Nina is just about the most kind, helpful, keen and understanding host you could ask for! She has plenty of tips for activities - live music, where to eat, nearby towns to visit etc. We spent a good night chatting with other locals we met by chance whilst hunting for an outdoor cinema screening (it was cancelled) about the confusing politics of Brussels.

I had a great stay in Brussels at her apartment. The place is clean and comfortable, in a relatively safe area with excellent subway access and everything in reasonable walking distance. There is a lot of nice and eclectic architecture in the area (St. Gilles and Ixelles), with fantastic local bars and restaurants and shopping within a 10 minute walk radius and the centre of the city only about 15-25 minutes by foot. Breakfast arrangements were also excellent, speculoos spread and pain au chocolat are a treat to wake up to :)