We arrived at Esther's late afternoon on the Friday after she gave us instructions to get to the apartment. We arrived and were briefly introduced before she left us to our own devices, not before showing us the ins and outs of the flat along with giving us some info about the area. We found the flat to be really homely, it's lovingly decorated and obviously well looked after! The 2 balconies were really nice, the back one was most utilised as it was a little more private. We found all the information that Esther left for us to be super helpful, she even included her own guide for local bars and restaurants as well as maps which were infinitely handy to have in our bags! The apartment has all the commodities you could need, TV, WIFI, and even AirPlay speakers which was really useful! Any questions we had were quickly answered through the app and Esther was a fantastic host! Location wise you couldn't really ask for more! 3 minutes walk away from vondelpark which takes you through to the museums (Van Gogh, Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk) and from there centrum were you'll find all the shops, bars and restaurants. That's not to say there's none around the apartment! There's plenty of choice for food and drink nearby with some lovely local restaurants and bars. We found the area to be really nice, we felt very safe walking about at night and just far enough from centrum that you weren't tripping over stag dos and hen parties! As for coffee shops, there's a few in the local area, one very close but I would not recommend it as they obviously saw a tourist and definitely stiffed me on a gram, so buyer beware! All in all, we had a great time in the apartment as well as the city, we would definitely consider using Esther's flat again next time we are in the city! Thanks a bunch!