Nancy, sunshine on the road from Oud-Zuid

You hear Nancy before you see her: a bright laugh drifting down the hotel corridor, then golden blonde hair swinging round the corner and blue eyes already smiling. Sunshine is the first thing anyone notices. Somehow she carries it with her even at two in the morning, when the rest of the building is asleep and the city outside has dimmed to a scattering of lit windows.

Curvy, 170 cm tall and permanently energetic, she makes a late booking feel like the first evening of a holiday. At 30 she is sunny and easygoing, quick to laugh at herself and quicker to put everyone else at ease. Her look is golden-hour beach glamour, warm golds, neon yellows and relaxed shapes, as though she has just stepped off a coastal road at sunset with sand still in her sandals.

Road trips are her favourite thing in the world: tyres humming on the motorway, service-station coffee, a map she refuses to follow and a playlist that runs for hours. So being driven across Amsterdam to meet you is no chore at all; she watches the city roll past like her own private film, elbow on the window ledge, pointing out the best bits. Swimming is her daily reset, lengths every morning whatever the weather, and sushi is her treat, ideally at a counter where she can watch the chef work. Violetta, who shares her Oud-Zuid base, is just as devoted to the pool.

Conversation runs in English and overflows with tales from the road: the wrong turn that led to the best beach of her life, the roadside diner with perfect pancakes, the night the satnav gave up and the stars took over. Energy like hers is contagious, and even the most jet-lagged guest tends to catch it within minutes. Company with Nancy begins from €180 per hour, and the rates page spells out how longer evenings work. When the car finally pulls up, brace yourself for the brightest arrival of your night.