Andrea has an amazing apartment! It was clean, nicely decorsred, and had everything we could need! It is much prettier and larger in person and has a lovely balcony which we sat on a lot but wished there had been some outside furniture for us to enjoy. The bed was comfortable and large enough for me and my friend to share and never bother each other. The living room was very nice with 2 couches and a dining room , but neither couches were pull out sofas so the room really has only sleeping for 2 people sharing the bed. The kitchen was huge with a table and we cooked a lot after visiting the grocery and local vendors right outside the apartment. We made a nice picnic and walked to vondelpark! The shower was very nice with a separate toilet.
We missed a number of trains getting to the apartment so we were an hour late and no one was there to meet us. We did not have wifi so I figured out how to call andrea (probably cost me a fortune) and andrea simply gave us another number to call and said she couldn't help any more. We were worried until we got ahold of the person to let us in and he was very nice, helpful, and rushed right over.
She left good directions about how to use household items like the TV and washing machine but we never did figure out the oven/microwave (unsure which it even was!)
The location is great! Just outside the center in an adorable area with canals very close. It was extremely safe! It is close to 2 Tram stops which got us everywhere we needed to go very easily (amsterdam has the easiest public transportation we have seen in europe so far!). We easily got to the red light district, museums and central station by tram and could walk many fun places by foot. Leidseplein was a very fun nightlife area reached quickly by tram and we easily walked home after the trams stop running at 1:00am (about a fifteen minute walk.) There was a great place called jacketz just down the street with great food and fun owners who told us all about the city. We loved our time here and wished we could have stayed longer! Thank you!