This place is one of the all-time greats in my extensive travels & the perfect home base to explore Brussels. Just a few easy steps from the Central train station, Grand Place and hundreds of restaurants, bars & shops in the historic heart of town. The fellow architect hosts did an amazing job restoring (and modernizing) this historic home. It was the most perfect (and most fun) place I could have imagined staying for my long weekend in this lovely city. I even made friends with the bartenders from the cozy bar across the alley (quite literally two steps away). You are in the heart of it all…so expect some daytime passers by /occasional voices in alley outside…but that didn’t prevent me from opening the shutters and watching couples/travelers/locals stroll by as I sketched & sipped wine at the kitchen table. More privacy on the 2nd and 3rd levels when needed…and you will need to be OK with steep winding stairs. But truly unique & memorable stay…I can’t wait to come back.