Be prepared for those Amsterdam stairs and pack light! Breakfast every morning with a great view overlooking the canal. My room overlooked a beautiful garden too; room was very quiet too, with no noise coming through the walls.
There's a great little grocery store "Markt" around the corner and a block up that had wonderfully fresh fruit, vegetables and cheese. Rembrandtplein is two blocks away and along that street is a beautiful old theater that you can tour in the mornings.
Tram stop is half a block away and takes you directly to Amsterdam Central.