Marijke was there to welcome us when we arrived, then she was gone overnight, so we had a very quiet place to ourselves. We had full access to the bedroom, half bathroom and full bathroom. Bedroom has twin bed down below and double bed up a bunkbed style ladder. The room is in the front end of the apt; the large window (with shades) is right on the sidewalk. You sometimes hear kids playing outside, or walking conversations, but we used the room mainly to sleep, so it was not a real issue. There is a mini-fridge and instant coffee and tea bags, but we moved around too much to have to resort to using these. The bed is pretty comfortable, the bathroom and shower are awesome. The apt is a 5 minute walk to the train station; 20-30 minute walk to central Amsterdam. Marijke has pamphlets with good maps of the area, which was extremely helpful. The apt is in a working class residential area. Quiet and felt fairly safe.