Ibis Brussels off Grand Place, Brussels

Novotel Brussels off grand place

Advantages: Fantastic location
Disadvantages: Beibg rebuilt during my stay

This is an excellent clean and modern hotel with a terrific location and affordable rates. Firstly, the location is just a few blocks from both the Central Station and the Grand Place; the main tourist trap of the capital. This saved time and money as I was able to begin my Brussels adventures just about immediately after arrival into the city. Most of the main sights in Brussels are within walking distance; such as Grande place, Mannekan and Jannekan pis and many city museums...and since everything leads back to the Grand Place, you can easily drop in to dump stuff in your room or take a quick break from sightseeing , shopping, culture and dining. I was able to get a good 'city break' rate of 72 Euros per night with breakfast, pre-paid. The staff were very helpful during check-in considering the hotel was being renovated ...

thealbertross1 30.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Novotel Brussels off Grand Place, Brussels

Located in the heart of Brussels

Advantages: Location, cleanliness, food, size of rooms!
Disadvantages: Gym is very hot

I have just returned from a lovely weekend break to Brussels. We booked the break through thomson cities on the internet. They organised the flights with brussels airlines, train tickets from the airport to the city centre and 3 nights at the novotel off grand place. The main train station in Brussels is literally 2 minutes walk from the hotel. If you exit the hotel from the breakfast room there is another underground entrance for the train station there so it really is conveniently located for travel to, from & around Brussels. We stayed in a lovely room on the 4th floor. The rooms are very spacious with 2 single beds pushed together. There is a separate room for the toilet and then another room with the bath/shower & sink. There is a flat screen tele with many channels including bbc news, bbc1, music channels aswell as ...

djs89uk 12.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Novotel Brussels off Grand Place, Brussels

Brussels on a budget

Advantages: easy to get to, the Grand Place
Disadvantages: Mannakin Pis is dissapointing, takcy tourist shops

! We also had wonderful ice cream sundaes. They were simpler than some here but tastier. It was washed down with Belgian beer. My favorite is cherry beer (kreik) but my sister thought it was disgusting. The bill was about 60 euros for four people. There are plenty of sandwich shops and kiosks for a cheap lunch. We found a place just off the Grand Place that sold nice cheese toasties and the shop assistant was very friendly. Unfortunately we did not drink in any bars as time was very short. We did visit a supposedly art deco bar but it was small and expensive so we left ( we were also very tired) Belgium is also home to chocolate. However the weather was very hot and humid so I did not want to bring a squishy mess home so just stocked up on cherry beer instead. I really would recommend Brussels. I know there is a cliché of it being dull ...

duskmaiden 27.06.2003 (30.08.2009) · Read full review
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Review of Brussels (Belgium)