Journal · Amsterdam · 13
Notes kept between one visit and the next
Shorter than the guides and closer to single evenings. Each note picks one thing that comes up when somebody books again and says plainly how it usually goes.
- The Line That Says You Have Been Here BeforeOne short sentence at the start of a returning guest's message saves more time than anything else in it, and it is the sentence regulars forget to write.2026-09-16
- A Different District on the Fourth TripA regular who always stayed by the canals is booked into a business hotel in Zuidas this time, and the evening needs a few different details.2026-09-02
- When the Phone in Your Pocket Is NewA new handset or number quietly breaks the one link showing the house you have booked before, and one line in the first message restores it.2026-08-19
- The Quarter That Landed on PrideA quarterly visitor who always books on the day finds his summer trip falls in Pride week, and for once his usual evening carries a deposit.2026-08-05
- Ninety Minutes, the Second Time RoundMany guests book an hour on the first trip and ninety minutes on the next, and the reasons have more to do with the first quarter hour than with the last one.2026-07-22
- The Trip That Moved by Three DaysA regular booked his evening from home, paid half, and then watched his meetings slide from Tuesday to Friday; here is how the one free move handled it.2026-07-08
- Writing from the Train in from SchipholA returning visitor lands mid-afternoon, types his booking on the train into the city, and has a confirmed evening before he reaches the hotel door.2026-06-24
- The Evening Before the Flight HomeThe last night of a return trip is the evening regulars book readily and plan loosely, because the morning after has a departure time attached to it.2026-06-10
- A Year on the RosterBetween one annual visit and the next, the list of women working with the house shifts more than a returning guest expects, so look before writing.2026-05-27
- The Trip His Partner Came AlongA regular who always booked alone brings his partner on the next trip, and the evening becomes a couple's booking with figures and questions of its own.2026-05-13
- The Document on the Fifth VisitRegulars are sometimes surprised to be asked for identification at the door on a fifth booking, and the reason is plainer and less personal than it feels.2026-04-29
- Spring Rooms and Autumn RoomsA visitor who comes twice a year, in April and in October, finds that the same hotel room behaves quite differently for an evening booking in each season.2026-04-08
- The First Booking Back After Two YearsA guest who last booked two years ago writes again expecting to be recognised, and finds his next booking is handled as a first one, with half ahead.2026-03-25