My wife and I chose to stay in this location because of our priorities: we wanted to be close to the action of the city, not have to worry too much about public transport and to just be able to leave our home and walk out to explore Amsterdam.
Fleur's apartment fulfilled all of our needs and expectations. Nothing we wanted to visit was more than about 1.5km's away. There were plenty of great places to eat right on our doorstep.
Fleur was very accommodating with our arrival time which we changed a few times because of flight changes.
The surrounding area is very lively so people wanting peace and quiet should look elsewhere. For us though it was perfect.