These rooms are great if traveling with a family. We got a suite so there was a separate living and separate bedroom for the kid to sleep while the parents unwind, with a kitchen for kid food and parental beverages (see the Carrefour located around the corner). The trip started off horrible with the noisy renovations, but management went out of their way to take care of us after the fact. If it wasn't for the noise, I would give it 5 stars. When the renovation is done, it will be a perfect hotel. Note that we had a newly renovated room, so I can't speak for the condition of the old rooms.

I found this hotel in Rick Steves' Amsterdam Bruges/Brussels Book and made our reservation on May 14th for a stay in late Sept. I chose it specifically because of the Parking Garage available for our rental car, and the 3 triangle Rating by RS.

Upon arrival, we drove in circles for several hours around the general vacinity of the Hotel, yet never were able to drive up to it. Several Barricades for construction compelled me to park the car, then walk several blocks to discover that the ENTIRE street in front of the Citadines St. Catherines Hotel was torn up and there was NO ACCESS to the parking garage. Although I found the Concierge to be pleasant, I let him know it would have been nice to have been informed of this major inconvenience since they knew of it ahead of time and chose not to inform me. As there was no place to park my car as advertised, I had to immediately return our rental car and skip our reservations for a pre-scheduled tour of a manufacturing facility.

We found the room to be tiny, with a stale, musty, odor, and an old filthy, stain ridden carpet, complete with a Bed that was a LoveSeat sized Old hide-a-bed couch, a wafer thin mattress covering the metal bar jamming in your back and all. The only remotely redeeming qualties of our visit were:
-Location for ease of walking access to the Subway System & Grand Place,
-The nice coffee shop 2-3 blocks to the South, a few doors down from the Fish Markets
-The Beautiful fountain with statue of 'St. Michael slaying Lucifer' to the North
-The pleasant staff,
-The Colorful Clouds at Sunrise out our room window, noting we could wake and leave this place, not to ever return again. The price for the room was a poor value compared to what you get in the U.S.A or anywhere else we stayed in Europe for the same price. Of our 17 night stay in Europe, this was our most memorable place to stay for all the wrong reasons.

Booked this hotel with friends at the last minute. Quite ok but not the best. Conveniently located. Rooms are like little apartments ideal if you're on a budget.

The aparthotels were not only close to a metro stop, but within walking distance to the main attractions of the city. The aparthotels situated in the Ste. Catherines area are right in the restaurant area (which is a little pricey) offering numerous dining options for that special night out! There are also, grocery stores, bakeries, cheese shops, take out, supposedly the best rib restaurant in Brussels, and one of my favorites - the Nord Zee - a little stand up restaurant (outdoors) where you can samples delicious daily specials and tried and true favorites for a reasonable price.
Back to the hotel - It was clean, comfortable and offered a mini-suite with fridge, stove, microwave, mini-dishwasher, etc., everything you might need if you wanted to prepare some food on your own or eat snacks, etc. in the room.
The hotel staff was friendly and courteous. A free internet service was provided for hotel guests. All in all, a great stay for a reasonable price.