We stayed at Mark and Esther’s in May 2014. From the very first moment they replied to all our messages really fast. Even though they did not list their apartment as suitable for families, when we told them we were coming with our 10-months old son, not only that was not a problem, but they bought a travel baby cot so our little one could sleep comfortably. We really appreciated that gesture! We did not have the chance to meet them personally, as they were away, but they arranged for one of the neighbors next door to let us in and left a brief guide to their apartment (emergency phones, where to find the heating regulator, etc). The apartment is not too big, but it is very spacious, with an open plan kitchen and living room/dining room, tastefully decorated, really cute and bright, comfortable and extremely quiet. It was spotless clean. It has a lovely garden too, shame we could not enjoy it too much due to the weather conditions during our trip! The neighborhood is very nice too, next to Western Park, and it only takes about 20-30 minutes walking to Amsterdam Central station or 10 minutes or less by bus (the bus stop is practically round the corner). The area were the apartment is located is very peaceful, no noise at night or even during daytime, and you have shops, cafés and restaurants 5-10 minutes away. We had a really pleasant stay and enjoyed Mark & Esther’s place very much, so we’d love to repeat whenever we come back!