Mauro's place was perfect... Clean, spacious, and very convenient. The street is quiet and picturesque with a great bar (Louis) and restaurant (Greenwoods) right down the street. It is also located very close to the Centraal Station. It was also convenient that the apartment is on the 1st floor- no stairs to carry luggage! The woman who greeted was me was friendly and Mauro was very quick to respond whenever I had a question. Finally, the place had everything we needed- kitchen items, towels, extra adapters, information about Amsterdam, etc. No toiletries, but that's expected and we had our own of course. And the bed is quite hard, but that's a matter of preference. If you're going to Amsterdam, you must stay here!