I was browsing for a nice place in Antwerp city center, trying to spot that 'gem' I am always looking out for. Price is usually not the first thing in mind, location and fresh, modern design is. To our surprise this nice place was available and it took about 15 minutes to 'close the deal'. The location seemed to be just perfect, mere minutes from the most central areas within the historic center of Antwerp.
The apartment was stunning. Design was nice and everything was right, from a nice big fridge to the Nespresso machine. 3 flights of stairs were most welcome after a day of delicious treats (chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate). I wouldn't hesitate booking the place again if we were to visit Antwerp for a nice trip.
AH and CRU was only a few minutes away for morning groceries, a simple Carrefour Express was near opposite the place for standard stuff. Nearby Velo Antwerpen stalls were only 150 meters away. But after we discovered Lime (Electric Step Sharing plan) we were immediately hooked. Tourism Flanders had advised us with many great restaurants in the nearby area. We ended up having lovely meals at Nathan, Izumi, and a few other great places.
We did standard drinks during day time, but at night we went for cocktails, once at Cocktails at Nice and another night at BelRoy's Bijou. Both recommended!!
Parking in Belgian cities isn't really our thing, so we parked our car at P+R Kinepolis. From here we had two options, either the metro or a Velo Antwerp bike. We chose the latter, since this would mean we could go straight to the apartment. The bike ride took us about 10/15 minutes as we already found several reasons to stop along the route. Biking isn't for everyone, but for us a very nice way to get there. Good thing is that we didn't have much luggage on the way to the place, the way back to the car was a totally different story :).
Anyway. Our stay at Tobias's place was 5 stars perfect. Need a cozy, spacious and nicely decorated place right smack in the center of Antwerp, this is your best bet!