Amsterdam is a relatively small city with an extensive offering of shopping, food, entertainment and culture. So, everyone has easy access to everything. There are not that many locations, however, where so much is reachable within minutes of walking. Keizersgracht 380 is positioned in the middle of the Western canal area, a location that might be optimal in terms of access:
Nine streets
The ‘SOHO’ of Amsterdam, the ‘nine streets’, can be found in the side streets of the Keizersgracht at each side of the house. These streets hold many of Amsterdam’s interesting and fashionable stores (and restaurants), and on the weekends create a very pleasant buzz of people strolling around or sitting at the side walk cafes.
Jordaan
De Jordaan, generally considered the most pitoresque of the Amsterdam neighbourhoods, and home to numerous restaurants, bars and small shops, starts one block away from the house.
Leidseplein
The Leidseplein area, with its movie theaters, the Stadsschouwburg and other traditional theaters, the two main pop/world music venues in the city (Paradiso and Melkweg), several nightclubs, and many bars and restaurants, is an eight minute walk from the house.
Spui
The Spui, with its many bookstores, bars, restaurants, as well as an outdoor art and book market, is less than a five minute walk from the house.
Events
Many major outdoor events in Amsterdam, take place close to the Keizersgracht. Good examples are Queens Day and the Prinsengracht concert (classical music) that are both celebrated mostly on the water of the Prinsengracht.