HotelChatter - Brussels

The Bathroom Mirror at the NH Hotel Brussels Boosts Our Self-Esteem

amandak — 2009-02-05T08:55:55-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Friendly_Mirror_NH_Belgium.jpg" class="top"> Mirror, mirror, on the wall--or at least hanging in the bathroom in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nh+Brussels+City+Centre/ian/204915">NH Brussels</a> hotel. Apparently we're not the fairest of them all, but this mirror still has a friendly message for us:<blockquote>I see a lot of faces and I have never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful.</blockquote>The nice part is that <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g188644-d253185-Reviews-NH_Brussels_City_Centre-Brussels.html">guest reviews</a> make the NH Brussels sound like one of the best hotels in town, so we probably would be smiling at this mirror. And more so now that we've discovered a stay at this place won't break the bank, with rooms starting at 64.50 (a strangely not-rounded price but that's what the hotel's own website promises; it's less than

Seventeen Women Freed from 'Slavery' at Conrad Brussels

Jenna — 2008-07-03T14:15:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/conradpropic.jpg" class="imgborder"> Holy crap. Dozens of police raided the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Conrad+Brussels/local/533">Conrad Hotel Brussels</a> (which has been called the "most exclusive" hotel in the city) and freed 17 people who were being held as slaves by a royal family living in the hotel. The <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/unitedarabemirates/2236851/Women-'enslaved'-by-Arab-royals.html">Telegraph</a> had the scoop: <blockquote>The operation was triggered by the apparent escape of a maid who was among 20 servants working for the widow of a senior royal figure from the United Arab Emirates and her four daughters who have rented the entire fourth floor of the hotel for the last year. The servants, dubbed "slaves" in the Belgian media, allegedly had to be at the service of the Arab royals 24 hours a day

Snapshot :: Speaking of Brussels Hotels

juliana — 2008-01-17T17:47:30-05:00

While we were showing off our mini-hotel guide to Brussels, the TheNotoriousMEG was dropping off shots of her stay at the Sheraton Brussels in the HotelChatter Flickr Pool. While she has plenty of shots of the suite, we liked this snapshot of the bathroom. You gotta love those antiquated European hair-dryer systems.

[Photo: Notorious Meg]

Just What We Wanted: A Mini-Hotel Guide To Brussels

juliana — 2008-01-17T14:02:27-05:00

<![CDATA[We can't seem to get enough of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/be/Brussels">Brussels</a> and it seems our readers feel the same way too. One such fan, Elliott, gave us a belated Christmas present by summing up the Brussels Hotel Scene. So here is his mini-hotel guide to Brussels. Any tips, questions, suggestions or Belgian chocolates, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">send 'em our way.</a><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/brussel_view.jpg" class="imgborder">The view from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36521980528@N01/175268920/">Hotel Le Chatelain</a>Basically, when you go to Brussels you have three choices when it comes to location of hotels: Do I want to stay in the city center, around Avenue Louise (upscale shopping/residential area close to the city), or more towards the EU Parliament? All have advantages and disadvantages, overall the city is quite easy to navigate on foot

Ancient and Modern Come Together at The Dominican Hotel in Brussels

amandak — 2007-11-06T10:44:43-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/DominicanBrussels.jpg" class="imgborder"> It was meant to open by the end of October, but with confirmation now that it will be coming on the market just a few days late with its November 8 opening, we can't be too strict yet with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Dominican/ian/258229">The Dominican</a> in Brussels. Do ignore the November 5 opening date given on the hotel's web page, though--staff assure us November 8 is the real date. A member of the Design Hotels group (the first from Belgium, in fact), the Dominican has already received high praise as the Guardian's hotel pick of the week: they were impressed with its:<blockquote>sweeping archways, lofty ceilings and an interior courtyard ... its historic look echoes the abbey that stood on the