We were welcomed by Ricardo in a nice way. Also, the communication was good. That was much appreciated. However, we found a lot of issues in the apartment itself: the button of the front door is partly broken (as mentioned by Ricardo when we arrived), but also the light switches in the apartment do not work properly, not all power sockets work properly (as mentioned by Ricardo when we arrived), the water tap in the bathroom was leaking (leaving a moist/unpleasant smell), there was a smelly and wet kitchen towel when we arrived, the coffee machine was leaking when we added water, the tourist info was a bit thrown on a heap, the lights of the hood (in the kitchen, above the furnace) were broken, when switching the hood to create air flow above the furnace the lights in the living room were switching on and off which creates a feeling of unsafe electricity. Ricardo mentioned that we could contact him in case of issues, but we feel it is not up to us to report all of this. My feeling is that the apartment should be in proper condition when we arrive. That was for sure not the case. Also, we could find parking space in the street but it is not guaranteed, so when travelling with the car, it is not much recommended to stay here in my opinion, unless you only need to park between 19h and 9h when parking in the street is for free and you have a higher chance to find an available parking spot.
Most important, my feeling is that the apartment needs some clean up and some electricity/plumber works before it is ok to rent it. In fact, this apartment is not safe in its current condition. The electricity has clearly some issues, and with the small, wooden staircase there is no proper escape route from this third floor apartment in case of fire. At least in Belgium, such an apartment would not be legally approved for renting.