Abbatis Villa Hotel Jean de Bruges, St Riquier

Advantages: Luxury Location Comfort Service
Disadvantages: Cost

...A Beautiful hotel in a perfect location; central and just minutes away from the main sqaure. The hotel overlooks a very pretty canal and we had de-luxe rooms with canal views. Sumptuous rooms, plenty of space and every possible extra. Delicious breakfasts. Very warm, friendly and informal service which you would not expect in a hotel of this calibre; we were made to feel very welcome and special. Expensive but very well worth it; if you are going to spend two or three days walking round one of the loveliest cities in northern Europe, why not have a gorgeous room to retire to. No restaurant, but several first class dineries within five minutes walk, and a very late bar at the hotel on a cosy room with fireplace. Faultless.... Read review

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Advantages: Stunning buildings, lots of bars and two breweries to visit.
Disadvantages: Gets VERY busy and be prepared to pay tourist prices!

...down a little alley called De Garre. It gets very full very quickly and allows party bookings, so sometimes you can’t get in at all. ‘t Bruges Bertje (Little Bruges Bear), in Kemelstraat ~ a small, two-roomed bar with a choice of around 250 beers. Erasmus, in Wollestraat ~ a hotel that also has a bar and outside seating area. I liked this place, once we had got on the good side of the owner by asking for his advice on what beer to have! Most bars do bar snacks and some offer full menus ~ Dyver has an a la carte menu made of dishes made with beer! There are lots of other places to eat, including sandwich shops, street food stalls and a few restaurants. Prices aren’t cheap, but a sandwich outside on a sunny day is great; especially if you’re looking out over the canals. ~~~SO…IS IT JUST BARS? Oh, yes. We did have a look round too... Read review

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Advantages: Romantic, Clean, Welcoming
Disadvantages: Awkward Journey

...it was. Our hotel, De Tuilerieen, was pure five-star luxury, situated overlooking the Dijver Canal complete with pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and solarium. It was 18th Century elegance with everything we expected from a hotel of this class. De Tuilerieen actually cost £160.00 a night for a double en-suite room with breakfast and extra £18.00 per person-Gulp! Our package was based on 'buy two and get the third night free including breakfast' and all return rail travel from Waterloo to Bruges for £450.00 for the two of us so this was indeed excellent value. The hotel was enchanting and extremely comfortable and warm and the nightmare journey soon faded from our minds. Bruges is the capital of the province of West Flanders and Belgium's most popular tourist destination. The old town of Bruges is almost an island encircled by canals and is dubbed 'The... Read review

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