This apartment was in a prime location just a few minute walk from the city center for the Carpet of Flowers. There are plenty of bars (Castros was our hangout)/restaurants (we loved the Asia Grill right across from Castros) around it right out the front door. Due to its location we were able to just pop back in to drop off any purchases, cook a meal (small grocery stores are close by), or rest and not lose any valuable time for sightseeing by spending our limited holiday getting on transit system. The things we observed during our stay which may help future guests are as follows……
1. If you drive, Brussels is a Low Emission Zone(LEZ) which bars any vehicles from entering unless you meet the restrictions (300€ fine) or purchase a permit that allows you to drive inside the LEZ area. You also need to register your vehicle online that determines if your vehicle is allowed or need to buy permit.
2. The check-in was a bit confusing as it was in a pictograph form. Not use to it so couldn’t figure it out but the tapas worker right below the apartment told us how it worked. Maybe this happens a bit often for them to know the check-in process.
3. The apartment was a bit warm as it was summer and no air conditioning. Our host quickly fulfilled our request for an additional fan which helped greatly.
4. Mind you as a prime location with bars it does get a bit noisy with people sitting pretty much below you drinking and talking. They were there until like 5/6 in the morning as it was a Holiday weekend for the locals as well as tourists but it’s did not bother us a bit.
5. The apartment is not luxurious but well suited for those that want to be close to city center, bars, and restaurants steps from the front door. We want to spend our money on sites, drink, and food rather than fancy sheets.
6. The host(s) were awesome in there communication with us to sort out any issues we may have run into.