Erik was a really great host. We came a little earlier than expected, but he welcomed us and was still in the cleaning process. The room was very clean and comfortable, as was the bathroom, which we had to ourselves. There was only one (big) blanket in the bed, so if you are not fine with that, bring extra stuff or ask Erik in advance.
Since Erik lives upstairs, reachable by an extra staircase, we did not see him at all. We could have come to him for any questions though. Erik gave us a really helpful city guide and told us good places to go. The only thing that bothered us was the mini fridge in the room, which made noises even if turned to the minimum (which Erik told us to do if it gets loud). So maybe ask him if you can Unplug it, if there is no food inside...

The area was great, really multicultural, a lot of small kiosks and bakeries, not too many supermarkets though. Busses, trams or metro are easy to reach and there is a nice little park at Porte de Halle where we had breakfast.

Thanks so much for this accomodation, we really enjoyed our Brussels trip!