I am troubled to write my first non 5-star review. First, for those wondering about the apartment, it really is wonderful. It is a great location, stores are a block away, the bus a block away, a gorgeous park within walking distance. Not the cremation cemetery, which we mistook for a park from the map. There is an incredible, pond filled park just down the street a little bit north. The kitchen is well-stocked and it is very comfortable!
Especially wonderful, the highlight for us, was the just amazingly friendly and affectionate cat!
The less than 5 star review comes from an incident that has nothing to do with the apartment itself.
Unfortunately, after we left, we were presented with a charge for a damaged oven door. We are a family of Quakers, and consider our personal integrity to be one of our most basic principles. We spent the waning days of our family vacation painstakingly going through each day to see if there was any possibility of us even inadvertently damaging the oven door, instead of enjoying the time together.
We realized that the only possibility of damage was caused by her cat, who stepped on a metal strainer, and while falling, catapulted it across the narrow aisle into the oven door, which then ricocheted around the corner.
I am not going to blame Annette for being upset at her oven door. But it was damage caused by her cat, and the cost of the repairs insignificant compared to what we paid for the apartment. It was by far the most expensive place we stayed in on our two month trip, as is understandable, being in Amsterdam.
We Airbnb our own house, and we have also had minor damages. It is the cost of doing business. We feel that it was an issue that should not have been pursued as it was.
But, as for the apartment, we recommend it. Just beware that the cat will walk on the counter in the middle of the night, so don't leave any dishes drying on the counter with their handles hanging out.