Riks and his place were AMAZING.
The entire canal house in Riks and one can tell he put a lot of time, love and money into renovating and the place.
Also, the location is PERFECT.
Get off of the Central Train Station and walk literally 5 - 10 mins (depending how fast you walk) to Riks canal side house.
Let me tell you, when your backpacking through Europe, being this close to the Station is a life and money saver.
Next time I'm in Amsterdam I would absolutely, 100% stay here again if Riks is still opening his beautiful place up to the world!