Australian small group visiting the dutch F1 GP and then private bike tour with Lex and the City passing by chalk windmill Amsterdam North.

We combine two things we are good at to serve hotels and restaurants in Amsterdam-Noord: local storytelling about Amsterdam-Noord & private guiding experiences (with an online visibility layer)


Your hotel is more than a starting point for a tour. It is also a place from which guests begin to understand the area around them. I like to help make that first impression of Amsterdam-Noord more meaningful by sharing short stories and offering guided experiences directly from your location.

 

Storyteller voor hotelgasten en de hotels in Amsterdam-Noord zèlf; de Nederlandstalige pagina

 

Making a hotel in Amsterdam-Noord more attractive to its guests

1. Private tours with a flexible radius around your hotel in Amsterdam-Noord, meaning directly above the river IJ;
2. Online and offline storytelling focused on the same area, making the neighbourhood around your hotel easier to understand and more appealing to explore.

Meet the storyteller of Amsterdam-Noord. (Please come in. ⇓)

 

Dike houses on Buiksloterdijk in Amsterdam North in retro perspective with classic milkman

Dike houses on Buiksloterdijk in Amsterdam North in retro perspective with classic milkman. Picture by the storyteller of Amsterdam North.


Dear hotel owner, concierge or member of the meetings & incentives team in Amsterdam-Noord,

I would be happy to guide your guests privately, in English, Dutch, French or German.

And/or I can help as a local storyteller to make your hotel’s surroundings more visible, understandable and attractive.

Lex van Buuren, local guide & storyteller in Amsterdam-Noord

Tour Guide in Amsterdam North Lex van Buuren from Lex and the City. In front of self-build homes in Buiksloterham.

Building your own house in Buiksloterham. The storyteller “lexplains”.

1. Private guide with tailor made tours with your hotel in Amsterdam-Noord as the starting point.

Johan Cruijff vervangt oud-Burgemeester van der Laan op de NDSM-werf. 3e weekend van September 2025

Johan Cruijff on NDSM!


I am a tour guide and inline skate teacher with tours and workshops in unusual Amsterdam, for guests speaking English, French, German or Dutch. Hotels in Amsterdam-Noord regularly connect me with both business and leisure guests.


I have a strong focus on Amsterdam-Noord and have developed several routes in this part of the city. (I also teach inline skating in Noorderpark.)


For business travellers staying in hotels in Amsterdam-Noord, Lex and the City offers short private guiding formats of around 1 hour, adapted to their schedule and needs.


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Nous avons fait appel à Lex pour une balade à vélo en dehors d'Amsterdam. Lex nous a fait découvrir avec passion et enthousiasme la région, ses villages typiques, ses canaux mais aussi sur le retour des endroits inhabituels d'Amsterdam... Un parcours agréable avec une ambiance chaleureuse. Merci Lex
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Onze step-ervaring was een onderdeel van een personeelsuitje. We werden op tijd opgewacht na een ander onderdeel. In twee groepen gingen we ieder een kant op. Leuke nieuwe dingen gezien in oost. Het weer zat gelukkig ook mee. Dat is met zo'n buiten activiteit toch wel een must. Er was een relaxte sfeer met informatieve stops van Lex. Goed te doen voor twee uurtjes.
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I can recommend Lex very highly as a Skate Guide and Tour Planner. He helped me to plan and organise the last Skatefresh Trip to Amsterdam and it was a great Trip, despite some rain storms. The team Lex chose were experienced, friendly and well prepared skaters who made us feel in safe hands. It's always nicer to be guided by locals. Lex has a wealth of local knowledge about the sites and customs of his country. 2026 - We recently hired Lex again for a Skatefresh 2 day tour and once again Lex did not disappoint. His attention to detail and thorough preparations created a seamless tour with memorable highlights, superb skating surfaces & outstanding apple pie farm stop👌🏽 Our event is repeating every August with Lex and we look forward to 2027!🤩
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Our group of 14 people had a great Lexperience! Our guides Lex and Jelte were informative, fun and overall patient. We saw a great part of Amsterdam that you don't see on a regular inner city bike tour. Highly recommend for a relaxed and authentic tour of Amsterdam.
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Deze tour door Betondorp en Park de Meer met toelichting over Cruijff ⚽️ en de architectuur is prima bevallen. We waren met een groep van 22 collega’s en we werden opgesplitst in 2-en en begeleid door Lex en zijn collega Alex. Begonnen met een drankje bij café De Avonden en vervolgens een 1,5uur durende tour gehad. Dit had toch gerust 2uur mogen duren.
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Hele leerzame fietstocht gehad bij Lex en Tijs! Daarnaast heeft Lex ook geholpen bij het invullen van het verdere programma voor die dag en hebben we een top dag gehad.
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Erg leuke & interessante dag gehad! Thanks Lex & Alex

2. Online storyteller, making the area around your hotel more visible and attractive.

My second focus in Amsterdam-Noord is storytelling about the area around hotels, both online and offline.

And I also work with online storytelling that supports visibility of local areas. ⇓

On the Ferry with the tour bike heading for Amsterdam-North - Tailor-made tour with Lex and the City

On the ferry towards Amsterdam-Noord.


By telling stories about Amsterdam-Noord, I help make the area more understandable and more attractive for visitors staying in local hotels.


 

Private local tour guide in Amsterdam, focusing on the hidden gems. Creator and organizer as well. His name? Lex van Buuren

Have a nice day,

Lex van Buuren

Private city guide & storyteller in & around Amsterdam-Noord

Founder of Skate•A•Round & Lex and the City | International tourism management degrees in France, the UK and the Netherlands.

My aim: “Lexceeding Lexpectations“


Contact between the hotel in Amsterdam-Noord and local guide & storyteller Lex and the City.

+31655337726 | [email protected] | (or WhatsApp)

Visiting hotel receptions and concierges in Amsterdam-Noord; presenting Lex and the City storytelling services, often starts with a simple introduction and conversation, supported by a short postcard:

Unusual Amsterdam tours postcard for Lex and the City contacts



City and countryside bike tour Amsterdam with e-bikes, starting at your hotel with a Lex and the City guide



We offer full-day bike experiences that start directly at your hotel. From there, we not only explore Amsterdam’s highlights and hidden places, but also extend into Amsterdam-East, Amsterdam-Noord and the surrounding countryside.

Including routes towards places like Durgerdam and the rural landscape above the city.

For full-day private tours, e-bikes are often used for comfort and range. We coordinate delivery at the hotel and take care of the full experience from start to finish.


Private bike tours Amsterdam

 

 

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