Great place to stay! Really close to the train station but just on the edge of the quiet part. There's a laundromat nearby which we used. Lots of convenience stores around. Not much in the way of restaurants and bars, but I wasn't looking very hard. There is a line of divey taverns next to the station.

We had a hard time finding the place at first, especially from where we landed at the airport. I was using Google Maps which doesn't tell you that there is an express train straight from the airport to Gare du Midi! So convenient! Note that you need to buy this from the ticket desk, which has long lines. You can use the ticket machine if you have a credit card that works in Brussels (my Visa card didn't work) or if you have enough coins. Instead we took 2 buses, but one dropped us off too early, we had to walk and get kind of lost while carrying our luggage... etc. It was my first time in Europe. Anyway that has little to do with this apartment.

The hosts were great and so accommodating! We unexpectedly couldn't make it to our next destination until much later and they let us stow our luggage in their office until we could take our bus. They are on the 1st floor, while the apartment up higher, but there's a tiny elevator you can use. Kristella speaks good English.

There's a fridge, cups and plates, the shower is very pleasant, the toilet is interesting and square, the beds were perfect for us family of 4 (parents and 2 adult daughters). It was just roomy enough as a place to relax after being out. Clean. Only bad part: the wifi was too slow to be functional--I could never actually get it to work. There is wifi at Sam's Cafe inside the train station if you need it.