Hotels in Brussels

The Atomium

Build in 1958 for the world expo of '58 and symbolising an iron crystal magnified 168mil times. This is one of the major tourist attractions when visiting Brussels. From the top sphere you will have an excellent view over the city and its skyline.

City Hall

The city hall of Brussels is one of the finest in the country, dominating the old Grand Place it symbolises the freedom of the city during the middle ages. The gothic architecture is of unseen finesse and beauty. The tower of the city hall caries the archangel Michaël.

Hotels Brussels close to the Grand Place

There are quite some hotels Brussels close to the city hall. A nice stay in Brussels is guaranteed in the hotel NH Grand Place Arenberg in the center of the city. This hotel in Brussels is part of the NH hotel chain and offers topnotch quality at affordable prices. Another hotel part of a Swedish Group is the hotel Scandic Grand Place

Royal Palace

The building itself was built upon the fundaments of the court of the dukes of Brabant which was destroyed in 1731. Building was started in 1820 by King Willem 1 of Holland and was changed by King Leopold II of Belgium in 1904 with more Louis XIV style elements. The Royal Palace can be visited partially on some days and is well worth the visit. There are many hotels Brussels in the surroundings of the palace.

After all your visits to the most important sites in the city of Brussels it is best to come home to one of the finest hotels in Brussels to relax after a busy day in the city.

Dependig of what you want to visit in Brussels, your stay has a lot to do with where you want to be.

If you are in for the fine cultures Brussels has to offer you will choose a hotel in Brussels accordingly. for example. Hotel La Madeleine is in the centre of Brussels and offers quite the perfect quality for a reasonable price.

From your luxury hotel in Brussels it is easy to visit all the major sites of the capital of Europe. Whether you like to have some culture, history or simply enough have a great view. Most of the hotels in Brussels offer all that. After your visit of the Royal Palace, one can have a walk in the park just opposite of the Royal Palace and enjoy everything a city park has to offer

For absolue luxury hotels in Brussels one has to look to find a room in the hotel Amigo or the hotel Conrad in Brussels which makes part of the Hilton Hotels in Brussels. These hotels offer absolute luxury in the best parts of Brussels.

The Conrad Hotel in Brussels is situated upon the Avenue Louise, which is by far the most reknown street in brussels. All major Brand worldwide will have its name placed in the avenue Louise.

Visit outside Brussels?

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Brussels is centrally located in Belgium and this makes this city a perfect base to visit the different important cities in Belgium. The maximum time in train to reach the belgian border would be 1.30 hour, this wil take you to either Luxemburg or Ostend at the seaside. Here are some good ideas to visit from Brussels:

Leuven

leuvenLeuven has been since medieval times a university and still honours that name. The catholic university of Leuven is the biggest university of Belgium and well know throughout the world. Places of interest in this city are the famous city hall which is believed to be more beautiful than Brussels and of course the "Oude Markt", the heart of Leuven's students' life. There are not so many hotels in Leuven ( Theater hotel, De Klimop, Hotel Industrie, Hotel Binnenhof) so it is a good idea to remain in your hotel in Brussels and visit Leuven by train ( 25 min from Brussels.). If you really have the time you could spent the night in a hotel in leuven.

Antwerp

Antwerp is a city known all over the world. Is is the word trade centre for all diamond. More than 70% of all diamands come from Antwerp. As a harbour it has build up quite the name. Antwerp also finds its roots in the middle ages when in took over the leading rol of Bruges in the late 15th century before Amsterdam became the leading power. The main market square and the many churches and historic sites remind of this flourishing periode of the city's life. You could travel from Brussels and stay one night in a hotel in Antwerp to visit the city. Antwerp has quite some hotels in Antwerpen to offer and they are much cheaper than the hotels in Brussel.

Bruges

bruggeOf course there is the most famous city of them all: Bruges or in flemish "Brugge". This city must be visited if you are in Belgium. It is like this ciy has never changed since the year 1500. As it is over 1h in train to reach Bruges it is quite a good idea to spend the night in Bruges. There are over 80 hotels in Bruges, so the choice of a good hotel is not so difficult. Many hotels in Bruges are small family owned hotels with enormous charm. There are a few expensive boutique and design hotels in Bruges which offer extreme luxury in a medieval package. For example: The pand hotel in Bruges, Relais Bourgondisch Cruyse were you actually stay in a 16th century building. Hotel Die Swaene, a very romantic hotel in Bruges.