We stayed in the garden cottage at Hanna Penso which is nestled behind a canal house and garden in a quiet neighborhood within Amsterdam's canal belts. The garden house was very clean, had many amenities and the host/owner was very friendly. The room included a fully equipped kitchen nook with tea and coffee, a mini refrigerator stocked daily with sparkling water, juice, jams, cheeses, and yogurt, and fresh pastries were delivered each morning. The garden, with chirping birds and a fluffy white cat, provided privacy and a picturesque environment, making the cottage a good choice if you're looking for a relaxing retreat within walking distance to the sights!

We spent three nights at Hanna Penso in the Garden Room. The room was spotlessly clean. We enjoyed the murphy bed - during the day we had so much space in the room.

The mini-kitchen was a wonderul asset to have. The breakfast rolls were excellent and we used them for our dinners, too. We simply bought meat at a shop within walking distance. Since the fridge was stocked with cheese, we made great sandwiches to keep expenses down.

The location was fabulous. The subway and tram lines are just a few minutes walk. We were able to get anywhere we wanted to go in the city within 10 minutes.

Beatrijs was a wonderful hostess. She explained how everything worked. A few hours after our arrival, as we were walking about the streets of Amsterdam, one of the many bicyclists called out, "Hello," and waved - it was Beatrijs. So nice of her to recognize us after meeting us for just a few minutes. She even arranged for a taxi on our day of departure. The taxi arrived exactly at the time requested and charged a lower rate because Beatrijs booked it. Talk about great service!

We plan to visit Amsterdam again and will, without doubt, stay at Hanna Penso.

We stayed for a 4 night in the garden room. The room was spacious and lovely, nice beds, a kitchenet with a senseo coffeemaker , a waterboiler, a small owen and a refrigiator.
The bath and the toilet were two seperate rooms.
The room was spotless clean.
From the room there is a view of the small but extremely lovely garden, and there is a private terrase.
For breakfast youll get rolls and croissants, fresh from the baker every day. In the refrigiator there is orangejuice, eggs, mini baby bells (a cheese), marmelade, peanutbuttercreame, honny, cornflakes, coffecream and milk. There is also senseo coffe and thebags. The room was quiet and private.
So fare so good (and the overall experiance was good)
The coffee from the coffemaker dont taste that good, its a lot of hassel for nothing, and we missed a selection of f.eks cheese, witch the dutch are so famous for.
And we thought that the cleaning was a bit to much, when our stuff was rearranged (socks on a chair was moved, magazines on a tabel was rearranged).
These are minor detailes, but newertheless!
If yoy choose the canal room, be aware that , the Herimitage (a part of the Herimitage in St.Petersburg, Russia), across the canal is beeing renovated. There may be some noise.
The B&B is in walking distance to f.eks Rembrandt plein, the hortus (botanical garden), Rembrandts House and so on.
But we recomed that you buy a "IAmsterdam Card", at the central station. We found this to be well worth the price (53 euros for 72 hours). free entry to all the major sights, two canal cruise and free public transport.
Owerall we enjoyed our stay enormously and would stay at the B&B again, in the same room. By the way, look for the parakites, exotic birds thats escaped from captivity and are now living free in Amsterdam. The were flying around beatrice and her neighbours gardens.

My wife and I stayed at the Hanna Penso B&B before and after a cruise that started and ended in Amsterdam. We stayed in the garden house room one time and the garden room the other. In both cases, the rooms were spotlessly clean. Each room has a compact kitchen, chairs, a flat screen tv, and very comfortable beds. Just outside the rooms there is a patio to enjoy a morning coffee, or a drink before going out for dinner. The patios face a beautiful garden that is like an oasis of calm in the middle of the city.The makings for breakfast are supplied each morning, including delicious croisssants, bread, juice, eggs, buns, yoghurt, milk and coffee/tea. The owner is very courteous and helpful. The location is excellent, within easy walking distance of Amsterdam's main sights. It is on a canal, and very near the Waterlooplein metro subway station. The rooms were very quiet. We were very sad to leave, and will certainly stay here again.