Hi,
We are deciding between staying at the City Box Brussels hotel on Rue dejoncker, or in a private room at generation Europe youth hostel on rue de l’elephant.
Is one of these neighborhoods safer than the other? There is a notable price difference.
We are a family of four with two middle school children. We have never stayed at a hostel before.
They are similar distance in opposite directions to Grand Place and midi train station.
We plan to walk to the train stations and Grand place.
Are these areas and most of Brussels safe to walk during early mornings and early nights?
We will take day trips to Bruges and Antwerp. Are train tickets and Metro tickets easily purchased from the train stations with US credit cards?
Thank you so much.