The apartment was clean. Appears slightly smaller than in the pictures, but still big enough for two travellers.
Communication with Sam was sometimes a bit erratic. I really hate criticising my hosts knowing they have to try hard to keep their guests happy, but this check-in experience was really bad. Even though I had announced my check-in time well in advance and even sent an extra message on my arrival at the train station in Brussels, letting Sam know when exactly he could expect me, I had to wait 40 minutes in front of the house. Sam was not available and had not sent me the code for the key box. Eventually I had to contact Airbnb for help. (BTW the staff was extremely polite and helpful.) Sam apologized and explained his phone did not work properly. Well, ... there are so many ways to communicate these days and everyone knows someone who has got a mobile phone they could use for a minute or two. If all that fails, why not show up in person?