In Amsterdam you usually find a housekeeper through someone who knows someone. Your neighbour has one, your colleague has one, and both tell you she is fully booked. If you moved here last year, you may not have a neighbour to ask yet. ツamsterdam is that friend of a friend, but for the whole city. You send one message and get one name back. Since 1 September that happened 142 times, for 100 requests.
Where do the requests come from?
We counted which neighbourhood askers mentioned in their own message.
| Neighbourhood | Mentioned |
|---|---|
| IJburg | 27 times |
| Zuid | 9 times |
| Oost | 8 times |
| Noord | 5 times |
| De Pijp | 4 times |
| Schinkelbuurt | 4 times |
| NDSM | 4 times |
| Centrum | 3 times |
| Amstelveen | 3 times |
IJburg wins by a distance. That does not mean it is dirtier out there. Part of it comes from a cat hotel that wanted three hours of help every day and mentioned IJburg each time. The rest is simply the city. Not everyone names a neighbourhood, so this is not a count of all requests.
Housekeeper or cleaner, does it matter?
Not to ツamsterdam. They are the same people and the same numbers. The Dutch have two words for it as well, and nobody agrees on the difference there either. Pick the word your grandmother used.
How does it go?
You send a message. For example: "Hi ツamsterdam, I'm looking for a housekeeper in De Pijp, one morning every other week."
ツamsterdam gives you one name. No list to choose from, no ten browser tabs.
You say yes. Or no. If you say no, another name follows.
After that you sort it out between the two of you. When, how long and for how much. You pay the housekeeper directly. Asking costs nothing and ツamsterdam adds nothing on top.
Who gets named?
Twelve different people since 1 September. These four most often.
| Name | Named | Said yes |
|---|---|---|
| Jay | 40 times | 27 times |
| Patricia | 25 times | 14 times |
| Jessica | 25 times | 11 times |
| Leila | 22 times | 13 times |
"Said yes" is the number of times an asker accepted the name. There is nothing more behind it.
Who gets named is not for sale. Sorry.
What do people ask for on top?
Three things keep coming back in the messages.
English. Many askers want someone they can speak English with. Say so, and you get the name of someone you can actually talk to.
Just once. Three hours, one time, on a weekday. That is one of the most common requests. It does not have to be a standing arrangement for life.
Between two guests. The request also came in for an Airbnb that needs cleaning between stays. Say that it is about turnovers.
What do you put in your message?
The more you say, the less messaging back and forth.
- Your neighbourhood. De Pijp, Oost, Noord, IJburg, it does not matter which, as long as you say it.
- How often. Once, every week or every other week.
- Which day or which part of the day.
- Anything unusual. A cat, a fourth floor up a staircase built like a ladder, a key that lives with the neighbours.
You usually have a name within the hour.
Do I need to install anything?
No. No extra app, no account, no password. It happens in the chat you already use every day. That is why it is called the market group. You already have a group for the street and a group for the family. This is the same habit, for things people in the city need and things they offer.
What does a housekeeper cost?
That is between you and the housekeeper. ツamsterdam has no price list and does not see what you end up paying. We did count the amounts that askers mention in their own messages, and those are in the article linked below.
In short
Finding a housekeeper in Amsterdam costs one message. Since 1 September ツamsterdam named someone 142 times. Most requests mentioned IJburg, Zuid and Oost.
Read on: Housekeeper in Amsterdam and What a cleaner costs in Amsterdam in 2026.