Although on the ground floor, this is essentially a basement apartment, so it does have a little bit of a musty odor as it can't really be aired out since there are no windows to open. There are two frosted windows on the ceiling in the back of the apartment, so it's not as dark as it could be, which is nice. As others have said, the wifi is not great. It sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. With that said, places in Amsterdam were quite expensive and this was a good price. It was not large, but it had everything we needed, including to cook a couple meals. The bed was quite comfortable and pretty cozy. There was a washer and dryer just outside of the apartment door; easy to use. The location was probably the best part of the apartment. It was a short walk to the train station and lots of interesting sights. Lots of restaurants and shops around, including a lot of small grocery stores (a bigger one, Dirk, was not far). It was a quiet street, right on a canal. Mauro was a very nice host. He had a bottle of wine and some fresh flowers in the apartment. Showed us how to work the washer and dryer.