I arrived to Amsterdam with two pairs of shoes: stiletto heels and boots…read more It's January so my boots are getting the most use and after 5 years of wearing them around the world it was time to replace them completely! While wondering through the mall I saw this place and decided to give it a try and let them repair my boots. €25 After I picked them up they looked like new! Resoled and polished! It has been a week and I always notice how well my boots were done. Thank you guys! Seriously great job and I am happy I still got few years on those boots :)

I am very impressed by this cobbler. With skills and love for the craft she repaired my two pairs…read moreof boots and made them look even better than when they were new. Great service!

Great service, helpful and professional. Not super cheap but the quality is reflected in the price…read more I had heels replaced and boots polished, as well as keys made and extra holes punched in belts. Will definitely be going back.

My daughter and I had a 12-hour layover in Amsterdam before moving on to Madrid. We took the train…read moreto Central Station (about 15-20 mins) and walked about 10 mins to the bike rental location. Easily stored our carry-on bags and backpacks in the lockers (9 Euro), and rented bikes for the day for 8,5 Euro. Great experience!

Personally I believe the best way to tour Amsterdam is by bicycle. Transportation is fast paced…read morehere...one must always be on the lookout for bikes, autos, trams and obviously pedestrians. The city seems to encourage cycling for transport and has made it quite convenient for a bicyclist to maneuver around town. Bicycle lanes line all major roads and places to lock up are plentiful! Word of warning which comes from my personal experience: take extra care to be sure your bike is properly chained when leaving it to explore by foot. I have experienced the misfortune of returning to where I parked and locked (or so I thought) my bike and discovering my (borrowed) bike had disappeared. Holland Rent A Bike is the best and now only place I will go for rental when in town. The bikes are impeccably maintained, granted these are older style cycles, but I've never had to return during a rental period requiring repair. They provide a heavy duty lock and all bikes have a mounted back wheel lock. Best bonus: their rentals are not obvious tourist targets in that they are not brightly colored, covered with ads of the shop in which they are from. The staff is friendly and will make sure you ride out on cycle fit to your size. The price is more than reasonable and if you're renting for an extended period of time, you may even receive a discount. If you want to get around A'dam in style, Holland Rent a Bike will hook you up!

CIGO is one of a several locations through Amsterdam...this one being on the North side which is a…read morebig plus for us on this side of town. The location here is small, but offers many, many items among which (but not limited to) : 1) TNT Post Office 2) cold soft drinks, juices, snacks, candies, hot coffee 3) Tobacco products 4) Books, newspapers, magazines 5) Lotto tickets 6) Office supplies 7) Desktop PC for internet access 8) Cellphone credits 9) Greeting cards I tend to prefer "locally owned" stores, but CIGO does have more items in one place than most.

Top shelf signage place. They make everything from mailbox name pates to license plates. Also…read moreengravings, stamps and most things not very common these days. I used them for a new mailbox sign on my apartment mailbox. I wanted it to match the everyone else in the building so I brought the existing plate as an example. She looked at it and knew exactly what I needed. It took about 8-10 days (which is kind of puzzling) but looked perfect. Price is fair and location is great.

This store is pretty cute. The actual store you stand in is a small place, and I assume their…read moremachinery etc for engraving, etc. is in the back. I came here in search of an ink pad for use with an old-school type of stamp. I ideally wanted an orange ink pad. They had it! A blank ink pad plus orange ink. It worked great. I find the prices reasonable and staff helpful. The woman explained to me the best way to use the ink and clean the stamp. It helps that this is right around the corner, too!