Like any other large city in the Netherlands, Utrecht is a popular spot for both escorts and all sorts of brothels. Actually, Utrecht has quite a history with brothels and red-light districts. There used to be floating boat-brothels, window prostitution, street walkers: all sorts of action. Not many withstood the test of time. However, there are talks about reactivating some of the venues in near future. The paid sex industry of Utrecht used to combine two things the Netherlands are known for: legal prostitution and canals. That doesn’t sound right, but hear me out. “Baby Amsterdam” has been famous for its peculiar locales where escorts practiced their trade.
Back in the days, Utrecht was famous for its "floating red light district", called Zandpad
Utrecht used to be known for its houseboat prostitution along the Vecht canal: the Zandpad, named after the dusty road along the canal. In its heyday this legendary red-light district counted around 40 houseboats with almost 150 working rooms. Girls from all parts of the world came to work on the Zandpad: Latin-America, Asia, Africa and of course Eastern and Central Europe. But due to human trafficking, money laundering and other illegal activities, the local authorities shut down the whole area shut down a few years ago. There are plans to create a covered prostitution area close to the former Zandpad but plans have been postponed and construction works of the new red-light zone have not even started.
The signature window prostitution was also a thing here. Not as big as in Amsterdam though. Hardebollenstraat in the very centre of Utrecht was the place full of where window prostitutes were selling their goods under the red neon lights. They were located next to the student cafes and numerous guys in their early twenties had their first prostitution experience or even lost their virginity there during a drunk night out. But those were the days; all the rooms were closed down, renovated and replaced by hip bars and trendy art shops. The same trend you can witness in the Amsterdam red-light area de Wallen, but in Utrecht with much less rooms it meant the end of the window-prostitution.
The Europalaan, near the local furniture boulevard with IKEA and other shops, is where the streetwalkers gather. It’s a designated tippelzone, an area for street hookers to legally practice their trade. I understood that also this venue has seen its best days already but you might get lucky there as well. Prices are usually around €50 for full service.
Escorts are the main driver of the paid sex scene in Utrecht, especially after the local window prostitution was shut down
Escorts in Utrecht are taking over the scene due to the decline in the street and window prostitution department. A great number of girls are working from outside of Utrecht. They rent apartments in suburban areas where the rent is cheaper and offer usually only incall service. You’ll be seeing ads from places like Nieuwegein, Zeist, Amersfoort, Almere, Alphen aan den Rijn and Hilversum. Escorts Service Utrecht (https://www.escortserviceutrecht.com/), Elite Dolls (https://elitedolls.nl/) and High Class Utrecht Escort (https://utrecht-escort.nl/) are escorts agencies who are covering the greater Utrecht area. Be aware that agencies active in Utrecht, Amsterdam and the other large Dutch cities often use fake pictures. Also, many websites lead often to the same agency owner and same stable of girls. I would advise to use directory sites where also many independent girls will publish their ads. Kinky (https://www.kinky.nl/) and SexJobs (https://www.sexjobs.nl/) are the nation-wide giants of the industry and reliable sources. They are the go-to sites for both local girls and escorts touring to the Netherlands. Prices can get up to €300 for an hour with some of the high-end girls. Especially when you pick girls with many good customer reviews you minimize the chances of a huge turn-down experience. Hookers (https://www.hookers.nl/) was the review site that every punter checked before booking a girl. Due to privacy issues and the site’s failures to meet the European GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requirements the site owners decided to remove all reviews from Hookers. Girlsreview.nl (https://www.girlsreview.nl/) has filled in the gap meanwhile. Only a minority of the reviews on Kinky and Girlsreview.nl are in English but you can use Google Translate as a non-Dutch speaker.
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