Staying at Richards' place was very pleasant. My girlfriend and I went to Amsterdam for Valentine's and we had a really great time. The room was nice and the bed was so comfortable we couldn't resist a midday nap. Getting to the centre was easy as we only had to take one tram which took about 20 minutes and there was a really nice burger bar which was recommended by Richards called The Happy Cow right around the corner from the house. Overall, very happy with the entire experience and the only thing I would say is that we needed some water late at night but there was none in the room and the shops were no longer open so I would suggest that you make sure you have some water with you or Richard supply a couple bottles of water.