A. van Hulsen

Review of IKEA Amsterdam

A nice and large branch of the Swedish (but meanwh...

A nice and large branch of the Swedish (but meanwhile also Dutch) global concern. Here you can buy the well-known and not so well-known typical Ikea home furnishings. Often it's pretty good value for money, but some things can get cheaper elsewhere in a non-Ikea variant. So be price-conscious if you come here for a cheap household item. However, if you come here to have your house completely Ikea (yes, those people are there too) then you have every choice in the world.

Note that for certain items such as bedding, Ikea sometimes wants to use sizes that deviate from the Dutch standard. So always check !!

Upon entering you first have the opportunity to go to the large restaurant. This is also possible after you have done a round upstairs. The restaurant offers nice dishes at reasonable prices. Show your Ikea Family card and some things become a little cheaper or - in the case of coffee - even completely free. This without having to save a single point. Nothing goes wrong with such a loyalty card!
The Ikea Family customer card also gives you regular discounts on the normal Ikea items, the non-food sayings.

Once on the ground floor, no restaurant. But, beyond the cash registers (after passing the gigantic self-service warehouse) there is a snack counter. Here you can, considerably cheaper than in the restaurant, enjoy a number of delicacies. If you do not necessarily want a table with chairs, it is seriously worth it to just skip the restaurant and eat your belly around here! ;)

In addition to the snack counter, there is also a Swedish Foodstore. This is a kind of conbini, so a kind of mini supermarket, where typical Ikea foods are sold. From the meatballs to the well-known Daim chocolate, Almond pies and lingonberry soda, you will find it here. The price is not really cheap but then again lower than if you get things at the specialty store / shop. And then you have something special (well, half of the Netherlands thinks that, hahaha!) As a nice present for those staying at home? : P

Although I have a different Ikea location closer to home, I usually go to this one, there is rarely anything sold out, unlike that smaller location closer. Certainly a plus point of this location, as far as I'm concerned!

The smart lamps are also nice, you don't have to buy expensive Philips lamps for this, this works just as well. Work together with both the own Ikea 'bridge' and also the universal home automation bridge 'Homey' from Dutch soil. If you pick up the home automation then that is definitely a tip, so that you will not be stuck with 2 or more separate systems that do not want to work together. Homey is not available at Ikea - check out the well-known electronics stores or on the internet.



Does Ikea suit you? Then this is the Ikea to visit!