Great apartment, clean and tidy with lovely decor and colour schemes. We were provided with breakfast, orange juice, milk, tea/coffee and waffles. The apartment is on the first floor on a residential street near Botanique Metro station but would be problematic for a person with mobility issues owing to the steep roads tight pavements, high steps into the foyer and slim stairway up to the apartment.
The bathroom is lovely with a good size shower cubicle and a combined rain and power shower. Lovely and relaxing after a long day pounding the cobbles of Brussels. Some toiletries are provided e.g. cotton buds, toilet wipes and bubble bath.
The Belgian equivalent of Virgin is provided as well as Netflix which is in any language. There are many English channels including the World Service so you can keep up with the status at home while away.
The apartment can get a bit warm, we went over a weekend of high twenties heat and needed to have the windows open almost constantly to maintain a comfortable temperature. There is a play park on the corner by the apartment and two schools in proximity so having the windows open can be rather noisy but it's almost silent with them shut so no real issue overnight.
We were met by Ruben on behalf of Mariano as he was out of the country. Ruben was very kind, allowing us to store our bags with him until we could check in and was very helpful in check in. He lives on the ground floor so was easily accessible if we needed help, which we didn't on this occasion.
Overall, a really good place that is easy enough to get to from the public transport hubs and literally 5 minute walk to the nearest tube station. There are attractions nearby which makes it a great hub for exploring and you can walk to Rogier within 10 mins. If I come back to Brussels this apartment will be my first port of call.