We were visiting a friend for a month and this place was the closest. We debated being on a quiet back street by a canal instead, or perhaps right in the middle of town, but after being here I'm glad we chose this one and not just because our friend was near by. We grew to like it a lot.
We found it a great apartment to live in, spacious, airy, morning sun, evening sun shines into another room through a window at the back which looks out onto a fantastic set of courtyards full of big trees and lots of greenery and birds and swallows at dusk flying above. Many nights we had one or two friends over for dinner - we had more space than they did.
It's close to all kinds of things useful for actual living, like both a day and a night "winkel", cafes where locals hang out, an excellent craft brewery with take away or tastings and interesting owners - all within three minutes walk (I timed it to be sure). Only slightly further are a number of grocery stores (the most cost effective way to eat) plus one of Gent's two train stations (not a side route, it has direct access to most locations), yet more cafes, and other practical things like kids playgrounds, bakeries, a hardware store.
There are numerous paths and park areas good for an evening stroll, often next to a river or canal. Crossing the main street takes you to a wide no-car biking/walking path. Besides being a useful route and good starting point for out of town bike excursions the path makes it easy to practice your biking in Belgium before braving any of the numerous "fietsstraat"s. A popular one heading in or out of town is right at the corner.
On the days we did tourist stuff we found the centre an easy walk and once we gained confidence riding our bikes all of Gent was surprisingly close.
The owners were accommodating and helpful when we spoke to them though we rarely needed to do that so I can't say much except they were a very nice young couple.