I stayed at this apartment for 20 days and have to say its the perfect nest away from the touristic center in a hip and beautiful local neighborhood. Your steps from a major canal, the biggest park in Amsterdam (vondelpark), tons of food options, grocery stores, liquor stores, bike shops and more. TWO balconies, as if one wasn't enough, with great views of either the canal and street or the backyard gardens. The space itself is a lot bigger than it seems in pictures and is artfully decorated, tons of light (when its not raining) coming in from all the windows. The bed was enormous, not to mention so comfortable it was hard to get out of bed in the mornings, seriously his bed is magical. As a side note, beware the Amsterdam mosquitos in summer they are brutal, its tempting to leave the windows open at night but the bites are not worth it. Also it never bothered me but the walls are a bit thin so you may hear the neighbors from time to time, just be respectful of your own noise level. I would highly recommend this place and would definitely stay again!