Frederik's apartment is 7 minutes from the city center, but it is also only two minutes from some very cosy local bars. It is super easy to get to from the central train station and just far enough away from the city center so that you can sleep without drunk tourists making a racket at night. You can tell that Frederik puts a lot of effort into making his guests feel welcome, he even left us a small bottle of champagne since we were his first guests.

If you get lucky, you might even get to meet Frederik himself. He was kind enough to pick me up from the train station and show me a couple of his favorite bars. I would strongly advise taking all of his suggestions about what to do/see in Ghent (and what beers to try). I spent almost three hours in the STAM museum at the beginning of the day and found that it gave me a much better understanding of the city and raised my enjoyment of the rest of the city.