I didn't meet Diederik but did meet Arthur on arrival. Arthur was informative and helpful as he gave me a hand carrying my massive luggage up the stairs. Thanks Arthur! The apartment is in a wonderful location and has a spectacular view of the canal. There are front terrace windows that open onto the canal street as depicted in the listing photo. In addition, there is a lovely back terrace that can be utilized on warmer days. The apartment is small but comfortable and has everything needed for a welcome stay. It is worth mentioning to all light sleepers that there are church bells that go off loudly every 15 minutes? and you can hear outside noise easily at night, also, you can hear the people moving around above you and outside off the bedroom terrace in the courtyard but all residents are respectful with their noise during designated times and if you have trouble drowning out noise, use a sleep app that plays various noises like fan which had me sleeping well even with the church bells! The apartment does have personal belongings in the closet, dresser, drawers as it appears someone lives there when not rented out but I pretty much lived out of my suitcase so no real bother.

To add, Diederick was always reachable with questions and kind as one windy, rainy day I borrowed an umbrella from him that ended up getting flipped inside out and damaged beyond repair, I offered to pay for a replacement and he replied not to worry as he had many umbrellas :) Cool guy, eh? I recommend this unit for the host, location and view!!