Do not hesitate to stay at Ad's place. I can easily see why he has super-host status. His friend was waiting to let us in, and there awaited a bottle of champagne, beautiful flowers, suggestions on where to go, and more. The place looked amazing. We knew we had gotten lucky the minute we walked in. Ad had everything at his place (only exception being a microwave). He left coffee pods, tea, shampoo, soap, etc. It's the first place I've stayed at that had more than just towels and silverware. I felt like I was crashing at a friend's place. In addition, he seems to live about 1 mile from almost everything you'd want to see. What a great neighborhood! We had two couples stay there, and each of us was beyond pleased with our stay. I will be recommending Ad's place to anyone I know traveling to Amsterdam.