February 6, 2007
Reasonable places to stay in Brussels
One of my most frequent destinations. I usually try the following in this order - www.citadines.be for the Ste Catherine Citadines hotel, which is located in the famous fish restaurant area. This is an apartment style hotel so it may not suit everyone's idea of an ideal place to stay. Breakfast is generally not included unless you go for the European Commission rate (but you need to phone them to book this and last time I got it, they were charging 94 euros/night, which inlcudes b'fast). Generally, if you book well in advance, you might be able to get a special rate of 60 euros/night (make sure youscroll down through the prices in their reservation section as the higher prices come up top and lower at the bottom and you need to scroll down to see them). After I book and they send me the conf. email, I always email back and ask for a quiet room facing the courtyard, which they generally oblige. I have learned that rooms with an even number are facing the courtyard so when they are giving you the key, you can realise right away if they forgot your request. The hote is right across from the M1A stop Ste Catherine, which is on the line that goes to the EC buildiing in both Schumann and Beaulieu. So great location for that. It is also a short walk from Grand pLace area and there are a number of good restaurants right across the street from the hotel if you arrive late. Good recommendation is one called Jacques. If I cannot find a good rate at Citadines web site, I have gone off trying to get the EC rate by phone (they were getting a little sticky lately asking for details etc.), so I have instead recently been getting fairly decent rates at the Royal Crown hotel in Botanique (right next to North Station and Metro Line 2 stop Botanique, which you can take to connect to Line 1A for the EC or go to/from Midi directly. Web site is http://www.royalcrownbrussels.com/ another one is Tulip Hotel, which are offerring some decent rates lately on their web site http://www.tulipinnbrusselshotel.com/ this is right next to Rogier, whichis also a M2 stop and North Station is very close. If these fail to produce good results, I go to www.ratestogo.com and generally stay at the Queen Anne hotel, which is a short walk from the area DeBrouchere about half way between Debrouchere and Rogier. It is a fairly old style hotel but is good value for money, usually around 80 euros for B&B and free wifi in lobby.
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