Mariska's place is in a nice quiet area of town. The free ferry and directions from Amsterdam Centraal are very convienent. If you have luggage you may want to Uber the first time as its 10 minute walk but with bags is more like 15. We like the location, it was easy to get to Amsterdam city center but nice to be able to remove ourselves from it. Not as many restaurants but very easy to get to Centrall and explore the city.
Matt