Hotel Le Dome, Brussels

Advantages: Location, size, quality service and comfort
Disadvantages: Some will not like the limited facilities

...I was fortunate enough to stay at Le Meridien, in Brussels a few weeks back after winning a competition. It was a novel situation all round as I would not normally be able to afford to stay at this quite exclusive establishment on my travel and subsistence budget and, even if I were I would be too busy to appreciate my surroundings. I do visit Brussels a lot for work and have stayed in many hotels (I reviewed the Welcome Hotel a while back and this remains one of my personal favourites for my business trips) but this was a nice change and most people enjoy a little bit of luxury once in a while. Ownership The Le Meridien chain is managed by the US based Starwood Group. This also includes the Sheraton, Westin and St Regis chains amongst others. They operate 888 hotels worldwide, 499 are managed and the balance are franchised... Read review

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Advantages: Too many to mention
Disadvantages: None

...with small glasses. The Faro beer is a speciality traditionally-made gueze beer tasting like apples. Le Cerceuil .(The Coffin) Haringstraat / Rue des Harengs, 10 - 1000 Brussels. This café is quite special. It is decorated like a morgue, complete with coffins, skulls, black velvet, etc. 4 CAFES In this list you will find cafés that are not typical beer pubs. They can be rather considered as cafés in the grand Parisian or Viennese style (coffee, cake, wine). They are sometimes situated in Hotels. Most of them are already worth the visit for the beautiful setting. The Cafe of Hotel Metropole (Brouckereplein, Place de Brouckère, 1000 Brussels). This café is in Belle Epoque style. Le Cir io (Beursstraat, Rue de la Bourse, 1000 Brussels , next to the Stock Exchange. The Falstaff (café and restaurant). Henri Mausstraat, Rue... Read review

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Advantages: Cosmopolitan with plenty to see and do
Disadvantages: Ridiculous hotel prices midweek

...---------------------- These are listed in my order of preference: La Mort Subite (The Sudden Death): perhaps the best fruit beer cafe in town La Becasse L'Imaige de Notre Dame La Fleur à papier doré : this was the 1920's meeting place for the Belgian Surrealists - very atmospheric. Het Spinnekopke Le Cerceuil (The Coffin) : this bar is quite special. It's decorated like a morgue, complete with coffins, skulls, black velvet, etc... La Porte noire : situated in an 18th century cellar with a great choice of beers. In the following list you will find cafés that are not typical beer pubs. These cafés are in the grand Parisian or Viennese style. Most of them are worth visiting for the beautiful settings alone. The Cafe of Hotel Metropole : this is in the Belle Epoque style. The Falstaff (café and restaurant) : A beautiful café in Art Déco style. La... Read review

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