Must-see hotels in Brussels

  • Hôtel Métropole

    Brussels

    This 1895 showpiece has a jaw-droppingly sumptuous French Renaissance–style foyer with marble walls, coffered ceiling and beautifully etched stained-glass…

  • Chambres d'Hôtes du Vaudeville

    Brussels

    This classy B&B has an incredible location right within the gorgeous (if reverberant) Galeries St-Hubert. Delectable decor styles include African,…

  • Hôtel Le Dixseptième

    Brussels

    A hushed magnificence greets you in this alluring boutique hotel, partly occupying the former 17th-century residence of the Spanish ambassador. The coffee…

  • Vintage Hotel

    Brussels

    Stylish, modern option near Ave Louise but situated on a quiet courtyard, where a 1958 Airstream caravan provides an urban 'glamping' experience – it’s…

  • TheBedToBe

    Brussels

    Three rooms and a one-bedroom apartment, impeccably done out in a minimal style with a hint of Japan in the paper lanterns and deep baths, plus a dash of…

  • Nest Brussels

    Brussels

    Beautifully tasteful B&B with subtly coloured Turkish carpets, ikat cushions and Moroccan tiles. Run by a young family, it offers great value in the EU…

  • Hôtel Amigo

    Hôtel Amigo

    Brussels

    Let faultlessly polite besuited staff usher you into central Brussels’ top address. Behind a classical Flemish facade lies a stone-flagged reception area…

  • Jam Hotel rooftop bar

    Jam Hotel

    Brussels

    Jam takes the city’s penchant for distressed concrete and runs with it, throwing in primary colours, a funky rooftop bar, a street-edge plunge pool and…

  • The Dominican Hotel facade

    Dominican

    Brussels

    Combining classic elegance with understated modern chic, this excellent top-end palace occupies the site of a former abbey right behind La Monnaie. It’s…

  • Jardin Secret

    Brussels

    A lovely secret indeed in the lively St-Boniface neighbourhood. This is a tranquil garden hideaway in a modern building, tucked away from the street in a…

  • Druum

    Brussels

    Brussels’ most stylish B&B appeared after the owners gave artists carte blanche to rework the six bedrooms. Now this former pipe factory is a quirky…

  • Train Hostel

    Brussels

    Anyone hankering for the days of interrailing should check in to the family-friendly Train Hostel, where you sleep in real old sleeper carriages, albeit…

  • Pantone

    Brussels

    An eye-popping array of Pantone colours greets you here, from the turquoise pushbike at reception to moulded-plastic chairs to lime-green bedrooms – all…

  • Living in Brûsel

    Brussels

    Styling itself an urban B&B, this place is set in a large stone town house built in 1913, and has five spacious and quietly stylish rooms plus a handy…

  • Hotel Welcome facade

    Hôtel Welcome

    Brussels

    The wooden-panelled reception area does nothing to prepare guests for the full-colour decor in each uniquely designed room transporting you to, say,…

  • Downtown-BXL

    Brussels

    Near the capital’s gay district, this B&B is superbly located if you're dancing the night away. From the communal breakfast table and help-yourself coffee…

  • Hôtel Noga

    Brussels

    This very welcoming family hotel established in 1958 uses model yachts to give the lobby and piano room a certain nautical feel. Sepia photos of Belgian…

  • Hotel Café Pacific

    Brussels

    The hip design look here is all you’d expect from this Fashion District address, though the reception is just a desk attached to a revamped café. Most…

  • Camping Bruxelles-Europe à Ciel Ouvert

    Brussels

    The only campsite in central Brussels is a simple summer-only place hidden away in the garden of a spindle-spired church, Église du St-Sacrement. Rather…

  • HI Hostel John Bruegel

    Brussels

    Superbly central but somewhat institutional with limited communal space. The attic singles are a cut above singles at other hostels. Internet costs €2 per…

  • B & B Place Jourdan

    Brussels

    Stylish little B&B with some '50s-type furnishings, colourful touches and a breakfast buffet, which includes freshly baked bread and croissants.

  • La Casa-BXL

    Brussels

    Three B&B rooms are decked out in Moroccan-Asian style in a quiet but central location.

  • Hotel Residence Le Quinze

    Brussels

    With a location right on the fabulous Grand Place, Le Quinze offers recently revamped, budget-boutique-hotel decor. Views from the front rooms are truly…

  • L'Art de la Fugue

    Brussels

    If your taste is for opulence rather than minimalism, this could be the place for you. Rooms are done out in deep rich colours and piled with carvings,…

  • Centre Vincent van Gogh

    Brussels

    The lobby bar and pool-table verandah are unusually hip for a hostel, but rooms are less glamorous and, from some, reaching the toilets means crossing the…

  • La Vieille Lanterne

    Brussels

    Look out at the Manneken Pis from the window of Room 5 in this neat, unsophisticated, six-room B&B-style ‘hotel’, accessed by steep spiral stairs from an…

  • Room Brussels

    Brussels

    Not the most stylish option in town, but it's cosy, quiet and very centrally located, and has welcoming hosts. A bargain for the area.