David’s flat was really lovely and clean. Everything was prepared for our arrival and the heater was fantastic for a cold December in Brussels. The neighborhood felt safe and very quiet, if a little too quiet at times - a lot of restaurants and bars were closed, perhaps for the Christmas break.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, but unfortunately on the last night David called us repeatedly asking if everything was okay, before eventually admitting that he actually had a 'request' - we were told that a cleaner and the next guests would be arriving at 10.30am the next day, even though the checkout time is listed as 3.00pm. David's reasoning was that it was New Years Eve and "It's Airbnb, not a hotel, and flexibility is required" the 'request' and the way it was communicated, was a bit stressful and meant we couldn't use the bathroom after the cleaner's visit (which he eventually changed to 1.30pm - still earlier than we expected to be checking out)), and we couldn’t do as we’d planned on the last day of our holiday, since we were burdened with our luggage. A real shame since everything else was of such a high standard.
I would strongly suggest that David amend his check-in time to be after the check-out time, since for the 4/5 hour overlap, he is technically charging two sets of guests and not allowing time for a cleaner between the two. This to me is unacceptable. Airbnb or not.