Xander's apartment is located about 20-30 minutes walk / bus / tram to central Amsterdam, which is great for being close to the Central without being in it. It was as advertised in the photos, and is 1 flight of stairs up, which I was informed of in advance by Xander. There are many nearby restaurants (recommend Restaurant Freud - check out it's story), grocery stores, and a park about 5 minutes walk away for our dogs. Xander was great at communicating, and checked in to make sure we were all set!