Especially if you are in to beer or chocolate! There are castle and gardens to visit, some fantastic architecture and some gorgeous boutique hotels in Brussels. Brussels is a small town with plenty of nightlife, lots of bars and restaurants and great museums and shops.
1- The Dominican
The Dominican is a luxury hotel just a five-minute walk from the Grand Place, its interior designed to be a contemporary interpretation of the Dominican Abbey which stood on the same site in the 15th century. Rooms are decorated with warm, restful colours and the hotel has a restaurant, bar and spa. Or you may prefer
2- Odette en Ville
In the Châtelain quarter – once a private residence built in the 1920s, now an intimate and stylish boutique hotel with just eight rooms reached via an elegant wrought-iron staircase – one room even has its own open fire. Or, if you’d prefer a real home from home and the flexibility of self-catering, try the ...
3- Coup de Coeur apartment
.... right on the Grand Place. Brussels is the ideal destination for foodies. Famed for its chocolate, beer and moules frites, it has some excellent restaurants serving both simple and much more sophisticated food. Take a stroll is the Sablon area – famed for its antiques market - and enjoy lunch at the open-air Vishandel de Noordzee fishbar – choose your seafood and enjoy with a cold glass of white wine. For dinner you might like to try Aux Vieux Saint Martin – a Brussels institution since 1968 serving a huge variety of traditional Danish food and priding itself on the fact that everything is homemade right down to the chips and ice cream. The restaurant interior is by designer Christophe Gevers and there are artworks by contemporary Belgian artists on display. While you are in Brussels don’t miss Kwint, a vaulted restaurant designed by Arne Quinze with a simple interior and huge windows offering stunning views over the city. The menu includes everything from simple salads to luxurious foods such as foie gras, caviar and risotto garnished with truffles. While at Kwint you can also have a drink in the lounge bar and buy exquisite foods from the delicatessen, anything from an olive oil spray infused with truffle to sea urchin coral mousse, pata negra ham and, of course, caviar. More boutique & design hotels in Brussels