Meike and John´s house is a fantastic place that we would recommend highly to anyone wanting to visit Amsterdam. We were welcomed by their friend Ikram, who despite of us being three hours late was like sunshine itself. The hosts had even placed some snacks and a bottle of wine for us to enjoy as a gesture of welcome, and had written a very useful welcoming letter with tips of where to eat, get groceries etc. The house is wonderfully situated across the street from one of Amsterdam´s many canals and nearby the nice Westerpark and across the canal from the nice Jordaan area of town. The house is beautifully decorated with modern furniture, spacious rooms, high ceilings and a richly equipped kitchen. For families traveling with small children, it is really the perfect place to stay as there are lots of toys for them to play with and a very cool children´s bed. The rooms are actually more spacious in reality than they appear in the photos. Everything about renting this house went smoothly, from being welcomed to saying goodbye.