My 13 year old daughter and I stayed at Berith's lovely apartment in July and had a truly perfect first trip to Amersterdam. We loved her place which was nicely quiet at night, clean, well-decorated and safe, and allowed us easy access to Amsterdam Central Station by a 2-3 minute ferry that runs 24/7. We also got to explore Amsterdam North with all the hip new restaurants along the way! Berith knows and loves her city and is very insightful about places to go and things to do (she clued us in on a great alternative art show in the newly developed NDSM). Her block has everything you need: the bus to Central Station, a bike rental store, a coffee shop, and grocery stores. We rented bikes right down the block and biked over ever day. What fun! Berith and her family are so kind and lovely, and she even worked out a misunderstanding with our bike rental place. Thank you, Berith, we will definitely be back!!