Johan was an even better host than we ever could have dreamed of. We had been in a rural area without wifi before arriving, so we missed his detailed directions to his house, yet he was gracious enough to come find us and walk us back!!
After a short lovely walk filled with history of the street and info on current exhibits that would interest us, he showed us around the apartment , which was filled with all sorts of maps (including one of all the vegetarian friendly restaurants around!!). He had left us beer, water, fruit, and nuts, which we really appreciated since we had been traveling all day without eating anything and were too tired to go out exploring the first night. Did I mention that he came to rescue us at 11pm? Sweetest man alive, seriously!
We were only upset about one thing - that we didn't have time to hang out with Johan and have a drink, because we had too many pre-arranged plans. Oh, yeah, and the area was perfect. Safe, easy to get to (after reading the directions;)), and close to ( but not too close to) Gentse Feesten.