Joop was a terrific host - not only offering up some facts about the house and neighborhood and providing books and brochures, but leaving a few croissants and a bottle of wine in the kitchen. The location of the apartment could not be better; it is directly on the canal between 2 of the '9 shopping streets' of Amsterdam. My local Dutch friends were very impressed that we'd managed to get a place to stay in that area.

The apartment was charming and lovely (built in the 1740s I believe) and split between sides of the house with a hallway between (living room and bedroom in the front, bathroom and kitchen area in the rear) but it was not an inconvenience at all - it was great because one person could 'make noise' in the back when the other was sleeping in the front.