Hi we had THE most amazing time at Marijke's amazing flat. The place looks even more gorgeous in real life, and was really clean and homely feeling. Marijke gave us loads of information about the area and some fantastic recommendations for things to do and places to eat ( and we did ALL of them!) and really enjoyed ourselves. We were there for 6 nights and really go to explore the city and the local area. The local area is great and really vibrant. There are great bars and restaurants, a food street market, a huge warehouse complex with street food and shops and a cinema which we explored. We were also really fortunate to have great weather and experience Amsterdam over New Year - the fireworks and bangers were great! Marijke's friend Lara met us at the apartment to give us the keys and show us around, and was really sweet. We were unfortunately delayed by a couple of hours getting there but texted Lara and she was really nice about it and patently waited for us. She met us when we were leaving also so we could drop off the keys, all in a very timely manner which made the whole experience a total pleasure. We really hope to return to Amsterdam and definitely will be asking Marijke if we can stay there again! Over all - AMAZING. Highly recommend it!!!