Died's description of his apartment is misleading with a few important issues, and despite prompt and good communication with the host, we did not receive necessary information prior to arrival.
The Misleading info:
-"Canal house" is not on the canal-- it is around the corner from the canal. The name of the listing and the photo which shows a row of houses on a canal are not accurate.
-The apartment does not have wifi-- guests are instructed, after asking, to borrow/steal wifi from the cafe next door. Not sufficiently strong to do video calls. So it's not really possible to work remotely at the apartment. Not cool.
-There are no laundry machines available in the building as stated in the description.
-There are a number of apartments at the address, but it is not clear on arrival which door is Died's. Advance instructions would have quickly solved the issue.
The house is very charming. But is also designed for form over function, meaning it is not particularly comfortable:
Tiny desk covered with antiques, and an uncomfortable chair means it's hard to set up to work.
No closets means there is one hook to hang coats. (a few hooks in the narrow fuse closet, but not wise, and no room to hang anything fabric there.)
Damp, and chilly inside, like every old building in foggy Amsterdam, but no real place to hang towels to prevent them from molding. Also no hand towels given. Just 2 bath towels, bathmat, and tea towel for kitchen.
Staircase to bathroom is steeper than most Amsterdam staircases (!)-- HOLD ON, especially when tired. It's crazy steep with narrow steps.
Bed is VERY comfortable-- takes up most of the room (meaning access from the foot and one side only.). Pillows are foam, and very tall-- most folks will not like the pillows. Bedding not sufficient to keep off the damp chill. No note as to where to find extra bedding.
Bedding clean and fresh but with some old stains.
Kitchen clean enough, but antique and not pristine, meaning wooden countertops, drawers, cabinets which have a certain patina of wear making things feel musty. (Fine, but if you are looking for clean, simple, sleek, this is not for you.). Kitchen has a lived-in feel, Highly personal, cluttered, not intuitively organized. Again-- This is comforting-- it's someone's home. If you want pristine, go to an apart-hotel. But it may not meet your needs-- and it's impossible to find a mug larger than a (china) tea cup.
tl;dr:
We felt misled by the listing's location, wifi, laundry, and that is NOT OK.
The apartment is as pictured, though much dimmer.
Died was personable and helpful in some ways over the app, but was not forthcoming about necessary information like which door, wifi is stolen from cafe (maybe they have an arrangement, but sketchy AF.), no laundry.
It's an old building, and it's Amsterdam, so it's damp and cold, and not comfortable in those ways, It's also not furnished for comfort or function, though it looks cool, and is conveniently located.
Died really needs to step up to present the location and amenities accurately.
So. There you go.