Our 5 day stay at Peter and Katja's was extremely relaxing. It was just far enough away from the city that we were able to enjoy a mix of rural and urban Amsterdam. They lent us bikes for our entire stay, which we used every day to get to the free ferry that takes you to Centraal Station. There is a short bike ride (10 minutes) that gets you to a longer ferry (15 minutes) or a longer bike ride (20 minutes and you pass sheep and a windmill) to an extremely short ferry (3 minutes or less). They even stocked the room with unique tourist handbooks (like how to avoid other tourists, books listing the cutest bar cats in Amsterdam). We found that we spent far more time than intended in the blue house because we couldn't bring ourselves to leave it, as it was so relaxing and comfortable to just sleep in and make coffee and read in bed with the birdsong. Another bonus is that the taxi from Schipol airport to their address is capped at $37.50, even though the meter runs to about $65. They also have a really cute and friendly dog!