Shirley's apartment looked nice on paper, but it's even better in reality. It's well located, a nice 30-minute walk to the city center along the Amstel river, but just 10 minutes away on the subway (which is pretty close). The area it's in is pleasant and full of nice restaurants and cafes (I would particularly recommend the Portuguese "Girassol", a couple of minutes away on the same street) and plenty of other services such as a big supermarket. And the apartment itself is spacious and comfortable, with fantastic views to the river you don't appreciate properly in the pictures here. The only downside are the pretty steep stairs you have to climb to get to the apartment and to move from the 1st to the 2nd floor.
Shirley was very attentive and got out of her way to make sure we were comfortably installed. All in all, a great accomodation and a great host.