When we arrived Christel was away so she asked us to ring a friend when we arrived at Groenplaats (5 mins away), who arrived 5 mins later to let us in and drop off the keys, so "check in" was very efficient with no waiting around etc.

On first impression the flat is very, well, impressive. The big open spaces, high ceilings, and the mix of old plaster walls and beams with the new bits are simply stunning. It really is a space that makes you happy just to be in. It's also right in the middle of things in the city, we found that as we went out exploring everything seemed to eventually lead us home!

We found the place to be very clean and well equipped, the shower which isn't pictured is very nice and very big and has good pressure and heat etc. Beers in the fridge were a nice touch, was nice to come back on our first nice and relax with some nice Trappist beer.

Overall I couldn't recommend it highly enough, compared to the prices of local hotels (which are also further out) Christel's is far better value and is much, much nicer to stay in.