Maarten was an excellent host, sending his sister to let us into the apartment and make sure that we got settled. He left some generous and thoughtful touches that made us feel right at home, and the little back garden was a very nice space (and a perfect private place to safely store our bicycles because it is only accessible through the apartment). The apartment has a lot of great windows (including a huge skylight) and is wonderfully bright during the day, but it can be rather dim at night (there are not many lamps), so this might not be an ideal place for travelers who like a lot of light and want to stay in for the evenings. Other than that, the apartment was perfect and we greatly enjoyed our stay. It is walking distance to several grocery stores and bakeries, and getting into the heart of the city was easy on the tram (even easier than riding our bikes, because we didn't need to worry about bike parking).