I stayed at Mariano's place for two months so my perspective is a long term one. The apartment is very nice, about 40 square meters, close to Metro station Botanique (max. 10 minutes working distance). I liked the area of Saint Josse ten Noode pretty much. The most important thing: Mariano is the perfect host in every respect. He dealt with every problem as fast as possible. Just one example: when I moved in the stove was not working and Mariano replaced it within a few hours. For a longer stay the rent is not really cheap, also because of the tourist tax which is added upon the daily rate. Note, that this is written from a long term perspective when 4,50 Euro per day accumulate over time. For shorter stays the rent is alright, I would say. The only slightly annyoing thing was the broken sofa. Since I did not sleep on it it was not a big problem but I think it should be replaced with something more solid and of a better quality especially when it is used as a bed.