Well, ok. I really did not want to write this review because I knew it was going to be the most positive review I have ever written about anyplace or anything and I'd like to keep it a secret area. That way it's likely to be free when I am back in Amsterdam,
138 is convenient to everything in this most beautiful part of the city. You can wander and run into the many lovely shops or you can take a tram a few blocks away and you are close to Dam Square and Centraal Station in a few minutes. There is a big Albert Heijn supermarket in back of the Royal Palce on the Dam and that is a great place to get everything you need to cook in the fantastic kitchen. I made dinner for some guests who live in Amsterdam and they could not keep exclaiming how beautiful the place is. The view out of the front window in on the canal and is, of course, gorgeous. But the surprise is the view out of the window in the master bedroom in the back onto a spectacular inner courtyard enclosed by buildings along the canal for one block which face onto the Keizersgract as well as onto streets at either end the block and the parallel block on the next canal over. So you can lie in your very comfortable bed with the lovely state of the art bath/shower room ensuite and watch the view out to the lovely garden and amazing garden house, or you can sit in “your” living room and watch the traffic on the busy canal as well as the people hurrying here and there. One great advantage of this house for me was that it is on the main floor of the house, the Belle Etage, and thus has very high ceilings and no stairs except for a few outside leading to the front door. There are 2 bedrooms. One very large and beautiful master and one very small second bedroom which barely fits a bunk bed.Everything is sparkling clean and the apartment has everything one needs to live and entertain. A word of advice to people from the US or others not used to contemporary European appliances. Everything woks perfectly when you know how to use them but I found the oven, dishwasher and clothes driver a bit difficult to figure out. If you're planning on using them ask for an explanation when you check-in. A note about communication, simply perfect and Bram who took care of checking me in and out was warm and helpful. In short, I can not say enough good things about this fantastic Amsterdam apartment. Go and enjoy! (I'll be jealous!)