Our stay at Janet’s place gave us mixed feelings.
Janet was quite welcoming and helpful as a hostess and took very good care of the room’s cleanness.
However, regarding our arrival time, we got very anxious as we reached Amsterdam in the afternoon and she told us on the same day it wouldn’t be possible to open up the door if we arrived between 18:00-19:00, which was the time we would approximately reach her place. Also, there are many steep stairs inside and outside of her place and I would strongly suggest this place only to young and completely physically healthy people -with no exaggeration.
Moreover, there was a very strict policy regarding quietness in the house that made us feel quite uncomfortable. She expected that not even the slightest sound is heard at night and asked us to remove our shoes when we entered the house so that no noise is made. We respected this policy but thought that it was a bit extreme to this extent since you have guests who pay for a room in your house and you must expect that certain small noises will be heard. In addition, she gave us keys to lock our room but we often realised that she entered anyway as things were moved.
We also struggled a bit with the room’s temperature as it was very cold and we had to turn on the heating which was turned off somehow after a while.
Overall, Janet’s place was a cozy stay but due to these issues it did not make us feel fully comfortable.