Shawna was a great host and her place is a comfortable, central place to stay in Amsterdam! My wife and I stayed in The Backroom for several days while exploring the city and found it to be an excellent place to rest after walking through the city. Walk in any direction for just a few minutes and you'll be at all of the hot spots that you'd want to visit as a tourist and the bus stop is very close by if you want to travel a little further.

It was cold in Amsterdam while were there but Shawna provided space heaters to keep the place at a reasonable temperature. The bed is very comfortable and there is plenty of room to store your luggage.

One thing to be aware of (which Shawna already calls out in her listing) is that you have to walk through the first floor of their house to reach the Backroom but honestly, it wasn't an issue at all.