Rick’s place is very clean. The apartment has a really nice view. The bed is very comfortable. Their is usually another guest in Rick’s apartment and the bathroom is shared. I did not have any problems sharing the bathroom. Though the apartment is not necessarily city center where all the tourist action and sites are, it is in a lovely location next to a very nice park and pretty much everything is accessible in 20/30 min on either bus or tram from his place. The bus picks up very close to the apartment building and the tram is about a 8/9 min walk away (you can easily take the bus to the tram). Rick responds quickly and was very kind when I had multiple adjustments that I had to make to my travel arrangements. Overall a very pleasant stay and I would recommend to anyone, especially if you want to see areas of Amsterdam that aren’t just the canal district.