Wonderful space and you can't beat the location! We really appreciated that there were no steep stairs! We've stayed in many apartments and houseboats in previous visits but what made this special was the canal was quiet, yet provided enough "people-watching" while we sat and had wine on the terrace. We just watch life go by...people on boats, tiny cars, scooters, on foot and best yet...on bike - lots and lots of bikes!
Albert Heijn is just "around the block" - where we bought our food, snacks, water and coffee. Everything - shopping, food, museums, coffeeshops (wink-wink) - was in close proximity that we walked a ton more than usual and rode bikes when we planned to go outside of the canal rings.
Many great places to eat & drink nearby, but we discovered one on our last day there...it's further down Keizersgracht called "The Avocado Show". O...M...G...it was amazing. If we discovered it earlier in our stay, we would have tried every item on the menu. A must- try!
We're not big coffee drinkers but when we rent a place, it always came with a Nespresso machine and we always vowed to buy one when we got home to California. Joop's place had one (actually 2 - one was tucked away but not being used I guess) and we spent more time drinking our cappuccinos and lattes on the terrace, although we love to buy them at a cafe and people watch. Saved money doing that! Anyway...we finally bought one a few days after coming home and we're loving it! Thanks for the reminder that we always wanted one, Joop! But it's not the same without us on your terrace!

We would most definitely stay at this apartment again.