We stayed at Bert's place in early October and loved everything about it. The location is fantastic. It's right on the water and easily within walking distance to all major sites. We really fell in love with Ghent.
Bert was a great host and even allowed us to drop off our bags early while the apartment was being cleaned so that we didn't have to haul them around with us until check in time. The only snafu we ran into was getting the key out of the lockbox. It didn't work at first, but Bert stayed with me on the phone until I was able to get it open.
I highly recommend Bert's place as your home base in northern Belgium.