The hotel is quite dated, more or less clean, but it's a 2* hotel so we didn't expect much; we just needed a place to sleep and a hot shower close to some friends' apartment, and we got that for a reasonable price. It would've been nicer if there was a shower curtain and if the heating was working but I suppose they turn the heating off in April, and it wasn't unbearably cold. We had a twin room, the beds were not so comfortable, but we had a view to the basilica and the park, and we were quite pleased with that despite the traffic noise. The location is not central, but it's only a 5-10 minute walk through the Elisabethpark to the Simonis underground station (the high street is only three stops away, at Rogier). We also walked to the city centre and it took us about 30-45 min, so it's not that bad. There's not much to do in the area, but there are a few good bakeries around and the hotel restaurant downstairs. The staff are friendly enough, and we generally felt very safe, as there were permanently two armed policemen / military in front of the hotel.