Upon arrival, I noticed scaffolding from construction work outside the property. However, the host assured me that it was only scaffolding and there would be no actual work being carried out during my stay.
Unfortunately, this was not the case. I was awoken on the second morning of my stay at 8a.m. to the noise of footsteps on the scaffolding outside my second story window. This noise quickly escalated to a deafening drilling sound which continued until approximately 4p.m. that evening. I of course could not stand the noise so quickly left the apartment for the day, only returning at lunch to see if the work was continuing (it was).
The worst part of all of this however was to be realised upon my return to the apartment again that evening. The construction work had caused a massive amount of dark, black (and probably toxic) dust to leak into the room through unsealed cracks in the windows. This dust had covered the room, all of my possessions, the bed linen, towels etc.
If it had not have been due to the terrible construction work going on I would have given this listing a much better review. However, due to the fact that I was not told about any of this prior to arrival and the issue being played down in the beginning, I would strongly recommend anyone look elsewhere for accommodation in Amsterdam.