We stayed with Suite 259 in January for our second wedding anniversary.

We expected a lot after all the great reviews on Tripadvisor and we got more!!!

We were upgraded to the Grand Sahara, a 2-floor apartment with tasteful African motives. Flowers, snacks, drinks including a bottle of red wine were awaiting us. We also made use of the Jacuzzi.

Azziz made great breakfasts, in the Oriental style and kept us good company, as well as suggesting great trips.

Although the tram is right outside the door, we preferred walking mostly, as the surrounding streets are full of fun-filled sights. We walked into the city centre, about a 30 min walk, twice a day.

Visit their website for a lovely glance around the house, and then visit it to see it in real life, double as special as the pictures!

Thanks again for a great weekend. We won't be able to visit Amsterdam again and not stay with Suite 259.

We booked Suite 259 for our anniversary weekend in October 2007, having read the positive reviews on tripadvisor.

Having stayed with Peter and Aziz over a long weekend, we can confirm all the wonderful things that others have said about staying at Suite 259.

Peter and Aziz are both very warm, knowledgable, generous and sensitive hosts and will go out of their way to do everything they can to make your stay as comfortable, interesting and relaxing as possible. Nothing was too much trouble for them.

We were upgraded into the Grand Sahara Suite at no additional cost and could choose from Peter's extremely wide selection of dvd's to watch. Peter was very helpful with directions, maps and organising taxis at the 'right' rates - Suite 259 is very easy to navigate from as the tram stops just down the road.

The small outdoors area out the back of the room is also very pleasant.

We loved the snacks and drinks and flowers left for us in the room. Aziz's breakfasts were really excellent - unique and they get the day off to a great start and we loved the jacuzzi at the end of a day wandering around Amsterdam.

Peter and Aziz even took our photo and had it framed as a reminder of our anniversary weekend away in Amsterdam. We felt that we knew Peter and Aziz very well at the end of the weekend and look forward to returning as soon as we can - it is like staying with old friends.

I booked this accomodation from the website and was not at all disapointed .It was my husbands birthday and it could not have been more perfect from the flowers in the rooms to the chocolate birthday cake.
Aziz and Peter were very helpful and Aziz s breakfasts were out of this world.The tram line right outside made trips into town easy and journeys to and from the airport simple.
Every thing was immaculate in the rooms with drinks and nibbles much appreciated .We havent stopped talking about it !

It was my birthday and I had left the reservations until the last minute. Many other B&Bs were booked up or their owners were on vacation. I made an executive decision and reserved the smaller room at Suite 259, the Suite Safari. It was a decision I do not regret in the least.

To begin the generosity we were let in to the suite a few hours early to drop off our bags. And we were allowed to leave our bags after our check out and before our train out of Amsterdam so we could get a few hours of touring.

On arrival my partner and I were greeted by our kind hosts, Peter and Aziz. There was no one else in the other room so we were upgraded to the larger Suite Grand Sahara. Oh my, let me tell you, posh indeed.

There was a large TV with a huge catalogue of DVDs catering to most every variety (from children to teen to adult tastes). Not that we'd be sitting around watching TV. They also had a computer with high speed internet access. It was very useful in addition to the piles of Amsterdam guide books on the shelves for finding things to do. It also helped me keep up with my favorite news and internet frivolity.

The fridge was filled with complimentary soda and juice and there was a nice bottle of wine for us on the counter. There was the obligatory soap and shower gel, shower cap and fine towels, but what I didn't expect were the gorgeous robes (never having had anything more than a simple terry cloth robe) or the shoe shine cloths and polish (never having anything to polish). I could easily tell the large amount of work that went into the suite and anticipating the needs of the guests.

It had two bathrooms, one down stairs with a jacuzzi and an en suite upstairs with a shower. The bed was huge and a great relief to the tiny English beds I'm used to in London. They even asked me for my favorite flowers, tiger lillys. They were subsequently placed in vases in several places around the suite to help create a wonderful atmosphere. There were also flowering succulents downstairs and an graceful orchid upstairs at a rare wood vanity table set.

The whole place was immaculate and still warm and friendly, beautiful and approachable. The walls were tastefully painted in a safari motif, flying parrots, a stalwart female warrior and a shepherdess, vines creeping through the staircase.

On my birthday they even went and got me a delicious cake. It was light and chocolaty, crispy and smooth. Speaking of food and speaking of a bed and breakfast we were greeted each morning by a breakfast to remember. An omelet with prawns and spicy veg, chicken with coriander, and spinach filled squid (a Cantonese specialty, I think). This menu matched our adventurous taste buds and was explicitly requested lest you imagine otherwise. The squid was delicious and only the second time Aziz had made it. I have every confidence that he can cook anything.

Aziz took a few pictures of us at my birthday breakfast and emailed them to us. And to my great surprise he also had one printed out and framed. It now hangs proudly in our living room over the loveseat.

We were also helped with finding a close by place to rent bikes and with dinner reservations at a nearby French Restaurant.

The only thing to be aware of is if you have trouble ascending steep stairs. All Dutch stairs are very steep and short and this great place is no exception. The graceful spiral staircase up to the second floor is a tight walk on warm colored wood covering a painted brass skeleton.

I'll definitely be going back in the near future. Money well spent. Thank you Peter, thank you Aziz!