This place is a decent spot for a couple of nights in Brussels. The biggest advantage of it is the location - it's literally a 3-minute walk from the central train station, and really close to Grand Place. So in terms of location, it can't be beaten - that's ultimately why we chose to stay here.
But here are the drawbacks:
- the steps to get up to the apartment (it's on the second-floor if you're North American, or first-floor if you're European, I guess) are almost a ladder, like actually the steepest steps I've ever used in my life. So it's a bit tough to get your luggage up there, but not impossible. Certainly not recommended for anyone with mobility issues, or even if you're just unsteady on your feet. It will be hard to get up there.
- the host is not the most communicative - I got basic self-check-in instructions which I was able to follow, but the pin on the map was not where the apartment actually is. When I messaged the host to ask for a photo of the front door, or other further instructions, I was just told "it's the door in the photo I sent you" - well, the photo I was sent was a blurry, close-up picture of a mailbox. I was able to find the door using the address number and street view to confirm where I needed to go before I arrived, otherwise, it would have been hard to find. Finally - the address info in AirBnB/given by the host never specified an apartment number. We went up the stairs and just tried the key - that's how we figured out which unit it was.
- we never got the wifi to work here. It never showed up on my iPhone at all. My husband was able to see the network on his android phone, but it never connected. The wifi password given to us did not work for him, when I messaged the host to ask for the correct password, I was sent the same password again (it never worked) The host also told us we could just use the network "Yummy Bowl" which we later found out was a restaurant on the first floor of the building. Not only did the password he gave us for the Yummy Bowl network never work, but as it turns out, that restaurant is permanently closed. I'm left wondering if there actually isn't even a wifi router for this apartment, and the host is simply telling guests to log in to neighboring networks he's found out the password for.
TLDR; it's a fine place - the bed is comfy, it's generally clean, and the location is AMAZING. If you need a convenient place to stay, and you've got lots of cell data/don't need wifi, then this is a great option.