Featured Hotels

Hotel Ter Duinen

Bruges, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

This charming small hotel is a trim white house by a canal, just out of the very busy tourist area, ten minutes walk from the market square. It is well run by its friendly owners.

Soetemin B&B / Restaurant

Lier, Belgium

In a historic small city just south of Antwerp, this small B&B/restaurant is popular for its 'good Flemish cooking' and wide choice of beers.

Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce

Bruges, Belgium

The exterior of this family-run hotel – which consists of two gabled and half-timbered buildings – is just as picturesque as the location, on the much-photographed Rozenhoedkaai canal, just three minutes' walk from Market Place in the heart of Bruges.

Hotel Orangerie

Bruges, Belgium

The Hotel de Orangerie, a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World group, is up there with the best of them when it comes to hotels in Bruges.

Pandhotel

Bruges, Belgium

This stylish hotel, a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, is set in an 18th century former carriage house and it retains much period detail, such as a wood-panelled lounge, wood floors, antique furniture and objets d'art.

Hotel Egmond

Bruges, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

'Our favourite Bruges hotel,' says a regular visitor after 'another comfortable stay' at this B&B, run by Thierry Florial.

Stanhope Hotel

Brussels, Belgium

This 'agreeable' large luxury hotel is located near the Royal Palace and European Parliament, but is quiet.

Hotel Bryghia

Bruges, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Liked for its good value and its quiet location, on one of the city's prettiest canals, this red brick 15th-century merchant's house is just five minutes' walk from the town square.

Hotel Anselmus

Bruges, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

A 'quiet, tasteful' B&B just four minutes' walk from the Markt. It is liked for its reasonable prices and 'the kindness of the owners'.

Hotel Adornes

Bruges, Belgium

'Unpretentious, spotless, good value', Nathalie Standaert's B&B hotel consists of four gabled houses on a corner by a canal bridge.

Beer, chocolate and world-class museums This small country, set between France, Germany, the Netherlands and the sea, offers a surprising amount for the visitor considering its size. Brussels, the capital, has a cosmopolitan feel, and boasts a number of world-class museums and some amazing Art Nouveau architecture along with charming cobbled streets and an impressive guildhouse in the main square. Bruges is much smaller but has become famous for its picturesque canals and medieval architecture; tourism is the principal industry here but it's hard not to be utterly charmed by the gabled houses, handsome squares and great museums. Here, we've listed the best places to stay in either city - hotels that have stood the test of time and offer personal service, lots of character and good value.