This very large place, in a great part of the city, and was an enjoyable stay. There are LOADS of restaurants and bars that never seem to sleep, always very busy, just the way I like it. The bedrooms are facing an inner courtyard, so its quiet and cosy, with a large balcony that both rooms have access to. Perfect for breakfast! Soundproofing is pretty good. Very close to the Rijks etc. Close to a good subway. Close to tram line 24. All mod cons are available in the apt, nothing to complain about there, except maybe a dryer! Beds are nice and firm, youll get a good nights sleep. Very friendly Jakob who met us to hand over the 2 sets of keys and give a go-through of the place. Complimentary coffee capsule machine! Plenty of towels. Large fridge, small freezer compartment ( some premade ice cubes would be nice, just a foot note)
There are a few improvements to be made though: most of them minor.
Our apartment was a 3 floor walk up, no elevator on very narrow stairs. My dad who is 73 got very winded ( so did I for that matter!) and it was a pain to get our rather heavy luggage up. The young Jakub, who personally met us offered to take them on arrival, very nice young chap!
When we arrived, we wanted to relax for a bit before heading out, that was not possible bc the apartment hadn't been cleaned yet. We could leave our luggage though, that was nice. We arrived on check in time, 2 pm. So we went to the Van Gogh museum. Returned at 5 pm and the apartment was just ready, the cleaners were leaving.
No washing up liquid, cleaning liquid for toilet, extra bags for the garbage, things like that, so that needs to be picked up at the local store 3 mins away, for a longer stay.
Quite a lot of scuff marks on the walls, most likely from peoples luggage, its a minor niggle, but kind of brings the appearance of the place down a bit, shame for such a, fresh nice place! likewise "missing" artwork on some walls. I understand you cant repaint every time there is a mark on a wall, of course.
I would have liked a channel guide for the TV, or maybe there is one and I just missed it.
Whilst the bathroom and toilet were nice and fresh looking, the shower is VERY slippery, so be aware of that, I almost went arse over tit first time! Plenty of hot water for 3. There is a bathtub separate from the shower, but in the same room, so 2 people can shower at once, which is great if you're pressed for time.
One problem with the bathroom is that the plumbing in the building is not great, thus, after the first shower, the bathroom absolutely stank of sewer smells. This was confirmed when we met some other guests in the building. (the whole building is Air bnb.) There is no real ventilation. Toilet also smelled of urine bc of the pipes. We bough cleaning supplies. Maybe a toilet cube or something would be good to mask any smell.
All in all, the location was great, and we had a great stay. We could call Jakub or Nadia (?) any time, 24 hours a day, which was very nice, they both did a great job.
Would recommend!