I made a side trip to Amsterdam for a brief period of time this month when visiting Belgium. I'm working on a short trip report for the stay.

The main red light district in Amsterdam is really easy to find, it's on all the tourist maps, in guide books, mentioned on the web, and even included in tour packages. Of the many places I've visited in the world, it's the only place I've seen where our hobby is so out in the open. A benefit of this is that it attracts a high number of attractive women from Europe and other parts of the world. In my opinion, this is offset by costs such as more hardened attitudes and the discomfort of hobbying in front of non-hobbying tourists.

I specified main red light district because appararently I missed part of it due to it not being marked on the tourist map I used, and I missed some smaller RLDs in Amsterdam completely. I can't comment on the entirety of the main RLD or at all on the smaller RLDs, but I will provide links for more information.

The main red light district is located very close to the Central Train Station in the area surrounding the Oudekerk, or Old Church. In fact, you can't visit the Oudekerk without seeing part of the RLD. This was the part on my tourist map and the part I visited, the area between Warmoestraat and east of Oudezijds Voorburgwal and the canal. I later discovered that the RLD continues to the west across the canal. You can see a map at the link below:
http://www.amsterdam-red-light-district-maps.com/index.html

I've read that there is availability 24/7, but I never visited in the early morning hours.

Unlike the RLDs I visited in Belgium, the prostitutes I saw all had their own windows, I didn't see any that shared space. The part I visited was all along narrow pedestrian pathways with no new of the window from the street. The standard quote I received was 50 euros for 20 minutes which included covered blow job and sex. Two of the women tried to upsell me during the session, one was mild, the other unpleasant. The session took place in rooms, two of the beds were small, one was full sized. I should note that I only had three sessions with window prostitutes in Amsterdam and am basing this description on that experience.

During the four days I visited, it seemed the number of available prostitutes was between 20-40, but as I mentioned I only visited part of the main RLD. The average quality of looks was the best of the RLDs I visited in Belgium and the Netherlands, and that's just based on the area I visited. I could probably stay for a significantly longer period of time and do a lot more attractive women without repeating. I ended up with two Bulgarians and a Romanian, but I know there are women from many more countries working.

As I mentioned earlier, having the RLD integrated into tourism for the general public comes with high costs. Tourist traffic is very high, and I believe the looks and behavior of disapproving women, laughing children, mocking teenagers, first time hobbyists, and others in addition to true hobbyists creates an environment where poor attitudes are much more likely. In many locations, developing repeat customers is much more important than I think it is here.

Attractive Talent: 4/5
Quality Service: 2/5
Value for Cost: 2/5

Compared to similar RLDs I've visited of this type, I would rank it fourth out of four behind Antwerp (Belgium), The Hague (Netherlands), and Brussels (Belgium).

For more information and maps on the main RLD as well as two smaller RLDs in Amsterdam and some in other cities in the Netherlands, check out the link below. (same link as above)
http://www.amsterdam-red-light-district-maps.com/index.html

Amsterdam Red Light District is mentioned in 2010/04 Pussyboy - Paris/Amsterdam