My fiancée and I absolutely loved our stay at Ad & Anna’s. Theirs is truly a gem. We were in town for a conference and decided to stay a few extra days to explore the city. The conference recommended some nice hotels, but we decided to stay at this place instead. And man, I cannot emphasize how happy we are with our decision. If you’re debating between a few AirBNB spaces, choose this one already. It’s a no-brainer! Let me count some ways:
(1.)	Jordaan! This place is in the amazing Jordaan district, which is the antithesis of the congested, tourist-filled city center. Jordaan turned out to be everything we hoped Amsterdam would be –beautiful, historic, full of friendly people and lovely shops. There’s a fantastic restaurant just down the street, and the best apple pie in Amsterdam is just a 5-minute walk away. Suffice to say we could walk –everywhere-- from this location. We felt like we could live like locals.
(2.)	Ad & Anna are amazing hosts. They are truly deserving of super host status –it shows in their attention to detail and conscientious efforts to make their guests comfortable. They are also wonderful, wonderful human beings. I felt welcome the moment I met Anna, as if I was coming home to a good friend.
(3.)	The space itself is roomy and very comfortable. We had the chance to visit our colleagues in their “nice” hotel rooms, and we saw how small and cramped everything was. This place is so much better. The bathroom is a great size, the comfy bed fits two with plenty room to spare, and there’s lots of extra space for you to spread out. I’m a husky 200+ lb man, and I was more than pleased.
(4.)	Perhaps our favorite part of staying at this place is the proximity we felt to history. My fiancée is an anthropologist, so she absolutely loves this kind of thing. Her favorite part of our stay was the fact that we could hear the beautiful Westerkerk church bells from home. They’ve been ringing for 400+ years and are the same bells that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding. Knowing these and hearing them in person, it takes your breath away. In the words of Anne Frank, “…the chiming of the Westertoren clock, which tells us the time every quarter hour…I liked it from the start; it sounds so reassuring, especially at night.”
For these reasons, I highly recommend Ad & Anna’s. My fiancée and I can’t wait to return in the future.