Tourism
Settling near Rue de Rome - Romestraat means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
An amusement park is 5 minutes away by car :"Site Experience Brussels"
You will find the "Porte De Hal" castle just 3 minutes away by car.
In 5 minutes you can reach the "Librairies Royales KBR" activity.
"Brussels Drohme Golf Club" golf can be reached in 10 minutes by car.
The museum "Musées Royaux Des Beaux-Arts De Belgique" can be reached in 5 minutes.
Transports
The motorway network is well within reach: R0 (Brussels ring) is 8 minutes away, and the slip road to A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) is just 10 minutes by car.
Brussels Airport is 14 minutes away by car, or reachable by public transport in about 43 minutes.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 1 minute away by car.
You can find a shared bike station 6 minutes away on foot: "Villo - Parvis De St-Gilles / St-Gillisvoorplein".
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Parvis/Voorplein" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 4 minutes away on foot.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 8 minutes by bike or 4 minutes by car.
Nearby cities
Drivers can reach Dendermonde in 40 minutes, convenient for daily life. La Louvière is easily accessible by car, just 37 minutes away. Need to reach Mechelen for work or leisure? It takes about 26 minutes by car.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Bio-Planet Sint-Gillis" (6 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Okay Compact Okay City St-Gil Chee Waterloo" (6 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Proxy Delhaize Barriere St-Gilles" (6 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car).
Education
For parents who drive their children to school, preschool "Ecole Nouvelle" is reachable in 1 minute by car.
Families will appreciate being able to walk their children to high school "Athenee Royal Victor Horta", 6 minutes away.
The daily school run is made easier with "Ecole Primaire Spécialisée Communale Du Parvis" (elementary school), reachable in 1 minute by car.
Within walking distance, you have access to "Ketje 2", a nursery reachable in 2 minutes.
Public transports
Public transport users will appreciate access to the metro lines 6 - Roi Baudouin - Elisabeth, 2 - Simonis - Elisabeth with a stop 11 minutes away on foot.
For your daily commute, you can choose from several bus lines: R36 - Groot-Bijgaarden - Alsemberg, 50 - Gare Du Midi - Lot Station, N12 - Gare Centrale - Stalle P, the nearest stop being 6 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including 4 - Gare Du Nord - Stalle (P) with a stop 1 minute away on foot, 92 - Schaerbeek Gare - Fort-Jaco, the nearest stop being 14 minutes away on foot.
This neighbourhood offers a good balance of accessibility, services, and living comfort.