We stayed in the studio for 4 months and found it perfect for us. The pull-down bed is great space-saving idea and the studio does have plenty of storage with all the cupboards able to fit all of our stuff in. The kitchen was big enough for our needs, the fridge/freezer big enough to fit things in to last a week. The oven and hob is easy to use. The coffee machine in the studio was a bonus!

The location is perfect for the city centre. We could walk to the city centre in a few minutes. The bakery over the road did fresh bread and cakes which we both enjoyed. The take-away across the road was a popular place for the students and we enjoyed the flemish fries from there!

Gent in general is a beautiful city, we enjoyed going up to the Graslei when the sun was out and sitting in one of the bars and restaurants. The train stations are a little walk from the centre, they offer good transport links, Brugge is only about 20 minutes away, Ostende is not far either, so transport is good.

The only negative I would have is the parking in the city centre, it is not cheap to pay on the street, for a weekend or a few days this would not be a problem, but for our stay we could not afford to pay by meter on the street. Jan did let us park on his street which did not have a meter on, which helped. On a positive note, with the studio being so close to the centre we found we did not need the car through the week and with the trains being so clean and efficient with popular destinations so close we could easily survive without the car.

So overall we totally enjoyed our stay in Gent, everyone was friendly and the city is beautiful. We will definitely be coming back one day!