We stayed at Miriam’s place for a week, and it has some great benefits:
1) Pack even lighter: With a clothes washer/dryer you can automatically clean what you wear for re-use later in the stay
2) Outdoor market: Just around the corner (less than 100 feet towards the West) is a daily open air market that offers a variety of food. Try walking by the bakery stand with the wonderful smell of fresh baked goods – I couldn’t. Good place to get breakfast or lunch.
3) Great restaurants: There are many delightful places to have dinner within an easy walk (Miriam provides a list). We ate at the Spaghetteria across the street twice!
4) For the gluten intolerant: The Spaghetteria has gluten free pasta. Also, the Marqt grocery story (1,000 feet due East) offers a variety of gluten free foods (and a selection of wines and beers).
Nearly everyone we met in Amsterdam spoke English, so communicating was not a problem. People were friendly and helpful when we asked questions while shopping. However, signs, groceries and the clothes washer/dry have Dutch language labels. Recommend the Goo gle Translate app and download the Dutch dictionary. This proved to be helpful several times.
Miriam’s place is highly recommended.