We stayed at Thibault’s place as part of a 10 day family trip celebrating our oldest son’s college graduation. Although we live in Texas, my wife is Belgian and we want to go back to visit some family and let our kids experience Belgian culture. The location is fantastic. Our first three days were spent at Tomorrowland and we could reach the parking lot in about at hour. We also took day trips to the North Sea area, the Ardennes and Charleroi/Maredsous areas. Thibault’s place was a perfect home base.
Parking: parking is on the street. We were always able to find a spot. You do have to pay but only between 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm. It is 1 euro per hour but you can request at 15 minute free ticket any time. We rarely paid since we were touring the country during the day.
Groceries: a nice Carrefour grocery store is an easy three block walk to keep your meal costs down. There is also a good bakery around the corner. It closed for vacation about halfway through our trip but we found another a short drive away.
AC: Thibault’s house has an AC system. When I first looked for a location, I found less than 10% of homes had one on AirBNB. The AC system is not central air like a typical Texas system. It is a duct less-system in the top bedroom. With that said, the system kept the house’s temp manageable during the hottest day in Belguim’s recorded history (over 105F). The upstairs bedroom (3rd floor) was very comfortable and the cool filtered down enough to 2nd floor bedroom that I was able to sleep. I don’t know what we would have done without the AC on a 105F day.
Cats: Thibault told us he has two cats that stay outside and just come in to eat. This was completely true. My daughter is allergic to cats but had no issues.
Garden: Thibault’s has a lovely garden area that is great for breakfast or dinner on typical Belgium summer days.
WiFi and TV both worked great.
Neighborhood: we felt the area was nice and very safe.
Thibault was a great host and a clear/fast communicator. We had a great stay.