Marke Holidays

Ok hotel for a stay in brussels. Nearby metro (5 mins walk) makes getting around easy. The immediate locale of the hotel is a little rough. It's in a back alley with a Burger king at the end, so you have to wade through the crowd of Deliveroo drivers who loiter outside to get to the hotel. Staff at the hotel were very friendly and nice. All spoke good English. Hotel corridors were very dark. This is obviosuly the vibe they're going for - a romatic, boudoir type hotel. I nearly fell down the stairs getting out of the lift a couple of times though - so maybe not the safest. The room itself was clean enough, but dark and very warm. Even with all the lights on, i couldnt see in my suitcase - I had to use my phone torch to see in. There was no air conditioning so it was hard to escape the heat. There was a regular fan at least. There was a seating area outside, which had people talking and laughing loudly into the early hours. Even if I shut my window (which i didnt want to in the heat), this kept me awake on a couple of nights, even 4 floors up. Also the cold water was sporadic on whether it came out warm or cold. So I was sometimes having to drink warm water in a warm room. Not ideal. Bed was comfy - good firm pillows (which was a relief coming from Germany where the pillows are just flops).

Initial impression was mixed. We arrived around 6pm and there was no one on ‘reception’, just a box with key card in. However room was clean and breakfast good and location central. Fine for a one night stay living out of case but not longer as room compact with no space to unpack.

Pretty decent location just around the corner from the square and food options. Bit dated and don’t expect everything to work, bathroom door couldn’t close, mold above the door in the bathroom, and tub wouldn’t stay full making it difficult to bathe my daughter under 1.

We had a lovely time at this hotel; although there were renovations taking place which we weren’t aware of (which woke us up around 8am on day 1) the staff were happy to move us to a different floor where the renovations weren’t audible. Great customer service! And the hotel itself is beautiful inside.