Kristel's apartment is absolutely beautiful, sunny and extremely spacious. We've stayed in Amsterdam many times, but never on the east side. There's a 3 tram right outside the front door which will loop you around the permitter of the center city, but the metro is just 4 blocks away and will zip you back and forth to Amsterdam Centraal (and several stops in between) in less than 10 minutes. There's also an albert heijn grocery store conveniently located 3 blocks away, several breakfasts spots and a couple of gyms. The neighborhood is residential and very quiet and peaceful. A walk home from center city late at night is also only about 30 minutes. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our two week stay!