We stayed at Loes' and Dick's for 3 nights as a familiy with 2 teenage kids and found everything just the way it was described. Eva and Kobe were great co -hosts and very patient when we were late because we missed the turn off from the motorway. Loes sorted out other things for us as they came up and also chatted to us about living here which was very nice.
We used the bikes every day to cycle around Amsterdam and once we were used to the bikes really, really enjoyed the freedom and seeing the city and different neighbourhoods this way. We can recommend a tour form Comic bookshop to bookshop, you can see a lot of city while the kids are focused on teh next place to go! We enjoyed sitting in cafes and ate snacks during the day in Amsterdam, the kitchen has everything you need to make proper meals in the evening too. The local supermarkets are about 10min cycling away, we mostly went to Deen as it was often on the way back, Dirk had more variety and felt a bit cheaper.
Loes was very kind to let us jump into the Amstel from her deck and we swam every day.
I am quite sensitive to noise but the 2 nearby motorway bridges can barely be heard and I really did not mind them. This being a boat you can hear footsteps from Loes apartment but it felt re-assuring rather than not private to us.
We would definitely come back and also recommend this place to friends travelling with kids. Hoping the restrictions will ease soon! Testing for COVID was nearby and free but as you need the Dutch COVID app to download the results we struggled to show everything quickly enough on the border, screenshots were accepted and it would have helped to know that. Thanks again to everyone who made our stay what it was!