I spoke with Henk over email and he was very friendly and detail oriented. He gave clear directions to find the house. I stayed at the place for 3 nights with my wife.

Only one issue: The Wi-Fi was a little weak (we couldn't make Skype calls clearly)

1. View - The view was amazing, the pictures didn't do the place justice. Every morning we would wake up and stare outside for a good 10 minutes before coming to our senses and prepare breakfast. The house is in MUCH BETTER shape than the pictures

2. Sound - The neighborhood was very quiet, we had sound sleep at night, provided we slept during normal hours (11pm to 7am).

3. Amenities - Henk was kind to stock the kitchen: we had coffee, bread, butter & jam, cheese, and milk in the fridge when we checked in. They came in very handy! Also, Henk had good kitchenware that made all our cooking easier!

4. Convenience - Access to downtown Amersterdam was a breeze, we were there for three days and bought a 72 hour bus pass. The 32 bus, about 5 minutes walk from the house, takes us downtown within 15 minutes.

5. Neighborhood - Beautiful suburban neighborhood with supermarkets at local (cheap) prices. We had huge meals everyday and still saved. Given it's north of Amsterdam, we were also able to access the northern islands via bike. We biked through wonderful Amsterdam farmland on the last day of our day.

We were lucky to have Anna and Liz, Henk's friends help us figure out our travel plans, we had a blast!

We would definitely come back again.