Nice clean self-contained bed-sit apartment with private ensuite bathroom. It shares the entrance hall and stairs with Maarten's apartment which is on the floor above. It is completely private - like one's own apartment with shared staircase. Kettle and a few other amenities make it just like a hotel room as advertised. no kitchen as such but you won't want/need one in this area. Some standard Amsterdam steep stairs to the second floor.
The view is really very nice - overlooking the Keizergracht canal with a great view of a little bridge, the canal and the canal houses over the other side - archetypical Amsterdam. And the area -the nine streets area - is a lively grid of canals speckled with really nice little boutique shops cafes museums galleries and restaurants.
A short tram ride or pleasant 15/20 minute walk in either direction gets you to the big museum/gallery area or the central station.
Maarten was very communicative pre-arrival; check in was simple using Maarten's cafe around the corner; he made it clear he was available upstairs but I didn't need him and i didn't see him at all during my stay.
Highly recommended.