I feel the Brussels Card gave me some reassurance coming to a 'foreign land' not knowing their transport systems, so the 72-hr card gave me the freedom to travel on the metro whenever and wherever I wanted. I did notice however that there are no ticket checks and the turnstiles were always open, so the card wasn't needed as many locals just hopped on and off without validating any tickets in the yellow machines. Although I did pop my travel ticket in at the beginning of my trip. Was their transport free? I enjoyed the free entry at many museums and discounts at the Atomium, mini-Europe, and restaurants. I did a lot of walking as I discovered after day 1 it was quicker to get from Rogier Place to Grand Place on foot via the pedestrianised shopping street, Rue Neuve, than waiting 8 minutes for the metro to arrive. I did not understand the bus system, so I chose to either tram, metro or walk the town. Brussels is eclectically a beautiful architectural city and the people are courteous and make one feel welcome. Like any city, it also has its dirty streets and public places, but on the whole I enjoyed my visit and the taste of the food and art. I may be back some day again!

The tourist office in the train station was not open at the listed hours. I lost a couple of hours tracking down the other tourist office to get my Brussels Card. Otherwise, it was great.

Investing in a Brussels Card prior to our trip made transport and visits to museums and art galleries very straightforward, and good value for money if you had a busy itinerary and used it well.

We went to Brussels to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Buying a Brussels card made life much easier for us. It was so easy just to hop on and off the public transport without worrying if you had the correct change for the machines. It was nice just to walk into a museum and not have to pay for it. We didn't have a lot of spare time to visit the art galleries - we'll have to come back another time and buy another Brussels card to do all the galleries, there are so many of them!

We would recommend Brussels and the Brussels card to anyone thinking of travelling to Belgium in the future, it is a great place to spend a long weekend.

My husband and I were in Brussels for four days, so I bought the 72-hour card. We had a chance to go to three museums, two of which I could have easily skipped. When we presented the card at one of the museums, we were questioned, and the teller closely scrutinized our cards, as if we were trying to pull a fast one and get in free. I would not buy this again.