Erik's house is located about 10 minutes from the next Metro Station in the South-Eastern part of Amsterdam. With the metro it takes about 20 minutes to go to the city centre. I have been working in Amsterdam for a month and was staying at Erik's place during that time. Erik was a wonderful host, very helpful and always up for a chat. We sat down for a bit of talking a couple of times and Erik always had a beer and some interesting information for me. The area he is living at is a peaceful, multicultural neighborhood and the room was just as described. I can warmly recommend Erik!