Great location nearer to quieter, more residential Rijksmuseum than to busier, louder Railway Station/Downtown area which we preferred. Even so, close to multiple restaurants and to just about everything else we wanted to see. The canal(s) and neighborhood(s) are scenic. The only issue is a little more than normal street noise as the flat abuts and is "half a floor" down from street and the noise from scooters and loud passers-by traveling along the road /sidewalk along the canal make it a bit noisier than normal. To us, we knew this was inevitable and any inconvenience was slight and episodic; the neighborhood and proximity to "everything" more than compensated. The toilet is right next to one side of the bed with the shower/washbasin on the other. I get up several times a night and my wife gets up earlier so there was no "noise buffer zone" but, again, any inconvenience was slight, episodic, and offset by everything else. Marco had 4 beers and a fresh loaf of bread from the bakery awaiting us when we arrived. Much appreciated. Then, we had a couple of great meals, large number of great walks, and a superb visit to the Rijksmuseum on a Sunday complete with street stalls selling great food and souvenirs in the museum-plats. In all, a great location, great value for the flat, and Marco was attentive and always an Email or a text away. Purrrrrrrr-fect. You will be glad if you stay here!