Jan was a very welcoming person, renting this room felt like a shared apartment. He was also helpful by helping me re-printing some documents I lost upon arriving.
As I was travelling for work, I was not able to spend time on the evening to lunch or chat, but when our schedule matched, we had funny and interesting discussions with Jan and the other guest at this time.
About the apartment location, any people who can walk 15 min can be in the center while sleeping in a quiet surrounding. In a word, this room was a good place to be, to my experience.