TLDR. We will definitely stay here again!
We lived in Ghent for two months with two children (4 yrs. and 7 mo.). Very comfortable small townhouse with all the necessities. Lots of small touches, too, like flowers on the windowsills. The kitchen/living room spacious. The house is clean and has recently been remodeled.
The owners are very kind and friendly: they told us about the neighborhood and city, gave us extra towels on request, and even gave us a small crib for our infant!
There is a small garage that allows you to store rented bicycles and baby strollers, which is very convenient.
The kitchen is spacious, with a washing machine, microwave, coffee machine, oven, and pots and pans. There is even a set of knives and scissors for cooking, which is usually a problem in family apartments like this. The previous guests also left a lot of tea, salt, sugar, flour, shampoo, etc.
There are two bedrooms with very comfortable beds and warm blankets (big plus in October). The temperature can be controlled directly, so no need to suffer with central heating being too hot or cold.
There is no washing machine. It’s a big negative, when one has two children. Next door there is a laundry mat, where you ca wash clothes for 4.5 Euros and spend an extra 2 – 3 Euros to dry them. The owners are also willing to wash clothes for 10 Euros a basket. This was expensive for us, as we usually have to wash clothes once every other day back home in Moscow due to the kids.
We were in the apartment in October and there were a lot of mosquitoes, which is apparently a general problem in Ghent. It’s important to keep this in mind if you will be there during mosquito season. The owners provided us with some anti-mosquito plug-ins to start off, but we ended up needing more. The supermarket does not sell these separately, so it’s better to bring some with you just in case.
Around the corner, there is a 24 hour store and 7 minutes away (by foot) there is a supermarket. On Dendermondsesteenweg (where the supermarket is) there are a lot of Turkish restaurants, as well as Bulgarian and Turkish bakeries. They all have fresh foods, baguettes, and baklava. They are really good and this area is cheaper for a quick meal than the center of the city.