Jolly Hotel Du Grand Sablon, Brussels

Advantages: Great location, comfortable rooms, excellent food
Disadvantages: Expensive if not arranged as part of a package

I recently spent a weekend at this hotel on a budget break I'd arranged through lastminute.com. I must say I was incredibly impressed by the standard of the hotel for something that I had paid so little for. The location is perfect. The hotel is situated on Place de Grande Sablon - home of the famous Sablon antique market at the weekends. The architecture of the surrounding area makes this an Art Nouveau lover's paradise. Bars and restaurants are ...
...galleries are less than a five minute walk away and the Grande Place is not much further. The marbled entrance lobby to the hotel is flanked by opulent antique shops that convey a sense of grandeur as you enter the building. Reception staff were very helpful. Our room was spacious and tastefully decorated. The beds were very comfortable and the tv showed stations from all across Europe (including BBC1 and BBC2). I was very impressed with the spacious ... Read review

Advantages: Proximity to city centre, good service
Disadvantages: Parking as ever is difficult

...fabulous restaurants then the Hotel Jolly fits the bill.I have stayed there on more than 100 nights during the last four years and the service is always consistently good. The hotel is equally well situated for walking to the shopping areas, palace gardens, art and music museums. An added bonus at weekends is the antique market in the Sablon Square outside the hotel. Rooms vary in size, and the ones on the top floor can be hot and stuffy during ... Read review