Neighborhood 48H guide
Jordaan & the Nine Streets: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Anne Frank House, small shops and brown cafés.
The Jordaan’s narrow streets and small canals sit just west of the Prinsengracht; the Nine Streets of boutiques cross the canal belt next to it.
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Photo: Lệ Xuân · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Pretty, local-feeling streets a short walk from everything.
Who it's for: Couples and shoppers.
Pros
- Charm
- Shops and cafés
- Anne Frank House
Cons
- Small rooms
- Pricey
- Busy weekends
48H in the Jordaan
Museum, shops.
09:00 – Anne Frank House
Tickets are sold online only, released weeks ahead; book early.
12:00 – Nine Streets
Browse the small shops between the canals.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Anne Frank House
Prinsengracht 263–267
The Secret Annex where Anne Frank hid and wrote her diary.
Photo: Lệ Xuân · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
Pulitzer Amsterdam
Prinsengracht 323
Five-star hotel across 25 canal houses with a garden courtyard and its own boats.
Check rates on Expedia →
Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Jordaan & the Nine Streets.
Amsterdam holiday rentals need a city permit and a registration number shown on every listing. Hosts must live in the home, may host at most 4 guests, and may rent it out for up to 30 nights a year (15 in parts of Centrum and De Pijp). Book only listings that show a registration number.
Browse vacation rentals in Jordaan & the Nine Streets on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Amsterdam
- Centrum & Dam Square — The Royal Palace and the oldest streets.
- Canal Belt (Grachtengordel) — The UNESCO canal ring and its merchant houses.
- Museumplein & Oud-Zuid — Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh and the Concertgebouw.
- De Pijp — The Albert Cuyp Market and a café on every corner.
- Oud-West & Vondelpark — The city’s favourite park and a tram-depot food hall.
- Amsterdam Noord — A free ferry to the Eye and the A’DAM Lookout.
- Eastern Docklands & Oosterdok — The maritime museum, NEMO and new waterfront.
- Plantage & Oost — Artis zoo, the Wereldmuseum and the Oosterpark.