Hotel Centrale, Brussels

Advantages: Beautiful hotel and great value
Disadvantages: Not too near the city centre

...which was brilliant value and included continental breakfast for two people as well. These rooms can be as much as 300 Euros per night at other times of the year. (Here you pay for the room and not the number of people in it, ie same price for 2 adults, as for 2 adults and 2 children). If you shop around on the Marriott website and are flexible as to travel dates you can pick up some brilliant deals! Location, location, location: The location of this hotel is, I think, it's main problem in that it is not really very centrally located in the heart of Brussels. As I found out whilst there, the Marriott Brussels Hotel is much more centrally located (I will probably stay there if I go again!) To get into the centre of the city it really was a bus ride or very long walk (the reception advised us that it was about a 3km walk which... Read review

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Advantages: Decent hotel, great price on Expedia
Disadvantages: Will you be able to get the same deal?

...INTRODUCTION Brussels is a handy place to meet if you're in the South Netherlands and your girlfriend is in London. Thanks to Eurostar and Dutch rails, we can both make it there in a couple of hours. My girlfriend managed to get a great deal on a hotel thanks to Expedia, and so here is a review of that hotel, which in my opinion is well worthy of consideration. Seems like the name has slighly changed since this was added to Ciao in 2006, to Eurostars Sablon. I checked the address and I've got the right place! THE LOCATION Hotel Eurostars Sablon is located opposite the Museum of Ancient and Modern Art in the city centre, 500 metres from the Royal Palace. This makes it a very handy location for the tourist areas. We found it a five minute walk to the Central train station, and a ten minute walk to the main tourist area... Read review

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Advantages: Good buffet food, good price
Disadvantages: Not sure what the a la carte is like

...INTRODUCTION Searching around for Sunday lunch in Brussels, myself and the lady chanced upon the Lotus Bar in the Sablon area near to our hotel. Having walked around for a good half hour looking for something that took our fancy, we thought we'd give this place a bash for the buffet. So here we are. THE RESTAURANT The restaurant was on 2 floors, the entrance being on the upper floor. A red curtain covered the entrance door and the décor was very dark, with black painted tables and chairs. Most of the tables were for 4, and most groups seem to comprise of about this number. The bar was to the left of the entrance, and more or less dominated the upstairs dining area. In fact it is advertised as a cocktail bar on their website, so no wonder it's so big. The loos were very modern, very clean and all polished fittings... Read review

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