Doublestraat
Doubletstraat is one of the main window prostitution streets of The Hague / Den Haag, Netherlands located in the Oude Centrum area close to the old centre. It is one of the active red-light streets in The Hague together with Geleenstraat and Hunsestraat. See The Hague for the full city guide. This page is only about the Doubletstraat red-light street.
Doubletstraat is not De Wallen and not some renowned tourist playground. This is a typical Dutch window street: girls behind glass, local traffic, old center buildings, some shady men hanging around, and that quiet Dutch red-light mood that feels more functional than fun. When guys mention the The Hague red light district or Den Haag red light district they usually mean either Doubletstraat or the Geleenstraat / Hunsestraat area.
The Hague window prostitution has a long history on the street. Doubletstraat is often called the bigger Hague window-prostitution street, older official-style descriptions mention some 190 windows. The numbers can change with permits, closures and city policy but the basic point is simple: Doubletstraat is still active and still one of the main red-light names in The Hague.
The women are mixed like most Dutch window areas: Eastern European, Latin, African, Dutch/local looking and migrant sex workers depending on the night. Some windows look fine, some tired, some empty. It’s not a glitzy strip. It’s a working street and the quality moves with time, weather, money and demand. This is the story behind Doubletstraat prostitutes, Den Haag prostitutes and The Hague sex workers.
Prices are normally discussed within the normal Dutch window range. Basic short-time is usually 50 EUR and up, better looking girls, longer time, extra requests or drunk tourist confusion will push the price up. Don't think of it as a fixed menu. Dutch window prices vary depending on the girl, the mood, the time and the demand. See also global prostitution prices.
The Doubletstraat has been under political pressure for years, like much of Dutch prostitution outside Amsterdam. The Hague has talked about changes, closures, relocation and tighter controls, but for now Doubletstraat remains one of the active window streets. The old red-light names in Hague such as Poeldijksestraat and Katerstraat are no longer in use, and should be considered defunct.
Doubletstraat is a red-light street, so safety is usually better than rough illegal red-light zones, but it is still not clean nightlife. Drunk men. Cash. Windows. Hookers. Pickpockets. Street dealers. False amiability and night-street weirdness. The usual Escort and Sex scams, window-price confusion, overcharging, phone theft and street nonsense applies.
Doubletstraat is not dangerous if a guy is sober and normal, but it is not a romantic night walk either. It’s a regulated Dutch sex-work street, simple, straightforward and a bit grim around the edges. The Hague red light district vs Amsterdam red light district - the main difference: Amsterdam is a tourist circus, Doubletstraat is more local, quieter and rougher-looking.
