Vanguard B&B
 

Can anyone give me any feedback on the Vanguard B&B. Is it in a good location, ie. , close to restaurants and shops and the center of things or at least a short walk away. Since we are only there 2 days, we probably will not be able to focus on the museums but will instead focus our time on exploring the city itself.

Are you going to ask for each and any B&B?

I use GoogleMaps to get an idea on that sort of information.

go to this map:
https://goo.gl/maps/aDWCm
The get directions to what ever you want to visit.
Amsterdam is quite compact and public transport works well too.

I should have added you could find something near the city centre if you really wanted to.