The room was tidy and spacious as described, but the location isn’t 15mins from the centre either by bike or by public transport. City centre might be reached in 15 mins by car.
The hosts were very good at recommending things to see and do in Brussels.
However, inflexibility really let me down, which made me feel that they wouldn’t do anything else for the guest’s individual requests if there’s no precedent ones.
There’s no curtains for the windows in the room, and it was very bright at night when I visited. I talked to the host and their reply basically boils down to the fact that they couldn’t do anything because no one before said that was a problem.
Also, as shown in the picture there’s a microwave. I bought some microwaveable food and only found out that the microwave was broken, which they didn’t let me know in advance. It ended up with my going outside in the neighbourhood to borrow other’s microwave.
In addition, my flight from Brussels to the next destination was cancelled the moment I arrived at their room. I communicated that to the host and asked after if I could get a refund for the two night I wouldn’t stay. Airbnb system allowed for one day cancellation, but my request was met by the host’s erosion and prevarication that they wouldn’t accept it because it’s not their responsibility to cause the cancellation of the flight.
My stay in the room had been lovely, yet the communication with the hosts in English was always difficult in most cases. Their attitude and reply made me feel even more tiring during the trip. Might recommend it to those who have things to do nearby and aren’t the first time to visit Brussels.