Tarik's place is in the heart of the tourist and old city. If you have never been to Brussels be aware that it is a maze of short angular streets that change names in short distances (for 1 block it is one name and then changes name and may change again in another block.) Also be prepare that when someone tells you it is one block there maybe other short streets that do not appear on the map within that one block. Tarik's place is in a 400 year old building on the 4th floor above a restaurant that is in an area where nearly every first floor is another restaurant. It is shall we say, "in the heart of the action." The apartment has a funky modern decor in a building with warped floor, creaky doors and uneven stair steps. All of that is what you will love or not love about the place. I wish there had been more amenities, such as a coffee pot and paper towels in the kitchen, but all in all you are in the beating heart of the old city. You are close to everything but may take a while to figure out how to negotiate the maze of streets. If you don't get lost and made a few wrong turns you haven't experienced the real Brussels!