We did not meet the host as we were only there to sleep.
Pros - clean bedroom and bathroom. Bright light bedroom. Plenty of room for your bags and space to unpack and hang your clothes up. Comfortable mattress. Excellent location with easy transportation to Amsterdam Centrale and the airport. Nice neighbourhood. Coffee and tea available in room. - you can get water from the shared bathroom.
Cons - Advertised as a studio. It is just a bedroom. You share a bathroom with another renter and with the host. You have no access to any kitchen facilities.
Your bedroom door has a lock, but the door to the actual apartment does not lock...in fact it stays open! This made me nervous when getting up to use the bathroom during the night. We found the entry door to the building at street level unlatched as well on the first night as someone hadn't pulled the door closed tightly enough. Anyone could have gotten in.
You could hear whenever someone entered or exited the unit or got up to the bathroom.. Not well soundproofed. Only a problem if you are a light sleeper.
No mattress cover on the mattress. In the morning the flat sheet had come loose during the night and we were laying right on the mattress! I don't like that.