Brilliant place to stay - highly recommended. The apartment is really nicely done (I suspect the owners of a tendency towards graphic design!), with enough space to really feel 'based' in Amsterdam. The place is well located, it's easy to connect to the center of the city - but we also found we spent a lot of time mooching around the Pjip, just north of the apartment, before you hit the centre (go eat at Spaghetteria, it's fun and tasty). The hosts were friendly and accommodating (even of us arriving soaking wet at 23.30 having got on the wrong train!) - and full of handy tips. The advice to jump on a ferry and head to a bar called Pllek left us with an abiding memory of whiling away an afternoon watching the water and drinking good coffee amongst converted shipping containers.

Highly recommended.