sure they are properly closed. (you can buy them at Albert Heyn on Westermarkt)
Please pay attention: YOU COULD GET A FINE!
Do not place your garbage out on any other day. It could lead to a fine of 50 euro or more through city officials!
Do not put your garbage outside when the pick up for that day has been done!

Laundry

The washing machines are located in the basement of Prinsengracht.

Internet, Television and Phone

You have a wired glass fibre connection with an average speed of 10 MB/s. In order to connect to the internet, you have to put the cable (patch not crossed) in the wall-outlet found in the room. You don't need a username or password.

Note! De Key/Short Stay Facilities advises you to use a surge protector for all sensitive electrical devices. De Key/Short Stay Facilities cannot be held responsible for damages to any equipment due to voltage spikes.

Television and Phone

There is no active television or phone line present in your room.

Neighbourhood

The Prinsengracht

The Prinsengracht is the third of the three canals belonging to the Amsterdamse Grachtengordel (Amsterdam's canal Belt). The Prinsengracht was an initiative of the mayor Frans Hendrickzn Oetgens, town carpenter Hendrick Jacobsz Staets and town land-surveyor Lucas Jansz Sinck and got constructed in 1612. It is named after the Prins van Oranje (Prince of Orange).
At the Prinsengracht you can find a lot of monumental buildings, for example the:
• Anne Frankhuis (Anne Frank House), built 1635
• 't Casteel van Beveren, (Bevern Castle) built 1720
Additionally you can see the Westerkerk (Wester Church) with the Westertoren (Wester tower), De Duif (The Pigeon Prinsen canal 756), the Deutzenhofje (Prinsen canal 899), the public library, the Paleis van Justitie (Palace of justice) and the Prinsengrachtziekenhuis (Prinsen canal hospital).
Most of the facades along the Prinsengracht date from the 19th century. Special for the 19th century style is the so-called ojiefse facade. A typical example for it you can visit at the Korte Prinsengracht 40.

Public Transport

Where can I buy tickets for the public transport in Amsterdam?
Please go to GVB Tickets & Info at the Stationsplein  (Station Square), opposite of the Centraal Station, here you can find tickets en floor plans of all tram/train and subway routes in and around Amsterdam.
Public transport at night

Travelplannerhttp://journeyplanner.9292.nl/