Exzellent Hotel in a very nice atmosphere. Close to Brussels, but located in a green surrounding…read morewith a lovely garden. The rooms are very unique, cosy and spacious. Tasty breakfast buffet and huge parking.

I checked in today after a long trip from Sydney via Dubai. The room I was given was next to the…read moreelevator, facing the main road, but that's okay for me as I'm hearing impaired so noises don't bother me much. What I didn't like was the smell of tobacco smoke. I'd asked for and thought I'd booked a non-smoking room but this room has a definite mild to moderate tobacco smell about it (I considered giving it just two stars because of this). Anyway, there's enough space in the room, good cupboard storage and the bed seems comfy enough. They don't have in-room tea or coffee, but there's a machine that's free for guests to use down in the lobby/dining area. So you have to be presentable for when you want to grab a coffee late at night! I needed an iron to press some travel-crumpled clothes, and they promptly sent one and a mini ironing board up to the room, so the service is ok. The in-room safe was locked in the open position and couldn't be used when I arrived, but they sent a maintenance guy up quickly to fix that as well. There are no toiletries to speak of in the bathroom. Just a wall-mounted liquid soap dispenser in the hand basin area and the shower. I don't like these things, never did, and no shampoo or conditioner. No clock in the room either (but I always travel with a battery-powered one). The WiFi is free for guests, but a little slow for my purposes. Seems to work okay but I've had some dropouts and long waits. There's a tram stop at the door, or you can walk to Louise Metro station in about 7 mins. Otherwise there's not much else around the hotel to look at. I did find an "Carrefour Express" mini-supermarket less than 100 m down the road so I was able to buy some things. Brussels centre would be around half an hour's walk or more from here, but I'll probably take the Metro if I can figure out how the ticketing works. The Royal Palace is also about a 20 min walk, judging from the map and my little midnight excursion to the Louise metro station (jetlag gives me weird waking hours). The best thing about the hotel is the staff. They're cheerfully helpful and take the time to deal with any issue or questions promptly.

When I'm in Brussels for work I prefer to stay at this hotel. It's central but a quiet…read moreneighbourhood, close to the shops and offices of Avenue Louise. Usually you can find parking just in front or somewhere close, free at night till 9am. The rooms are spacy and modern, the receptionist very professional and attentive. Coffee-and teamaker in the room, always convenient. Minibar with a few softdrinks inside and a safe. The breakfast is well worth the price (10€), a good choice of pastry etc. I think most of the staff is Polish. On the other side of the street there is a big and trendy Italian restaurant, on walking distance (Av Louise) you have Manhattan Burger, Sushi Shop... If you're hungry after 11pm I would recommend Piccolo Mondo. It's about 5-8mins with the car. If you are lucky like me today, you can find a 2p room in this hotel for 59€, on some days the price can be double.