It was an exceptional stay at Sander's home. The apartment is exactly as described, if not better, we feel welcomed and just like being home after taking a long haul flight from Asia. The view to Amstel river is spectacular any time from dusk till dawn. Kitchen is nice, well equipped with all the essentials and a nespresso machine; the washer and dryer is definitely very convenient for any travelers.

We exchanged a few emails with Sanders a few days upon our arrivals, getting traveling tips and info from the airport to the apartment. The location is very close to one of the subway station, trivial to find if you have a Google map handy. BTW, Sanders is a very nice person, very friendly, and simply a great host. We arrived on Christmas day and Sander is very nice to arrange time off from his family and expect us in the apartment as planned. We did a walk through around the apartment, chat about the trip and getting his advice on local neighborhood (supermarket, transit etc...). After that, Sanders would soon take off leaving us with his nice apartment, no hassle or whatsoever! Upon the stay, we simply communicate with Sanders through whatsapp and also arranged the time to do the check-out process on our last day, brilliant!

The neighborhood is quiet, neat, and with good privacy. There is an exceptional bakery store with along the tram line (between the subway station apartment) - this cafe is a hidden gem with a huge traditional stove that was rarely seen theses days. There is a Albert Heijn supermarket roughly about 5-10 mins walk from the apartment (across Amstel river), a classic theater about 200 meters on the right of the apartment which we saw quite a bit family coming for holidays/weekend performance - making us feel like one of the locals as well. In general, I definitely feel the area is safe to walk around at both day and night time. We've a rental car on our last night of stay, the parking fare is acceptable around this area. There is no charge after 9pm, and there's no charge on Sunday (& holidays?) until noon time as well.

The stay is excellent - great apartment in a very convenient location. BTW, the IHG's Intercontinental Hotel (used to be Amstel Hotel) is right across the street, so there is really nothing to worry about the location or the neighborhood. We enjoyed every bit of the stay, and would love to visit again at some point.