Amsterdam massage in your hotel room: the lobby, the lift, the door and the words for each

Write the hotel name and the street

The hotel name finds the building. The street and the number find the right entrance, because some hotels have two buildings or a second door on another street. Write both. Copy the name from your booking confirmation letter by letter, because many hotels in Amsterdam have names that sound alike. A name with one word wrong can be another hotel on the far side of the canal ring. The guide to Amsterdam addresses covers entrances in more detail.

The room number and the floor

Send the room number as soon as you have it. In many hotels the first digit is the floor, but not in all of them. If you are unsure, add the floor in words, such as second floor. If the hotel has two wings or two sets of lifts, say which one leads to you. A line such as back wing, second lift, saves her a walk around the whole building.

The lobby and the front desk

Hotel staff see visitors all day long. A visitor who walks calmly to the lift is nothing unusual. Most hotels ask nothing of a visitor going up to a guest. Some buildings ask visitors to be met in the lobby or to sign in at the desk. If yours is one of them, say so in the thread, so she knows before she arrives.

Key cards and lifts

In many hotels the lift moves only with a room key card. That stops her on the ground floor. The easy answer is to meet her at the lift. When she writes that she is in the lobby, go down and ride up together. Mention the key card in your first message, so that she waits for you instead of looking for the stairs.

The door itself

When she reaches your floor, she sends a short line. Open the door when she knocks. Hang the sign that asks staff not to enter on the outside handle. Keep your voice low in the corridor, because other guests are sleeping or working. The steps from the first message to the end of the visit are set out on the booking page.