From my personal experience, for anyone looking for lodging in Amsterdam, I would strongly advise against choosing this listing. I'll start with the positives: (1) Rick is a sweet, charming guy, and very fun to talk to. I enjoyed my conversations with him, and it was interesting to learn about him, his background, and his life experiences--especially his travel experiences. (2) The apartment has a nice view from the 12th story, and a comfortable bed. (3) The apartment is well designed--modern, artistic, beautiful, and overall rather impressive. (4) The apartment is not central, but is just a minute away from an 18 bus stop, which connects you to Amsterdam Centraal in ~20 minutes. (5) Breakfast was tasty; I especially enjoyed the yogurts that he had available, as well as the fresh fruit. And now I'll cover the (very bad) negatives: (1) Check-in was a total disaster. After I arrived at the apartment, I had to wait around ~3 hours before being able to fully check into the apartment. (I had to wait ~1 hour outside of the building before someone was able to take me inside, and I had to wait an additional ~2 hours inside the apartment while the cleaning person cleaned and organized my bedroom and then the bathroom.) Rick was totally unresponsive when I was trying to contact him via Airbnb message / Whatsapp / SMS during check-in, and as I was desperately trying to reach him, I had to resort to making a phone call to him on my very expensive international phone plan. This was the only thing that he actually responded to, so it was a miracle that I was able to make this international call. It turned out that his assistant (who was supposed to greet me upon arrival, let me into the apartment, and give me a tour and keys) apparently *forgot* which day I would be arriving, which was the main source of these check-in issues. (2) I was unable to get any full nights of rest here due to (a) the bedroom curtains not blocking light at all--which is a huge problem since Amsterdam has sunrises at 5:30AM at this time of the year, and (b) the pet bird(s) that Rick kept in his apartment, whose loud chirping noises echoed throughout the apartment. My sleep deprivation here basically ruined my entire stay--enough to motivate me to check out of the apartment two days earlier than I had planned, and to spend more money on different lodging (in Belgium). (3) I notified Rick that I was unable to get any full nights of rest here due to the ineffective curtains and early sunrise, and due to the loud chirping of his birds. I explained that I would be checking out two days early. And, I attempted to shorten my reservation by just one day and request a reimbursement of just one day--in order to give Rick more time to find a replacement guest should he feel the need to. In response,...