Herman's place was terrific. He connected us with a friend, Rose, who met us to let us into the place. When we missed our train from Paris and were going to be a couple hours later (almost midnight) getting in, she was great about it. The apartment abuts an elementary schoolyard so there is a natural alarm clock of children screaming on school days starting about mid-morning, which we found pleasant. My parents slept in the master bed upstairs which they found incredibly comfortable. I slept on the sofa bed downstairs which was - not comfortable but I am a deep sleeper. We loved having a washer & dryer but had some trouble at first understanding the cycles (words were in Swedish I think?) The location is great, a comfortable and safe neighborhood only a block from the tram station, with a mini-grocery & fruit stand across the street and a larger grocery nearby, an Italian restaurant serving outside until a late hour, bars, cafes, canals, and the lovely Vondelpark. The young and healthy could bike or walk into town - our party are altogether old and decrepit and forced to rely on the tram. We loved having the very necessary wi-fi but it did go out on about our 5th or 6th day there and we didn't know how to fix it. The master bedroom and the only full bathroom, with excellent large shower and washer dryer, are up an alarming staircase which is pictured I believe so just be aware! There is also a half-bath downstairs, so the sofa-bed sleeper can use that in the night. Plenty of light, no problems with climate control. All in all a clean convenient place to sleep, bathe, and use the internet between outings.