The Vrijthof is probably the most famous square in Maastricht. Numerous famous national monuments adorn the surroundings of the Vrijthof. To be precise, there are 38 national monuments on the Vrijthof. In addition, the Vrijthof also has a major socio-cultural function, as the largest events in Maastricht are celebrated on the Vrijthof. The most important and most famous are the very popular annual open-air concerts by André Rieu with his Johan Strauss orchestra, Magisch Maastricht in the otherwise dark month of December and the traditional opening of the carnival season, the 11th of the 11th, on 11 November. An overnight stay near the Vrijthof is therefore very popular with visitors to the city. Urban Residences Maastricht, a stone's throw from the Vrijthof on the Statenstraat offers a solution for this.