overall: I would recommend.
pros: great response from the host. very friendly. made us feel confortable by offering a pickup from the airport as well for an amount, but since we arrived late, it was good that we took the cab the host offered. location is perfect. not too far from the happening places of Amsterdam. tram and bus is a two minute walk. apartment is quite big. kitchen has all the basic ingredients to make a good meal.
cons: its quite cold in yhe bedroom ans the thermostat is not updated to modern equipment. however summers should not be a problem. has a very local essense to the house and hence might be uncomfortable if you are used to standard hotels where everything in the bathroom is new.