Apartment is just as described, actually seemed better/smarter in reality than via the Airbnb listing. Great welcome from Levi with beers, snacks etc - just what I needed after flying in during lockdown! Levi lives upstairs and definitely a good guy for a chat or beer but he doesn't impose, the perfect host!
The location is just what I was looking for - away from the tourist spots, a nice residential district, apartment right by a canal in a quiet back street so minimal traffic noise etc. Only takes about 30mins from Schiphol if you route via Lelylaan. 3 Albert Heijn supermarkets within about 10 mins walk (one day I'll figure out if any UK bank cards work there as I'd love to stop being cash-only!); eveything you need is handy and trams to centre are close by. Rembrandtspark just to the north; Vondelpark just to the east. Can't comment too much on the bars and restaurants in the neightbourhood as everything was takeaway-only due to lockdown but there's a few I'll visit next time I'm in town. Think of it as a local neighbourhood, it has that "locals" feel to it and less busy than in the centre.
Just some FYIs for prospective visitors: there's now also a small table top oven/grill as well as the microwave which isn't shown in the photos. Also in case the photo of the entrance door is confusing you, this is to the entrance lobby before the apartment itself, so you don't open the apartment door directly onto the street! Fairly obviously, as it's a Ground floor apartment, while the plus side means no need to climb the usual steep Amsterdam stairs, you do need to be aware that passers by can look in - but there are adjustable blinds as well as curtains so easy to achieve privacy. Also it's not a large apartment so doesn't have any wardrobe for hanging clothes, just drawer space.
Summary - nice apartment, good location, good value, just what I wanted and (subject to availability - fingers crossed!) I'll be staying again in 2022. Thanks Levi!!