I stay in the hotel at least twice a year sometimes more. The hotel is basic but very well situated very close to everything. The hotel is very clean and well maintained with big bedrooms. The staff are very friendly and very helpfull. It is also great value for money.

The location is close to the central part of the city. It is near to the metro stop. Basically one can walk to the grand place in about 15-20 mins, which is not too bad.

Hotel: an old hotel in average condition. Room is big with reasonable bed and bathrooms with bath tub. However, we notice there's a bad odour from the carpet. Breakfast was nothing spectacular. Anyway, for the price which we have paid, we think it is a reasonable choice in brussels considering its location and it is convenient.

This is a really "interesting" place to stay at. First of all, it is right bordering on the city's red-light district, with a sex shop next door.

Then it is rather tired looking, with worn carpets and the like. It was also the only time I'd ever ridden an elevator without any door, with the doorway just open.

I was upgraded on check-in for some reason (probably because I had booked a different hotel before and this one was suggested as an alternative after it turned out the first one was unavailable), and the room I got was really spacious - maybe thirty square metres - and facing the busy intersection in front of the hotel. Still everything looked tired.

Another interesting point is that the hotel seems to be run by, and targeted at, Chinese. This manifests itself in Chinese staff, bilingual notices and even breakfast menus (and meals). Not a problem of course - unless you expect a European atmosphere in the "capital of Europe".

This was a depressing, dull room. I booked through an agency and didn't check any reviews. I should have. As a single woman travelling alone this was not a good place to stay - right next to the redlight district. They really cater to an Asian market and one morning the place was absolutely packed with a tour group. Breakfast room was jam-packed. Reception staff were friendly enough. Easy to walk to the main areas of town. No decent restaurant nearby, though. Altogether, give it a miss. I returned to Brussels a week later and stayed somewhere else.