As this was my first experience with both Amsterdam and airbnb, I had a few reservations going in, but my goodness was I wrong. Karin's place was so centrally located. It was a quick walk to just about anywhere. You don't even need to take the tram or metro if you don't want to. The few times we caved and took public transportation were only due to bad weather. Karin was a gracious and informative host and she really took the time to help orient us to Amsterdam and she had wonderful suggestions on what to do and see. It's nice to have a locals perspective when headed somewhere for the first time. While I will reiterate what other posters said about weekend noise level at night, you are literally in the heart of central Amsterdam, so it's to be expected. That being said, the bed was warm and cozy and we slept like babies. I would definitely stay here again! So glad we chose airbnb over a hotel.