A great host, with a great place in a great neighborhood. Oud West is the place to be, for convenience to the city and things to do, but just far enough out so that you won't have to contend with the central Amsterdam hustle, in its various forms.

The pictures and write-up on the listing are all accurate, but I'd emphasis the steepness of the stairs. Debby's is a typically Dutch row house that's 4 stories high with three occupied (?), and a total width of 12-14 ft (?). The narrowness of the staircase is hard to imagine if you've never been in one of these old places. Each step must be taken sideways, and it simply is not a place for someone with any sort of mobility issues or who cannot easily hoist their luggage around.

Otherwise it's a real jewel, and the peacefulness of the garden out the back window is also worth pointing out. The Bellamyplein entertainment center is a couple hundred meters away and has three good sit-down restaurants (Amsterdam-Casual, of course), along with a smorgasbord of eateries/drinkeries from which you can improvise your evening with a big, friendly, happy-hour sorta crowd. The complex includes a art-house cinema, galleries and related speciality spaces.

Its all quite hip in a very understated way. I've been coming to Amsterdam irregularly for years, and at the moment this neighborhood is the place to be.