Irisa and Hannes were not able to greet me when I arrived however they very kindly arranged for their friend Camille to greet me. Camille was lovely and made me feel welcome. I was given a key and was free to come and go as I pleased. I met Irisa and Hannes 1 or 2 days later, they invited me into their private part of their home for a night cap, they even invited me to stay for dinner, I declined s I had already had dinner but thought it was lovely. The area itself I felt very safe as a solo traveler. I only went through the red light district during the day, it isn't really my interest however at least one walk through is a must. The house is situated in a very quiet walking street, there was no disturbance from outside at all. I highly recommend staying here. There were a couple of minor issues that you overcome quickly, one of those things is the room you stay in does not lock however it is only Irisa and Hannes, once I met them I felt completely at ease, after all regardless if the individual room locked or not there would be a spare key. The main house locks are very secure. The room itself was clean enough. I would stay again for sure if I revisited Amsterdam again. Btw, loved the 17 y/o cat who came to visit me a couple of times.