Hans made us feel most welcome, from start to finish.
The boat was close to description.
The neighbourhood was towards outskirts of Ghent, was pleasant, slightly mixed, access to good boulangerie and an open-all-hours Indian supermarket, with a full scale supermarket ten minutes walk away.
Great to have access to bikes, which we used to get around Ghent. Good maps and info on the boat.
River itself was quiet, but road across the other side was subject to traffic noise.