Chaussee de Charleroi 51B, Saint-Gilles, Belgium | (888) 962-8097
Small apartments with dishwashers, fridges, and stoves; some with terraces
Comfortable beds and well-equipped kitchens
Within walking distance of supermarkets and a few restaurants and bars
Small fitness center
Free Wi-Fi
Laundry area on-site
Common areas near lobby with coffeemaker and vending machine
Unattended building
Not a gigantic selection of independent shops or restaurants nearby
Far from city center
Staff only cleans Monday to Friday
Lack of shower curtains
The property, situated in the Louise
neighborhood of Brussels, offers five different types of modern, apartment-style guest-room
configurations. All units have full kitchens and large baths, and are clean if a touch spartan. Though the hotel is removed from the city center, visitors can still reach it in about 15 minutes via public transport.
Scene
Rental apartments popular with business travelers and tourists looking for a longer stay
Suite Home Stephanie offers a reasonably
large selection of minimally decorated holiday rental apartments. The hotel has
no front desk, meaning guests will have to book a specific check-in and checkout
time so that there’s someone there to assist them. The building is fairly
modern and bland, with six-stories offering plain glass windows. A long,
slate-tiled front lobby with a minimalist aesthetic has a couple of cushioned, oval wicker
chairs and an adjacent lounge area.
Location
In the Louise section of Brussels, about 45 minutes by foot to the city center
The hotel is situated in a large apartment
building on a fairly busy road in the heart of the southeastern Louise area of
Brussels, home to a large high-end shopping area. The surrounding buildings are
all commercial, ranging from shops and restaurants to office buildings, and
provide a sizable amount of foot traffic in the day, though the area empties
out at night. For livelier street life, visitors will have to walk about 20
minutes. The property is a 45-minute walk away from the heart of the
old city, though it's only 10 to 15 minutes away by car or public transport, while it's an
hour’s ride to the airport with a single transfer by public transport. There’s
a tram stop less than a block away from the property.
Rooms
Large and spartan, with black and white decor accented by splashes of color
Apartments
here are quite spacious with separate living and sleeping areas. All units are
decorated in muted tones of grays, whites, and blacks, with dashes of jewel
colors. There’s little decor per se apart from leather couches and occasional
throw blankets on beds. Each full kitchen has a four-burner range, a
dishwasher, a butcher-block counter top, ventilation, and a small fridge and
microwave. Each bathroom has a full tub, a double-sink vanity, and ceramic tile
walls. Certain rooms have iPod docking stations, multiple flat-screen TVs,
and washer/dryers.
Features
Lobby lounge and fitness center with limited equipment
Guests
are given just a few amenities here, including a fitness room that has a
treadmill, stationary bike, and nautilus machine. There’s also a small communal
lounge space -- the “Brussels Corner” -- just through the lobby which includes
tea and coffee facilities, a vending machine, a living room, and a small kids’
corner. Free Wi-Fi is available
along with an on-site laundry facility.