Anne's place is great! The apartment is beautiful and artistic but also tidy and well organised. Anne knows lots about the city, and if there's an aspect of it she doesn't know she'll contact one of her friends for information. Very different and interesting experience to see a city through local eyes.

The room is small and really cute, with cheerful yellow decor and a little balcony looking down to some gardens. At the front, the street is quiet, with beautiful tall houses.

It's much cheaper than hotels, MUCH nicer than grotty single rooms in the hostels in Brussels.

The St Gilles area has some wonderful architecture, great bars, markets and shops - nice mix of traditional and new. Easy to get to by metro or walking.

If you're staying in Brussels for more than a couple of days and want to see more than the Grand Place then I'd really recommend it.