Mieke's apartment is completely underrated! As per other reviews Mieke was so helpful and communicated in a timely manner, she met us at the apartment and talked us through the local area and provided tips - she really is a very warm and genuine person.
Prior to arrival I was a little concerned upon leaving the more expensive Airbnb apartments of the big cities that Mieke's place may not meet our hopes, it was spotless, homely, so solid and quiet and even our doubts about the shower screen leaking on the floor were groundless! The main bedroom is at he back overlooking a beautiful established tree and garden, it is so quiet. Because the photo's are not using the 'fisheye' lens of professional photographers to give a false distortion of the room sizes the apartment felt larger than the photos portrayed. The heating worked wonderfully as did the hot water, and washing machine. The two flights of steps were easy to ascend with bags.
The location is about 200-300m to all the main attractions and canal of the old town. So even though the street is not the most attractive in Ghent you were 10 meters to the corner and one of the most expensive hotels in the area. Our favourite bar is the 'Hotsy Totsy' 50m around the corner opposite the above mentioned hotel, genuine and local.
Thanks Mieke, this is a wonderful place and hope is available next time we return to this part of the world.