When we travel, we hope for experiences and memories that would at least have some come true as we had planned. ALL WAS BETTER THAN EXPECTED here! Marjolijn's place exceeded all expectations. The location could not have been more ideal with museums, trams, shops, parks, concert halls, cafes, restaurants all within 1-3 blocks from the apartment. The neighborhood is the most chic and safe in Amsterdam. It was like living in the Upper East Side of NYC next MET. Here you get to do all the things that you want as a visitor while getting to know what the Dutch do in everyday life. The quality of the apartment's furnishing is the top with Italian-designed sofa and bed as well as lighting that is well positioned, warm, and beautiful, including the chandelier. Re light, you won't have to worry about natural sunlight either. The apartment has many large windows all along the walls and it is on the first floor with a balcony on a corner street. (This amenity is really rare in Amsterdam where most airbnb offers are in the ground floor with no natural sunlight or view) You can spend hours inside the apartment, if you want, and just watch the scenes of the streets, hear the church bells on Sunday, or look at the ancients buildings and monuments. But if you watch the scenes with the windows closed, you can't hear anything because the windows are of high quality with noise-proof locking. The shades are panels that you can also control how much natural light you want. The photos of the place are exactly "as is".so you will have a spacious apartment that is clean without any clutter of the type of place on other Airbnb offers in Amsterdam. Most of all, a place is special because Marjolijn is indeed a SUPER HOST. Communications was excellent, responsive on all counts. Her kindness is like having a friend while in a foreign country. I became really sick while staying here. She came to help me with everything that I could have needed to get better. Her partner, Eric, was just as kind. They called and arranged for local things that I couldn't do myself. I found this apartment after hours of research and looking at tens of offers. In the end, I stayed here and really glad that I did. I hope that you will have the same luck as I did. I will definitely stay here again when I come back to Amsterdam!