As a young couple who like a smoke we were more than happy staying here, Lida was an excellent host, very friendly and smiley, it was easy to locate, the area is busy during the day but very quiet at night, perfect to sit outside and take it all in (including the lovely herbs) the room and toilet was sparkling, and extremely big for Amsterdam! Going from room to outside was easy so no complaints enough but the stairs are narrow so a fun challenge to handle, wouldn’t suggest it if you are packing with massive luggage or have disabilities. (Or drunk) ;) We were given our own set of keys one for our room, one for the door outside of the room connecting the stairs but we kept this open for convenience, and a third set for the front door.
Although the outside was being renovated when we stayed and the front door was squeaky and loud when closed. You could hardly hear it from our room on the second floor.
We had an amazing time and saw every bit of Amsterdam, a 40 second walk across the road gets you to the number 14 tram which will take you to the Artis Zoo in no time and the centre of dam in 15 minutes, so travelling is a total breeze.
I highly recommend this for anybody wanting to experience Amsterdam young or old. 😄😄