Martine was a wonderful and helpful host. Though I arrived at her place late at night, she welcomed me warmly and made me feel at home for the 2 nights I was there. Since I was in town as a tourist, she even took out a map of Brussels and helped plan my sightseeing.
Her apartment is a convenient 10 min walk from the Brussels North station, one of the three main stations in the city, where trains from the airport and other inter-regional trains arrive. The apartment is a good 20 min walk from the heart of Brussels/Grand Palais, so do bring good walking shoes.
The apartment is well-equipped with all modern kitchen amenities, a lovely living room overlooking a large palace-like building, a neat bedroom and separate shower for use by the guest. Martine herself was lovely to be around!