After being welcomed at the apartment and helping us get our heavy bags up the 2 steep flights of (typical Dutch) stairs, Martine gave us a tour of the apartment and gave us some ideas of local places to go. She was very helpful and easy-going about our arrival time, which was great after our 10 hour flight. The apartment had everything we needed and the location was perfect for our reunions with friends in the Amsterdam area. The apartment's proximity to trams, busses and taxis was excellent. There is a large grocery just a couple blocks away as well as a Saturday food market just around the corner. Thanks Martine, we hope to return and use your place again. It was lovely!