All posts tagged: Tried & enjoyed

Tried & enjoyed: Wasbar Antwerp open!

No need to explain the concept. (See post on the very first WASBAR in my home town Ghent, October 14 th 2012.)  Check out http://thesquidstories.com/?p=566   Wasbar in short: a huge success story about washing your laundry in a hip bar slash hairdresser salon slash meeting spot, great press, enthousiastic fans and a waiting line for the Sunday Brunches (“Yuri and Dries, please get me a table next week: we come with 7…”)   It was a question of time that a second venue opened to serve other cities for their dirty laundry and need for a drink. Antwerp was the obvious choice and a fantastic spot was found in a much bigger building.  Never change a winning team: owners Yuri and Dries, design agency Pinkeye http://www.pinkeye.be, PR lady Saskia from The Wicked PR http://www.thewicked.be and sponsors Ecover, Electrolux and yes,… the sexiest underwear brand in Belgium Eskimo http://www.originaleskimo.com, all present!   Brand new extra’s? The tasty food concept ‘WASBAR TOAST’ by Ghent’s famous Wim Ballieu from ‘Balls & Glory’ http://www.ballsnglory.be. How does it work? Take two bread slices and fill them with minced meat, …

Tried & enjoyed: Hotel V Amsterdam

Looking for a cheap but stylish stay in Amsterdam? Than maybe Hotel V can be at your service. Do not expect high luxury standards, you’ll be disappointed. Luxury is space, and this a ‘small’ problem at Hotel V. Standard rooms are really small, so please do take that small ‘upgrade’ of 20 euro’s a night for a bigger one. It’s worth every penny. The nice part of this hotel? First of all the very welcoming fire place in the lobby. Arriving late after a city diner or party, it’s cosy to jump into the huge sofa with other guests for a night cap. Bedlinnen is fresh, soft and crispy black (Black sheets). Always a plus.  Breakfast is ok. Good coffee. Also a plus. And, there is definitely a great rock n’roll vibe, hanging in the hotel. The light bulb ‘V’ is ‘kitch’, and my means very rock n’roll. We like. http://www.hotelv.nl Hotel V Weteringschans 136   1017 XV Amsterdam Netherlands+31 20 662 3233 Starts from 69-139 euro/a room, but do take the bigger ones  in the back building-the …