Guus welcomed us into his beautiful, light apartment right on the Amstel, the room was just like the photos and came with a helpful room 'manual'. We didn't see too much more of him as the living area is not shared, we felt this made him a bit unapproachable for advice about Amsterdam (though he seemed like a really friendly guy).
We hired bikes so everything is pretty close, maybe just over 1km to the centre city. Also there are restaurants right underneath the apartment.
Thanks Guus, we really loved Amsterdam.