We never actually met Gisele and Simon but we did meet his son Joel who was awesome. He met us at the apartment one day early on short notice and gave us all of the information we needed. He was also nice enough to go to the store and buy us bread, cheese and fruit for breakfast the next day. The apartment was bright and clean and was in a great location (about a 10 minute walk to the center of the city), also very close to public transit.

Side note, there is a cafe about 1/2 block away called Cafe Kale which is absolutely fantastic.

We also took Joel up on his offer for a private guided boat tour. He charged 25 Euro which was a fair price for a 2 hour tour around the city.

Overall, we had a great stay about would definitely come back!