Volendam apartments

Very comfortable stay on a modern house boat- highly recommended. The rooms are cosy and we had all we needed with some lovely personal touches. There was even an Christmas tree for us. Edwin was a great host and very considerate with good communication. The location is good and the free ferry from the Central Station works really well- we never waited more than a minute or two.

Absolutely fabulous, wish we could have stayed longer. Everything was top notch, especially the breakfast with homemade yoghurt, jams and duck egg all from the farm.

We stayed here for 2 nights and it was beautiful. The apartment was immaculately clean and like new. The main bed was comfy and the sofa bed in the lounge was a large single bed with a pull out second single trundle bed which fit our teenagers well. The communication with the manager was great and they were super responsive and helpful. There’s a cooktop and dishwasher (but no oven). Fly screens on all windows The village itself is beautiful and there’s a decent size supermarket a 10 min walk away. We initially caught the train to Amsterdam, then the metro to Amsterdam Nord, then a bus to Monnickendam. Be aware that the buses to Monnickendam are run by a different company (EBS) than are covered by the usual Amsterdam travel card which is for travel on GVB buses/metro/trams. We’d presumed we’d be needing the metro whilst we were there and paid for a 2 day card, but it was a waste because we only took one metro initially then discovered there was an EBS bus directly to/ from Monnickendam to Amsterdam Central. We also went to Volendam and rented bikes and followed a proposed bike route as advised by “rent & event” where we saw beautiful farmland, a cheese making demo and cows being milked, cheese tasting, a clog shop and a windmill. We then came back to the Volendam village and had great takeaway fish and chips at “De Lunch” and amazing waffles and strop waffle at “woltje’s backerij” Only negatives: no spare blankets - was cold. Was loud music on Saturday night.

Lovely little flat in a charming area close to Amsterdam. Very welcoming and helpful hosts. We really enjoyed our stay. Thanks!