Amsterdam brothels are ages old. At least since AD, Amsterdam prostitutes have been allowed. Next to the window prostitutes in the Red Light District, Amsterdam call girls and luxury brothels in Amsterdam have taken a share of the market as well. A city administration report cited Amsterdam brothels and sex clubs employing prostitutes, next to the several hundreds of window brothels as well.
After the ban on Amsterdam prostitution as such was ended already in , brothels in Amsterdam i. Window brothels are small rooms that are used by self-employed, independent prostitutes. They rent the rooms per day or night shift from a number of room owners. There are several hundred of such window brothels at 3 locations in the city, but most are concentrated in the Wallen area the actual Red Light District. The Amsterdam window brothels are world famous. Nowhere in the world is this so out in the open.
Sitting or standing behind windows or glass doors, the scarcely dressed prostitutes try to seduce the passing men to step into their room. If a man is interested, they will shortly negotiate what she will do for what price. The standard service is minutes of oral sex and intercourse for 50 euros, and anything on top of that is usually charged extra. If they agree, they will go inside her small, red-lit room which usually has a bed, washing table and some small furniture. Prostitutes, who work independently, rent these rooms per day or night shift from a number of room owners.
This form of prostitution is ages old: in a document from AD, the Amsterdam rulers appointed the current Red Light District as an area where prostitution in Amsterdam would be tolerated. The second most famous Amsterdam brothel part of nation wide network is the Jan Bik club at the Buiten Wieringenstraat Owner Jan Bik, a former teacher who's now over 70, is a typical 'common Amsterdammer' who started his first venture in in the empty room above the book store where he sold 'naughty magazines'.
The Jan Bik brothels aim at the common man. There's even an actual procedure for unsatisfied customers. You can personally petition the owner if you feel you have been maltreated by one of the ladies or the staff and if necessary, and if unsatisfactory each party will appoint an expert to investigate the matter, so says the brothel's web site.
