The host wasn't there due to vacation but the email correspondence run smoothly and in his place he sent a very nice man who helped out setting us up. The neighborhood was great, a very Amsterdam experience, canals, old houses, interesting places, well, I'm having a hard time imagining a better place to stay. But remember to park your car elsewhere, as far out as possible since parking is very expensive.
We had på pay 40-50 euro per day in a parking garage a bit outside the center, I guess you can find better places but if you come by car you better do some research on where to leave it.