Money, time zones and language on a first booking in Amsterdam

Figures in euros, all taxes included

Every price on this site is in euros and already includes taxes. One guest with one therapist pays EUR 180 for an hour, EUR 270 for ninety minutes, EUR 360 for two hours, EUR 540 for three and EUR 1,250 for the eight hour overnight. Two therapists with one guest are EUR 360 an hour; a couple sharing one therapist is also EUR 360 an hour; a couple with a therapist each is EUR 720. Nothing is added for the hour, the day or the airport. The figure in the reply is the whole figure.

Paying without having changed any money

You do not need euros. The deposit, which is half the fee on a first booking, goes by card, Revolut, Wise or crypto, to details given only inside the confirmed thread. The balance is paid at the door by card, by crypto, or in cash in any major currency. If you want to pay the balance in cash in another currency, the amount in that currency is confirmed in writing before she arrives, so there is no arithmetic to do at the door. Tipping is not expected in Amsterdam, and nothing beyond the quoted figure is asked for.

The deposit, explained once

Half the fee confirms every first booking with the house, every booking at an airport hotel, and several others: anything booked more than twenty-four hours ahead, overnights, two therapist bookings, sessions of three hours or longer and peak dates. It is not refunded as a matter of course, but it follows a clear notice scale. With over a day of notice the house keeps nothing. In the final day, up to the moment she leaves home, it keeps half. From her departure onwards it keeps the whole deposit, unless another guest fills the hour, in which case every euro comes back.

Amsterdam time

Amsterdam keeps Central European Time, moving to summer time at the end of March and back at the end of October. Most bookings that go wrong on a first trip go wrong here: a phone that has not updated, a time given in the zone you left, or a mental calculation done at the end of a long day. The simple fix is to give the hour twice, once in Amsterdam time and once in yours. The reply confirms the hour in Amsterdam time, and that is the one she works to.

When your body disagrees with the clock

Jet lag works in both directions. Visitors from the Americas often find themselves awake late; visitors from Asia often find the evening collapses early. The right hour to book is the one your body will be awake for, not the one that sounds conventional. The house works at any hour, and the rate does not change. Tantra massage suits the wide-awake guest, and slow sensual work suits the one who is already fading.

Languages on the roster

English is spoken by all twenty-three therapists, so a first-time visitor can always book in it. Beyond English, French, Russian and Spanish each appear on three profiles; Dutch, Romanian, Italian and Greek on two; Latvian, Ukrainian, Portuguese and Hungarian on one. A handful of the women are comfortable in three. If a language other than English would make the evening easier, say which in the first message and the reply will name who speaks it. Each profile on the roster lists her languages.

Written English is enough

The whole booking happens in writing, which suits somebody whose spoken English is slower than their written English, or who is tired enough that a phone call would be hard work. You can take your time over the first message, use a translation tool if it helps, and read the reply twice before accepting it. Nothing is fixed until you have. The reply is plain and short, with the name, the figure and the time.

Reading the reply without guessing

The answer to a first message is written to be read by somebody tired, in a second language, on a small screen. It gives the therapist's name, the start time in Amsterdam time, the length, the total in euros, the deposit in euros and, where it applies, the journey agreed for an airport hotel. If you asked to pay the balance in another currency, that figure is there too. Any line you are unsure of can be questioned in the same thread before you accept, and nothing is committed until you do. A reply that seems to say something unexpected usually turns out to be a time zone slip, which is exactly why the hour is always repeated back to you.

Identification at the door

Everyone in the room must be twenty-one or over, so she may ask to see a passport or another photo document when she arrives. A passport from any country is fine. She reads the date of birth and hands it back straight away; nothing is copied, photographed or written down. If she cannot be sure about everyone present, she leaves before the session begins.

One message, no local knowledge needed

Put the address, the hour in Amsterdam time, the length and a name or a description in the first message. That is enough, whatever language you think in and whatever currency is in your wallet. The booking page shows how the reply and the deposit follow, and the questions page covers the smaller practical points.