The apartment was spacious and lovely. It’s ideally located and has great access to local amenities. A tram stop and bus stop is within 6 minutes walk which takes you to the heart o the city centre. Souad our host was lovely and welcoming. She gave recommendations on tourists attractions which we greatly appreciated such as the museums and Brussels many churches. Colruyt (open 8am to 8pm) the cheapest supermarket is within 10 minutes walking distance. There are also takeaways within a 5 minute walk and local shops which stay open 10pm.
Regrettably, privacy became a big issue as parts of the property is visible via the skylight as the host Souad lives above. This led to an incident on the last day of our stay after we hung a pair of socks and 2 T-shirts on the radiator to air out as there no more room on the washing line outside.
The host flagged this to us by taking a picture through the skylight of our apartment and sending it to us at 12:37am telling us to remove the clothing. Naturally, we were not been able to respond to the message due to it being sent late and being asleep. After responding in the morning we became aware that she’d filed a complaint and airbnb had contacted us at 3am.
We were shocked by this approach as we’d been in constant communication with Souad. Additionally, as she only live upstairs she could have knocked and we’d have gladly removed the clothing. Especially, given that we’d been in communication throughout the visit and she could have knocked on the door at any point. Sadly, this spoiled the ending of what was initially a nice stay.