Cecily's apartment is very beautiful, upscale and tastefully decorated. It is super comfortable with a great bed, a dishwasher, a washing machine for laundry, a shower, a bath tub and a wonderful kitchen.
Although the water at the tap in the kitchen sink and at the bathroom handbasin was boiling hot, the shower was hardly warm enough for some reason. Cecily you may want to increase the temperature of your shower.
The apartment is mostly super quiet but it is located one block from the subway that runs above the street at this point so you can hear it a little at night. With earplugs it is perfect you won't hear it anymore.
Also the neighbor above when he has friends over or when he plays techno music and the neighbor on the other side of the bedroom ( he had a huge party until 3 AM on Saturday night) can be very very noisy. So earplugs are a must.
I loved living in East Amsterdam and not in the very noisy center. But I had to take the tram every day, it is about a 15 minutes tram ride to Dam Square.
Please rent a bike, I did not do it and I really really regretted it.
The neighborhood is very hip and up and coming with great restaurants.
Please go to the amazing restaurant called C (walking distance) where you can get a table with no reservation if you go early on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. But there is no chance to ever go to Rijsel or De Kas without a reservation several weeks in advance (Cecily's recommendations)