Location, location, location…
Apartment of Ingo & Marlies was located perfectly in the canal ring of Amsterdam. View from the window is awesome with a beautiful bridge, and Singel Canal with actually two angles which gives you panoramic views. Large living room windows, which start from knee-high, all the way to the ceiling makes the open-floor living area very bright and roomy. Also there’s another small canal (passage) on the side of the building which is front of the kitchen and the bedroom. Being on the 2nd floor (or 1st in Europe) gives you a perfect vantage point for canal view and people watching. Not too high, or not too low.
We were able to walk pretty much EVERY major attraction destination within 5-20 minutes walk. From the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum to Rembrandt Square, from Red Light District to Jordaan, from Pijp to Nine Streets, from Amstel River to 7 Bridges, we walked everywhere with ease.
Uber works fine for further away destinations, we didn’t really get into the trams and buses, as the time was limited for us.
Ingo met us at the apartment upon our arrival, and had a nice chat with us with lots of information and recommendations about the city. He is very accessible with Airbnb’s messaging system, you can expect responds almost within minutes.
Overall, it was an awesome experience for us, I highly recommend Amsterdam as your next destination in Europe and Ingo’s place is a perfect fit to make your vacation even more memorable.
All the best!
Arda
p.s. Watch out for the bicycles (seriously), there's zillion of them, they're always in a hurry, and they never stop!!