Marlous and Michiel were very accommodating hosts and we reached them easily and got a quick response when we could not locate a piece of baby gear.

The location, bright open spaces, and high ceilings were a big highlight. Entry and exit was also easy from the street returning from a day out with baby and gear.

We loved the high ceilings and open space, no trick photography! The artistic touches downstairs make an evening drink feel like a hotel lobby bar even while the baby is sleeping upstairs.

The location was fantastic. The street itself was quiet but so close to multiple tram lines that with our toddler in a stroller we just used trams to get everywhere and didn't feel like we needed bicycles.

Our toddler really enjoyed playing with some new toys - this was a much better situation than a rental or hotel room where he would have been limited to what we brought from home. It actually bought us more time than we might usually have to get ready in the morning or get breakfast going.

Nearby, breakfast at Van Dam restaurant offers fantastic quality egg dishes and espresso at great prices. It's popularity with locals for all meals was obvious and well-deserved. BrandMeesters coffee could please most any single-origin, pour-over coffee fanatic.

For North Americans, the staircases between the main living room and the main sleeping floor are steep. We found ourselves not really wanting to go up and down if we could avoid it. I think this is pretty typical of what you might find in private homes all over Amsterdam though. The short stairs down to the kitchen and up to the master bath are quite reasonable though. Baby gates helped us feel like we could let our toddler roam.

The radiant heat in the master bath was a very welcome touch in the morning when the weather was cool.

The house was cleaned twice during our 8 night stay which was a pleasant surprise. The space is large enough that the housekeeper could clean while we were getting ready to leave without a problem

The 197 bus to/from AMS airport stops a very short walk away next to Concert Gebouw. We were prepared to hire a driver for transfers but the 5 Euros buy on board fare sold us. This has to be one of the cheapest easy airport transfers in Europe.

We had problems staying connected to the wifi while upstairs or in the kitchen. Even while near the wifi a streaming app like facetime didn't always work well. A data workaround for future guests would be a data SIM card from KPN Mobile as this provider seemed to have good signal all over this house. The KPN sim cards were sold at the nearby grocery store.