My girlfriend and I stayed for 3 nights in Simon and Gisele's home. It was perfect. Everything was about a 15 minute walk and at most 30 mins. You don't need to take public transportation anywhere in Amsterdam. Their home is close to everything. They offered us bicycles but we preferred to walk.
It is about a 20 minute cab ride from the airport, 30 mins by train.
We had incredibly bad luck getting to Amsterdam but Simon and his family were incredibly helpful. They sent us many information and highlights for Amsterdam which was very helpful. Definitely worth staying here.