This is the experience that has ensured I will never use Airbnb again in my life.
I expect that James will reply to this review in the same way he has to other critical ones below, simply stating that they are not accurate. Any person who wishes to rent this property is free to DM me for the pictures and screenshots of chat as proof.
James was not available to check me in. I arrived to the apartment where the keys were left behind a plant pot outside. The door was rather tricky to open and a passerby saw me struggling and helped me to get in. The apartment was very unclean, a lot of dust , towel on the floor, bed unmade. I reached out to James to express my concern, only for him to tell me that the apartment was clean and that he had made the bed himself. Interestingly, he later said to my boyfriend (in expletive ladened messages) that he was in fact in Amsterdam at the time of my trip. James insisted that I call him via WhatsApp - an interesting trick by him that I now understand was because Airbnb can only moderate host behaviour on the app. Long story short, James spoke to me in a very unkind manner reducing me to tears, after which I decided that I could not stay there and left the apartment. I did not stay at the property, and would not have even wanted to be hosted by someone who treated me in such a way, but because I was unable to follow a fairly complex feedback or complaint process with Airbnb, I am not entitled to any of my money back. The decision was left in the hands of James, who of course thought it was the right thing to keep my money after I did not spend more than 20 minutes in his apartment. Since I didn't get any of my money back, I can only leave a review here and hope that the same thing doesn't happen to anyone else.
Despite all of the above, the apartment is well located and does have a somewhat design aesthetic. If you can get over the lack of cleanliness and abusive nature of the host this could be the right place for you.