Neighborhood 48H guide
Oud-West & Vondelpark: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The city’s favourite park and a tram-depot food hall.
Oud-West is a residential area of shopping streets and cafés beside the Vondelpark, with De Hallen, a converted tram depot with a food hall, cinema and shops.
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Photo: Øyvind Holmstad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marion Golsteijn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Local feel and the park, a short tram ride from the centre.
Who it's for: Repeat visitors and runners.
Pros
- Vondelpark
- Food hall
- Good value
Cons
- Outside the centre
- Fewer sights
- Tram needed
48H in Oud-West
Park, food hall.
09:00 – Vondelpark
Morning walk or run.
18:30 – De Hallen
Dinner in the Foodhallen.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Eat
Eat
De Hallen Amsterdam
Hannie Dankbaarpassage
Restored tram depot with a food hall, cinema and shops.
Photo: Marion Golsteijn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Hotel De Hallen
Bellamyplein 47
Four-star hotel inside the De Hallen tram depot.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Oud-West & Vondelpark.
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 Oud-West & Vondelpark on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Amsterdam
- Centrum & Dam Square — The Royal Palace and the oldest streets.
- Jordaan & the Nine Streets — Anne Frank House, small shops and brown cafés.
- 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.
- 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.