Alin was a great host and the room was big and beautiful, as promised. The neighborhood felt safe and it was easy to walk or take the train wherever we wanted to go. Directions to the apartment were easy, and he was there when we arrived. He even offered us some fruit as we waited for him to finish preparing the room! He had plenty of sightseeing suggestions as well.

The only drawback was the shared bathroom. There are 2 other rooms in the unit occupied by guests, and so that means 6 people sharing a single toilet and shower. My travel mate waited 30 long minutes one morning to use the bathroom because someone was taking a very, very long shower. Alin had plenty of reminders for lots of things around the apartment (how to lock the door, for example) and it would have been nice if one of them was a reminder to keep showers short. Also, be advised that the restaurants up the street from the apartment are overpriced tourist traps...our dinner there was disappointing, and after spending a few days in Bruxelles we realized how many better (and cheaper) options there are out there!