Review Antwerp apartment
Alexander has to be the most speedy host at responding to emails. He was very accommodating and provided advice to us for our stay.
The apartment was great and I really do wish I could transpose it to London, where I live.
There’s a proper cooker if you want to use it and all the things you’ll need for your stay. It’s beautifully presented, comfortable and has a nice view of the picturesque street outside. It’s modern without loosing some of the character of Antwerp and the property.
Alexander runs the flower shop (which you enter through) so the window boxes outside front facing windows were full of colourful blooms. It’s also really cool to enter via the shop with all the lovely smells.
There was also a case of fresh flowers awaiting our arrival. This was a lovely touch.
However be warned there’s 5 flights of steps to climb up to get to the loft and as the bedroom is a mezzanine so there’s a tight set of stairs to get up to the bed. Potentially a risk of enjoying lots of Belgium beer.
This wasn’t an issue for us at all, and you should known when you’re booking a loft apartment that there will be steps.
Secondly noise has been mentioned in previous reviews - there was a lot of it at night. But remover you’re near the heart of the old town, so there will be noise! This is part of the fun I should also note we were in town for the bolleke festival (the main beer of Antwerp). We’re from London so used to this, so wasn’t a problem for us and was more a reminder of how central we were. There was a little noise from the other guests on the floor below, but again this is to be expected for a period property.
Another word of advice - male sure you at least partially close the blackout blinds on the windows, as there can be a lot of light pollution at night.
A great stay. I’ll be back to Antwerp and will only be looking for Alexander’s apartment again. Strongly recommended.