The reception and breakfast room have a typical small hotel feel but are very clean and the staff friendly and helpful. However, the room had more of the feel of a serviced apartment rather than a hotel room. Our room, comprising living/dining area, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen, was in a separate building a minute or two's walk away and was very comfortable, clean, spacious and warm. Excellent value for money.

Finding the hotel was a bit of a challenge even with a map. If you have a large car getting into and out of the underground car park is quite a squeeze but once in, there is plenty of space.

The nearest Metro station is 15 minutes walk away and the walk to Grand Place is 45 minutes or more, so if you do not have much time or don't like walking check out the bus routes for getting into the historic areas of the city.

We stayed here for two nights and were delighted with the accommodation. Ok it is a little way from the centre of Brussells but we walked to Grand Place and would have missed a rainbow in a fountain, the parrot in the park and all sorts of architecture if we hadn't. We also travelled in on the metro - more like 15 mins from the hotel than the 10 advertised but for the same price the bus is nearer and more convenient.
The bedroom was immaculately clean if on the small size but the sitting room allocated to three or four bedrooms was bright and spacious with internet access and widescreen tv. The idea of a communal kitchen with snacks, fruit and hot and cold drinks available at any time was a lovely touch. Continental breakfast was an assortment of cereals, bread, rolls, ham, cheese etc unlimited tea, coffee and fruit juice. For value for money you would be hard pressed to find better - oh and I forgot to mention the friendliness of the staff and the bonus of free parking in the underground car park.

We just returned this afternoon from our stay in Brussels. We were in an Apartment for 3-4 people. It was my husband, my 3yr old, my 4 yr old, and me.

The apartment was gorgeous, spacious, comfortable, and well decorated. It had everything we needed and more! There was an even a small laundry machine with a dryer.

The balcony/veranda was great and the courtyard was beautiful to look out onto.

The wireless internet was fast and easy to use and the hotel was in a great location with a supermarket with Post services only about 2 blocks away on Leon Mahillon.

The free continental breakfast was perfect for us. With two small children, you can run into problems but there was always something my children liked. The croissants were delicious and they had many things available like luncheon meats, quiche, fresh rolls, a variety of cheeses (including feta), hard boiled eggs, fruit, yogurts, and more. The 24 hour free snack kitchen was a godsend. Much easier to run downstairs late at night for a banana than have to go looking for an open shop.

There is also a small park/playground literally a few steps outside the building, which my girls loved.

There are two parking areas and we were very happy with the outdoor parking security as well as the building security. The hotel staff were very friendly. I don't speak French but the lady that first helped us spoke both Spanish and Italian so using a mish mash of both we managed to communicate. The young gentleman at check in did speak fairly good English.

While its not in the city centre, it is VERY easy to get to the centre. The 29 bus heading to De Brouckere heads right there and is about a 5-10 minute ride. From the next to last or last stop, its a short walk to Grand Place.

The Atomium and Mini Europe are very easy to get to also. (64 bus to Chazal and then the 23 tram to Heysel (last stop).

We bought the JUMP 1 Jour (Day) pass and could use them all day long for bus, tram and Metro. For groups of 5 there is the Group pass which you can get at a ticket kiosk.

Our stay here was SUPERB!

I cannot rave enough about this place!

We stayed at Hotel Housing last June with our two teenage children, we really loved it. The only drawback is that it is quite a way out of the city in a more residential area so may not suit people with younger children. We got a bit lost trying to find the place, but actually found the local supermarket which turned out to be great, it was less than a five minute walk to the store from the Hotel Housing. When you know where you are going, it is about a five minute walk to the nearest bus route into the city and about a 15 minute walk to the nearest metro station.

We stayed on the 3rd floor and had a lovely balcony overlooking the back garden. The apartment was big. The decor was lovely and modern, with tile and wood floors the bathroom was great with 2 sinks, a shower over the bath and a separate shower cubicle. There was a separate toilet and small sink. We had 3 bedrooms and all were very comfortable with plenty of closet space and desk areas. There were all the amenities that you would have in your own home, with washer, dryer, microwave, dishwasher etc and a flat screen tv. Internet was available on the 4th floor. The buffet continental breakfast in the morning was very comprehensive and most enjoyable. The young ladies on the reception desk were very nice and most helpful.

If you go to the supermarket, expect to speak french as the checkout girls didn't speak much English. Apart from being quite a way out of the main city I would definitely recommend Hotel Housing.