A truly wonderful stay within the apartment itself. The pictures are identical to the layout and the descriptions are all accurate. The location is beyond perfect as you can walk to anywhere from this apartment and be there in just a couple of minutes. There is also a convenience store right across the street, as we well as plenty of cafes and restaurants. As other comments say, it is on a higher floor which requires utilizing a small elevator, or steep stairs (which we had no issue with).
The only issue was with the checkin process/communication. I will not go into full detail, as, I believe some of which was a misunderstanding and out of respect of the host. However, if I were to stay here for the first time I’d like to know in advance if possible. There were some issues with checking in, which, was discussed the day prior to arriving, but plenty of heads up was given when booking that it could be a late check in. At first it was fun, but the day prior it became an issue. For which in the begging, this was non negotiable and had to go in favor of the host. It was then discovered that early check in would be fine after talking out which was perfect! The day of arrival, a plane was delayed at a connecting air port for which I promptly messaged the host to notify, as they were utilizing a worker to meet for the check in. Upon arrival at the Brussels air port, I then messaged the host saying we had landed and should hopefully depart the air port soon (this wouldn’t be the case unfortunately). Our luggage got delayed by quite a bit of time so I had again messaged the host to update them. A reminder of the worker being there and waiting for me was messaged, followed by a pressured suggestion to provide them with a cash tip. While this is something I did feel bad for (and did end up tipping) I felt it was unprofessional as delays happen, and this was out of my control. What was in my control was messaging the host to provide continuous updates, to help make it easier on them.
All in all, the stay was great and I think we just had some miscommunication during messaging back and forth. I would still recommend and would also stay again if given the chance.