My two adult children and I had a lovely weekend break staying in Carine and Debeer's home. My son, who is currently living in Brussels, met up with Carine earlier in the week to pick up the keys as she was not going to be available to meet us at the weekend herself. The apartment was as described and perfect for us. Very clean and tidy. Carine and Debeer have city guides aplenty and there is WiFi connection. The decor made me wish we had been able to meet as I felt very at home there.

The nearest metro stop was Botanique and a brisk walk from the house. The metro went in to the city/Atomium from there and cost 2.10 euros each. There were also buses leaving from that area as well.

I was slightly unprepared for very visible homeless people in Brussels, particularly in the stations. The area where the house is seemed to have a Turkish influence - if the eateries and male dominated coffee shops were any thing to go by. Although there were no issues with that I was pleased that we were in a small group when we walked at night.