We had a wonderful stay in Sander's house and would definitely recommend it!

The house is located in a great area of Amsterdam, just off Leidseplein, in between the vibrant shopping areas and the quieter museum and canal areas, and very close to everything you'd want to see in Amsterdam. It's a 10min walk to Museumplein or DAM square.

Sander is an amazing host! His wife welcomed us on the first day and they had pre-filled the kitchen with sodas, fruits, Nutella, breakfast food and even champagne! During our stay, we experienced a small heat/shower malfunction (because of something that happened in the neighborhood) and Sander took very good care of us and handled it immediately - he even managed to get a mechanic to come fix it on New Year's Day!!!

Our group was composed of 5 adults (2 couples and 1 single) + 1 kid (2 1/2 years old) and we felt like we had enough room to all feel comfortable. The ground floor and first floor are large and cozy social areas and there is also a large outside deck on the first floor.

However, 3 small things to bear in mind (to be fully informed):
1) on the second floor there are 2 rooms with thin walls meaning: little privacy between the 2 rooms and the room that gives on the street can get quite noisy at night because of kids partying in nearby clubs (we stayed around New Year's Eve so it might have been noisier than usual)
2) on the third floor the room is a mezzanine open on the stairs but sound isolation between floors is great so this really wasn't a problem
3) just like in every Amsterdam central house the stairs are extremely steep: not fit for old people or young kids (we had to carry the 2 year old up and down but it proved easier than we initially thought and the house has stair safety for kids).

Overall, great house + great location + great host = we had a wonderful stay and would definitely recommend staying at Sander's!