Aged 26 to 29: The Middle Band,
Settled and Sociable

Karolina, 27, and Samanta, 27, are the band's formal specialists: opera and piano for one, violin and design hotels for the other, both dressed with exact tailoring. Danielle, 29, adds a calm, magnetic presence to a late concert or a museum evening in Oud-Zuid.

Liana, 28, and Patricia, 28, share an age and a softness of manner. Liana reads French literature and tends balcony roses. Patricia paints watercolours, loves film noir and can name the right novel for a long flight. Either one suits a quiet evening at the hotel after a heavy day of meetings, and both are patient listeners who let a guest set the direction of the talk.

Cindy, 26, sails and photographs. Thea, 29, cycles and hikes. Nora, 26, buys flowers out of season and chooses champagne with care. Michelle, 27, is the band's natural host, chatty and nurturing, and Tina, 26, brings cocktail knowledge and a fashion designer's eye to any table.

Balance is the strength here. The same companion can manage a work dinner at seven and a relaxed bar at eleven, which makes this band equally at home on a long evening out or on a straightforward suite visit after a demanding travel day. Danielle, Liana and Patricia lean towards the quieter end of that range; Cindy, Michelle, Nora and Tina towards the livelier one; Karolina, Samanta and Thea move comfortably between both.

For comparison, the 22 to 25 band is larger and more expressive, while the 30 and over set is slower and more reflective. Cindy, Karolina, Liana, Patricia and Samanta also appear in the slim set, and Cindy, Nora and Thea make up three quarters of the blonde page.

Wardrobes in this band have settled into signatures. Karolina's sleek minimalism and Samanta's noir tailoring are the most exact. Danielle wears deep after-dark tones, Michelle soft rose romance and Liana classic feminine lines. Patricia chooses flowing bohemian dresses, Tina clean summery elegance, Nora sun-kissed resort glamour, Thea natural sunlit colour and Cindy bright, easy pieces. Each has worked out what suits her, so a dress code in your first message is all the briefing she needs.

The practical effect is reliability. A companion who knows her own style arrives dressed correctly for the venue, on time and without fuss.

Amsterdam Centrum holds four of the ten, the Jordaan three and Oud-Zuid two, while Cindy is the only one based in De Pijp. Share her name, your hotel and a start time; the reply specifies her arrival minute, and hourly company starts from €180.